Oyster And Clam Chowder

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 4 medium garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 medium stalk celery, diced into 1/4-inch pieces
• 2 cups chicken or 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 10 ounces of shucked fresh oysters, drained and rinsed (if you can get small ones it is best)
• 10 ounces of whole clams, drained and rinsed (if available, use fresh clams and steam open in soup)
• 1 tablespoon dried italian herb seasoning
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 prepare onion, garlic, and celery. heat 1 tablespoon broth in medium soup pot. healthy sauté onion, garlic, and celery in broth over medium heat for about 5 minutes stirring often.
• 2 add rest of broth, tomato sauce, and italian herbs. simmer for another 25 minutes.
• 3 drain and rinse both oysters and clams. if oysters are big, add to chowder about 2 minutes before canned clams. heat for another 5 minutes. season with salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle with chopped parsley.