Legal Seafood Style Low Fat Clam Chowder - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup finely chopped onion
2 cups chopped clams (fresh or frozen)
2 1/2 cups bottled clam juice
1/2 cup water
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 cup finely chopped celery
3/4 cup finely chopped carrot
1 cup potato, diced 1/4 inch
1 garlic clove, minced
salt & freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Preparation

Add onion, clams, clam juice, water, bay leaf and thyme to a large sauce pan.
Bring to a boil over medium high heat, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes.
Add celery and carrot, simmer covered 25 minutes.
Add potato and garlic, simmer covered 20 minutes.
Remove bay leaf, add salt if needed and a generous amount of black pepper.
Top with parsley and serve.