Low Carb New England Clam Chowder

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 1
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 2,061.9
  • Total Fat: 160.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 727.7 mg
  • Sodium: 6,696.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 59.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 20.1 g
  • Protein: 122.9 g

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Introduction

Based on an Atkins recipe, using cauliflower instead of potatoes. Based on an Atkins recipe, using cauliflower instead of potatoes.
Number of Servings: 1

Ingredients

    Heavy Whipping Cream, 1.5 cup, fluid
    Bacon, 6 medium slices
    Celery, raw, 3 stalk, large (11"-12" long)
    Chicken Broth, 29 fl oz
    clam juice, 8 oz
    *Clams, canned, meat only, 1.5 cup
    Cauliflower, cooked, 5 cups
    Lea & Perrins, Worcestershire Sauce, 1 tsp
    Tabasco Sauce, .5 tsp
    Parsley, 1 tbsp

Directions

Cook cream over medium heat for 20 minutes, until reduced in half.
In a large saucepan, cook bacon until slightly crispy, about 4 minutes. Drain off fat, except for 1 tablespoon. Reserve 2 tablespoons of bacon for garnish.
Add chopped celery and cook until slightly softened, about 4 minutes.
Add chicken broth, 8 oz of clam juice, plus the cam juice in the canned clams, and simmer for 3 minutes.
In a blender, puree cauliflower with 2 cups of the soup broth. Add to saucepot.
Stir in clams and simmer for 4 minutes.
Turn off heat and stir in reduced cream, Worcestershire, and Tabasco. Season with salt and pepper, garnish with reserved bacon and parsley and serve hot.

Serving Size: 6

Number of Servings: 1

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MARIAVK.