Red Sea Clam Chowder - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 slices bacon, diced
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped celery
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (28 oz.) can tomatoes
1 c. water
1 (12 oz.) can V-8 juice
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 c. large shell macaroni
2 (6 1/2 oz. each) cans chopped clams
1/4 c. minced parsley

Preparation

Saute bacon for 5 minutes.
Add onion, celery and garlic. Cook until bacon is brown.
Pour off most of the excess fat.
Add tomatoes, V-8, salt and pepper. Bring to boil.
Stir in shell macaroni.
Cover and cook 12 minutes, stirring once.
Add clams and parsley.
Simmer 5 minutes.
Serves 6.