Name: Slow Cooker New England Clam Chowder Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 255 min
Ingredients: 4 (6½ ounce) cans chopped clams ((including juice)); 1 can cream of mushroom soup; 3 medium potatoes (peeled and diced); 2 stalks celery (diced); 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 1 medium onion (diced); 6 strips bacon (cooked and diced); 1½ teaspoons dried basil; 1½ teaspoons dried thyme; 1 bay leaf; salt & pepper (to taste); 3 cups half and half

Slow cooker recipes are perfect fall recipes, especially this slow cooker New England clam chowder. It has that delicious seafood taste but in a wonderfully warm and filling soup!

Slow Cooker New England Clam Chowder Recipe

While I am not the biggest seafood fan, my family is, so this slow cooker New England clam chowder is a perfect family dinner recipe for us since it is milder in the clam flavor.

Slow Cooker New England Clam Chowder in a bowl with crackers

So, if you are looking for the best clam chowder recipe, you have found it. It is an easy slow cooker recipe and is a budget-friendly dinner for the family.

This clam chowder recipe is delightfully creamy and filled with tender potatoes, cream, plenty of spices, and little bits of bacon. I mean what isn’t there to love?!

Serve this creamy clam chowder with some easy homemade rolls or pizza factory breadsticks, and an Italian fresh green salad, and enjoy one tasty meal!

Ingredients for Slow Cooker New England Clam Chowder

Ingredients You’ll Need For Our Slow Cooker New England Clam Chowder:

Chopped clams
Cream of mushroom soup
Potatoes, peeled and diced
Celery, diced
Minced garlic
Onion, diced
Cooked bacon
Dried basil
Dried thyme
Bay leaf
Salt
Pepper
Half and half

How To Make Our Slow Cooker New England Clam Chowder:

For this recipe, you will want to prepare all of the vegetables and bacon ahead of time.

So make sure that the bacon has already been cooked and diced.

Dice up your celery and onion. Then peel the potato and diced that as well.

Once you have all of that prepared, get out your slow cooker (I even use my Instant Pot on the slow cooker function too!).

Then, put the cans of chopped clams, with the juice and all, in the slow cooker.

Slow Cooker filled with clams and cream of mushroom soup

After the clams have been added, put the can of cream of mushroom soup, diced celery and garlic, peeled and diced potatoes, chopped bacon, dried basil, dried thyme, bay leaf, salt, and pepper into the slow cooker.

Slow Cooker filled with all the ingredients for Slow Cooker New England Clam Chowder

When all of those ingredients have been added to the slow cooker, give it a good mix and then put the lid on.

Now turn the slow cooker on high for 4 hours.

After the 4 hours is up, pour in the half and half and let it cook for another hour.

Slow Cooker New England Clam Chowder in 2 bowls with a small bowl of crackers

When the hour is done, remove the bay leaf from the chowder, serve up the soup and enjoy with your favorite bread to dip!

To Make The Best Clam Chowder Recipe You Will Need:

Cutting board (I love THIS large cutting board)
Knife
Slow cooker
Ladle

“I have so much time!” -No mom ever

Let us give you your time back. With the Six Sisters’ Meal Plans, we do the dinner planning, grocery ordering, and then all you have to do is decide whether to pick them up or have them delivered.

Get My Meal Plans NOW!

4 Substitutes For Half and Half

If you don’t happen to have half and half on hand for this recipe, or maybe not enough, you might look to see if you can substitute it for something else.

The Pioneer Woman has a list of 4 best half and half substitutes that you should check out to see if you have one you could use instead!

Add-Ins For Clam Chowder Soup

One thing soup is great for is hiding or adding in vegetables! If you want to add even more to this recipe, take a look at things that would be good!

Want More Easy Dinner Ideas?

Join our email list today and we will send you a FREE ebook of our favorite dinner recipes – plus we will send you recipes each week to help make your dinner planning easier!

Have you checked out our YouTube channel? We show you how to make our favorite recipes right in our own kitchens!

Our latest cookbook – Six Ingredients with Six Sisters’ Stuff – is all about using a few ingredients to make a delicious dinner! With only 6 ingredients or less per recipe in this cookbook, cooking has never been easier!

Whether you are a cook just starting out or a busy parent looking to save time in the kitchen, this cookbook is for you! It’s full of entrees, side dishes, and desserts.