205 potato chowder recipes

New England clam chowder made with 12 cans of minced clams, potatoes, bacon, and whole milk, never boiled and aged three hours for peak flavor. Creamy, old-fashioned big-batch chowder that ripens as it rests.

Ground beef and potato chowder with carrots, celery, and cheddar cheese soup for a creamy Midwestern comfort bowl. A hearty, simple chowder with pantry staples.

Creamy clam and corn chowder with bacon, potatoes, and milk thickened with a butter-flour paste. A hearty Pacific Northwest-style chowder topped with cracker crumbs.

Cape May clam chowder is a Jersey Shore tomato-based chowder with fresh clams, sea scallops, bacon, and herbs. The Mid-Atlantic answer to the New England-versus-Manhattan debate.

Florida sweet corn chowder is a creamy Southern soup with rendered bacon, Vidalia onions, red bell pepper, fresh cut corn, and diced russet potatoes simmered in chicken stock and finished with heavy cream.

Fish and leek chowder with shark, cod, and bay scallops in a white wine and tomato broth - lighter than cream-based versions and packed with flavor. Make-ahead friendly, ready in 50 minutes.

New England-style clam chowder with crisp bacon, tender potatoes, canned clams, and a creamy base built on cream of celery soup and milk. A classic shortcut chowder that tastes like Cape Cod.

Old-fashioned chicken chowder starting with a leftover carcass simmered into broth, then thickened with egg yolks and scalded milk and finished with sherry. Thrifty and hearty in every bowl.

Sausage bean chowder: a hearty pantry chowder with browned sausage, kidney beans, tomato, and potato simmered with thyme and bay leaf. One pot, 75 minutes, deeply satisfying.

Bermuda grouper chowder, the island's signature soup, simmers fresh grouper into a rich tomato-and-roux broth with potatoes and vegetables. Finished the traditional way with black rum and sherry peppers.

Smoked bluefish chowder: flaky smoked bluefish stirred into a corn, potato, and smoked bacon base built on fish bouillon. A coastal New England chowder with bold, smoky character.

St. Louis-style ham chowder with bacon, new potatoes, celery, and milk thickened with a sherry-flour slurry. A hearty Midwestern potato chowder with smoky bacon depth and a touch of dry sherry warmth.

Creamy potato chowder loaded with smoky bacon, skin-on new potatoes and celery, thickened to a velvety spoonful and finished with a splash of dry sherry. A hearty one-pot chowder for cold nights.

Salmon corn chowder with bacon, creamed corn, potato soup, and Old Bay seasoning. A thick, creamy chowder using canned salmon and pantry shortcuts for a fast weeknight bowl.

Manhattan-style clam chowder with bacon, minced clams, diced potatoes, plum tomatoes, celery, and green pepper in a briny tomato broth. The red chowder that started a rivalry with New England's cream version.

Pressure cooker broccoli corn chowder with leeks and potatoes, ready in under an hour. Chunky, creamy, and packed with fresh vegetables.