This was so good! Simple, yet satisfying. My family loved it. They tease me, that I'm not the best soup-maker, but they really liked this one. The only thing I would do different, is add some more clam juice--I personally like alot of clam flavor. Enjoy!

Oh boy. Wasted 2 cans of great clams on this. There are better recipes, even on this website, that have a much better flavor, texture, method and result. AND they take no longer, no more effort. Really. Chowder is easy. Chowder is fast-ish.

I made this without the bacon; it was delicious.

I used olive oil instead of bacon fat and evaporated milk instead of the half and half to have that rich creamy taste. YUMMY!

I saved the crumbled bacon and added it to the soup just before serving--this recipe was wonderful. I used 3 cups of half and half and instead of canned clams, used the crab from the foil packets they sell now. This recipe was so well received, everyone went back for second helpings (and I have two finicky eaters.) Another trick I've learned with other soups is to take a bit over half of the potatoes and dry mash them and add them to the soup to help thicken it.

This makes a great clam chowder..but cut back a little on the potatos..dice them pretty small. I follwed a reviewers advice and made a roux instead of flouring the potatos, this way no lumps! I love bacon..(who doesn't?) so I put cook more than the recipe calls for. One more thing...for a kick...I add about 5 drops of tabasco sauce. Delish!

Great recipe. Easy to follow and simple to make, but with excellent results.

I was very excited to prepare this for my family last night. I have to say it was the worst thing I ever made. I followed the directions exactly and the soup was very thick. Needless to say it was not a big hit at our house.

I thought this was excellent, it was my first time making clam chowder. I did change a few things such as I just used the juices from the canned clams, also I doubled the flour, which in the end made it way too thick, stew like so I just added in more half and half until I got it back to my desired thickness, I also doubled the bacon and stired it into the soup, added 1/2 tsp of thyme and paparika. lots of salt & pepper for my taste buds!! was excellent I am about to take it over to my dads to see if it passes the test!

A bit too much potato. It's OK, but I've had much better. I've made it exactly as directed, but definitely needs more clams.

Have made this several times and found that more flour coating for the potatoes will help with the thickening of the chowder, or mix a little cornstarch afterward until desired consistancy. I also put in 1 tbl. of red wine vinegar and it gave it that final touch. Thanks for the recipe.

Excellent! To me there is never a reason to buy canned clam chowder. This is easy and delicious. It is absolutely fine to use whole milk and a dash of half-and-half. It will be thinner, but that's what my family calls "homemade chowda". This version is the more authentic "restaurant chowda". Both are delicious!

This was pretty good. I do prefer my chowder much thicker and this turned out more like soup. Will use more flour next time. I need to keep looking for a good brand of canned clams. Tried two so far and neither was very good. Hubby loved this, but agreed it should be thicker.

Though very easy to make, the flavor was overwhelmingly of potato and bacon. I could barely taste clam. I thought it tasted boring. I ended up throwing in some canned corn niblets and sliced crimini mushrooms and turned it into some other sort of chowder.

My husband loved this soup. It was really easy/quick to make, so I love it too ;). The only change I made was to use a little extra bacon and add it directly to the soup instead of uing it for the top. Fast, Easy & Good = 5 stars!

Love it with the bacon.I added carrots and celery to it.