Keto Clam Chowder

If you are following a keto diet and miss the taste of creamy clam chowder, try this recipe for a just-like-down-home meal.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 709 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 cups chicken stock
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ¼ cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped cauliflower
• ¼ cup chopped red bell pepper
• 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 (8 ounce) can baby clams
• 6 medium shrimp
• 1 teaspoon seafood chowder spice (such as St. Jean's®)
• 8 spears asparagus, chopped
• ½ cup light cream (table cream)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat and add bell pepper and celery. Cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and add cauliflower, clams, shrimp, bacon, and seafood spice. Simmer gently for 15 minutes. Add asparagus and simmer until just tender, about 5 minutes more.

Step 2

Divide chowder between 2 soup bowls and add cream to each. Season with salt and pepper.