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Rating: 5 stars I have made this recipe again and again with only one modification-I waited to add the evaporated milk until the end. I add it last with the clams then heat through. Keeps the milk or cream (depending on what you use) from curdling! My original crock pot was fine with the recipe as is but the new one burnt and curdled it. So waiting until the end to add the milk was the charm for me! Thumb Up Helpful (98)

Rating: 4 stars Great foundation recipe. Only 4 stars because chowder original recipe more watery and not as creamy as my family likes. We needed a good hearty hot meal to eat with buns during our ski day so I doubled the recipe for our 7qt crockpot. Cooked on high for 5hrs. See 2 photos I contributed for my results from this recipe. I added additional ingredients & adjusted some of the original items (these are for the doubled recipe unless otherwise specified). Added: 2tsp thyme 1 bottle clam juice (236ml) & the reserved 1 3/4cup clam juice from cans) 250g chopped crabmeat 1/2 cup roux to thicken soup (heat on the stove 1/2 cup melted butter & whisking in 1/2 cup flour for less than a min.) I only used 1/2 a carrot total cubed 6 potatoes (1/3" size) & fried bacon slices first. I then added 1 can condensed cream of mushroom & 1 can condensed cream of potato. As per other reviewers evaporated milk was added at 1.5 hrs left to cook to prevent curdling. Added the clams & crabmeat at this time too. Added roux with 50 min left when it looked too watery to me. My 7yr old is so-so with chowder (doesn't like chewy clams) but she ate up her whole bowl (she liked the crabmeat). Changes for next time not double original clam juice amt therefore add only 1/4 cup roux. My 10yr old & husband also were impressed at the results. Thumb Up Helpful (56)

Rating: 5 stars double the amount of clams and potatoes. Oh so good Thumb Up Helpful (38)

Rating: 5 stars Perfect! This recipe is under rated! Add more clams potatos and cook on high for 5 hours. I also doubble the pepper (personal taste). Thumb Up Helpful (20)

Rating: 5 stars This is great! I've never made Clam Chowder before but after reading the reviews decided to try this with a few additions. I did use two cans of clams and I'm glad I did; even with that they seemed a little thin on the ground. I used 4 potatoes which seemed just about right; I used 2 onions rather than measure a cup. My crockpot cooks pretty hot so I added the milk when I added the clams; after 4 hours on high. The milk and clams got about 20 minutes on high 20 minutes on low then we ate. Yum yum yum! One suggestion for a side; Garlic Cheese Quick Bread from this site. I made this for my birthday dinner and was not disappointed! Thanks for a great recipe! Thumb Up Helpful (20)

Rating: 1 stars This chowder curdled in my crock pot. I followed the recipe to put crock pot on low for 9 hours. I was very disappointed that it did not work out. Thumb Up Helpful (16)

Rating: 5 stars I was pleasantly surprized how much i liked this. I'm not a big fan of seafood but the clam taste was so small that i really enjoyed it. I made it for my boyfriend who loves clam chowder and he loved this too. He did say it was not "clammy" enough. Next time i think I might add whole belly clams also. I did end up making some alterations- adding more clams and potatoes and adding half and half at the end with the clams instead of the evaporated milk. overall great and something I will be making again:) Thumb Up Helpful (14)

Rating: 5 stars Our house smelled so good as this cooked! It was really good but was more of a soup then a creamy chowder! Not complaining It was still really good! Made a lot for a family of three! But still good reheated! Thumb Up Helpful (11)