Diner Clam Chowder Bowl

Name: Diner Clam Chowder Bowl
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup Chopped sea clams; 1 cup Clam juice; 2 lb Diced russet potatoes; 1 lb Thick-cut bacon; 1 cup Heavy cream; 1 cup Celery; 1 Onion, diced; 1 cup Oyster crackers

New England clam chowder, oyster crackers, sourdough hunk.

Developed and tested by The Neon Griddle test kitchenPublished August 1, 2026Last reviewed August 10, 2026Corrections

Prep: 10m
Cook: 15m
Serves: 2
Level: Medium

Ingredients

2servings

Chopped sea clams1 cup
Clam juice1 cup
Diced russet potatoes2 lb
Thick-cut bacon1 lb
Heavy cream1 cup
Celery1 cup
Onion, diced1
Oyster crackers1 cup

Instructions

1
Sauté aromatics
Render the bacon to extract the fat; sauté the celery and onions in the drippings.
2
Simmer the potatoes
Add the potatoes and clam juice, simmering until the starches release and the potatoes are tender.
3
Slice & serve
Stir in the heavy cream and chopped clams.
4
Boil & drain
Crucial: Do not allow the mixture to boil after adding the clams, as the proteins will rapidly contract and become rubbery.
5
Serve thick
Serve thick with crackers.

Cook it safe

145°F / 63°C — Fish and shellfish, or until the flesh is opaque and separates cleanly.

Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours of cooking — within 1 hour if the room is above 90°F / 32°C.
Reheat leftovers to 165°F / 74°C before serving.
Use a calibrated instant-read thermometer rather than color or cooking time to judge doneness.

Temperatures follow the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service safe minimum internal temperature chart.

Nutrition

Per serving · estimated

Our ingredient-by-ingredient calculation disagrees with this recipe’s recorded calorie figure, so one of the two is wrong. The nutrition panel stays empty until an editor re-tests the recipe.

Nutrition is estimated from the listed ingredients using standard reference values (USDA FoodData Central). 6 of 8 matched ingredients use verified FoodData Central entries (dictionary snapshot 2026-09-11). Brand, portion, and preparation differences can change the result. Frying fat is counted at the share typically absorbed, and brines drained before cooking are excluded. These figures are an estimate for general interest, not medical or dietary advice.

Equipment

Instant-read meat thermometer

This recipe has a target internal temperature, and color is not a reliable way to read it.

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