Very good, I added half a pound of bacon and doubled everything but the clams. Probably great with more clams. I also added a little aniseed. I'll definitely make this again. annie

The recipe I have used for years is the same except adding 1 cup fine chopped celery and 2-3 slices fried bacon cut up. It really is the best I have ever had!

This was excellent. I made it with 3 cans of clams and it was really too many - 2 cans probably would have been fine. I also added 2 stalks celery chopped up, and 3 cloves crushed garlic. Next time I will probably also add a bay leaf or two, and possibly fill the clam stock to 3 cups with white wine instead of regular water. I simmerred with the lid off - this lead to thicker consitency than I think I would have gotten with the lid on. I think this would make an excellent base recipe for any chowder. Next time, I will try it with fresh calamari and large shrimp.

I really liked it, very similar to my nana Brenda's old recipe. Added some bacon to it as well because that's what she used to do, and I am a carnivore extraordinaire, and it turned out well, despite the fact I have simmered it for too long. A bay leaf is really good in there too; you only need one.

I've never made soup before, much less manhattan clam chowder. So I took some of the advice of the reviewers and added some things. If I hadn't added anything, it would've been extrememly bland. So here's what I did: I replaced the water with chicken broth, added another can of clams, added about 2.5 fl oz of Worchestire sauce ( I love the zest it gave it) some Old bay seasoning (About 2 tsp.) added celery, and 3 cloves of freshly minced garlic. It was to die for, and I didn't even have leftovers! You may want to add more or less seasoning and worchestire sauce over the cooking period. I let it cook for about 45 mins and didn't have to mash the vegetables.

There are much better chowder recipes out there.

Yummy. I made some changes and ended up with wonderful. I added celery and some hot sauce per other reviewer's comments. I sauted the carrot, onion, & celery. I used chicken broth in place of the water and used unpeeled sliced red potatoes. Finally, I added 1 cup V8 low sodium juice and ommited the salt.

The flavor was a little lacking, so I used a bit more thyme, a dash of cayenne and some oregano. I also used some celery. Next time I will add more clams. On the whole it was pretty good, and I will most definitely make it again.

This was really BLAND when prepared as directed but was an ok starting point. Added worchestershire sauce, a couple of tablespoons of salsa (did not have any hot sauce), a bullion cube, a bit of tomato sauce,Old Bay Seasoning, garlic, basil, celery, and green pepper before I got the desired results. Think that 2 cans of tomatoes would be too much of a good thing and that the chowder should be simmered for at least an hour.

This was so easy to make - I never made clam chowder before - the only thing I did different was I added a can of whole clams (including the juice) too b/c I love clams. Really good!

This is one of the best clam chowders I've had!

Pretty good. I used less thyme, added another can of minced clams, & substituted crushed tomatoes for the diced. I didn't bother mashing the vegetables & it was fine.

this was very good but a little bland so i put in a little Old Bay seasoning and really helped a lot.my kids liked it a lot.I will make this again.

this was really good because i had this at school once and i made it together with two of my classes and they liked it.

Great recipe. Tried it tonight and had to force myself to stop. I added a third can of clams and two cans of tomatoes. Also I had hot sauce available for those who wanted it. A small amount gave it just the right amount of "zing". Will definitely make this again and again.

REALLY GREAT RECIPE AND EASY TO PUT TOGETHER. THE ONLY THING THAT I CHANGED WAS TO ADD MORE CLAMS AND AN EXTRA CAN OF DICED TOMATOES. SERVED IT AT DINNER PARTY AND ALL THE GUESTS RAVED.

the first soup i've ever made, and it was awesome (so was i). healthy too. this website has tons of wonderful healthy recipes. thanx to everyone for providing such diversity!

I thought the amount of onions used would be too much but it wasn't. Excellent with french bread and some white wine. I'll make this one again.