Artichoke Clam Chowder

Make a delicious and creamy Artichoke Clam Chowder with our Ocean Mist Farms artichoke hearts!

fork and knife iconServes: 8
timer iconPrep Time: 15 MinutesCook Time: 30 Minutes
chef hat iconSource: Ocean Mist Farms

Ingredients

  • 4 cooked Ocean Mist Farms artichoke heart, bottoms and stems
  • 5 slices cooked and crumbled bacon
  • Bacon drippings from cooked bacon
  • 4 stalks celery, chopped
  • 3 carrots, chopped
  • 1 yellow onion, chopped
  • 4 large potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 Tbsp. garlic salt
  • 1 Tbsp. salt free garlic and herb seasoning
  • 1 Tbsp. dried herbs of Provence
  • 1 Tbsp. Beau Monde seasoning
  • 1 can (40-½ oz.) chicken broth or 5 cups of artichoke broth (water that artichokes were cooked in)
  • ½ cup butter
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 2½ cups scalded half & half
  • 4 cans (each 6.5 oz.) minced clams in clam juice

Directions

  1. In large dutch oven over medium-high heat saute in bacon drippings, celery, carrots and onion until tender. Add potatoes, seasoning and liquid. Bring to a boil, reduce soup to a simmer and cook until potatoes are fork tender. Add artichokes and continue to simmer soup while making roux.
  2. In medium saute pan, melt butter over medium heat and whisk in flour. Continue to whisk over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add scalded half & half to flour and butter mixture and whisk until mixture is smooth and thick (like cream of wheat).
  3. Add flour & cream mixture to simmering soup and stir until thick and well combined. Take soup off flame and with hand held food processor puree soup to a course puree, leaving some chunks of potato and artichoke.
  4. Return back to flame and add clams along with the clam juice and stir until well combined and piping hot. Serve in bowls with crumbled bacon as garnish.