Chowder
Chowder is a type of soup or stew that has been around for centuries. The word “chowder” is thought to come from the French word “chaudiere,” which means “cauldron.” Chowder was originally made with fish or shellfish, potatoes, and onions cooked in a large pot. Milk or cream was added later to make the dish richer.
Today, there are many different types of chowder recipes, including those made with chicken, corn, and even tomatoes. New England clam chowder is one of the most popular versions of the dish. It is made with chopped clams, potatoes, onions, and celery cooked in a creamy broth.
While chowder is usually associated with New England, the dish actually originated in France. It was brought to America by early settlers and quickly became a staple in the Northeast. Over time, chowder has evolved to include different ingredients and flavors, but it remains a hearty and comforting food that is perfect for a winter’s day.
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Recipes
The Best Clam Chowder
- black pepper
- butter
- bay leaf
- white wine
- parsley
- salt pork
- cream
- leek
- quahog clam
- yukon gold potato
- thyme
Salmon-and-Corn Chowder with Lima Beans
- lima bean
- salmon
- onion
- potato
- salt
- bacon
- black pepper
- scallion top
- corn
- chicken broth
- half
Smoky Fish Chowder
- white fish
- fingerling potato
- white vermouth
- hot smoked paprika
- fish stock
- milk
- leek
- bacon
- butter
- thyme
- salt
Cheddar Corn Chowder
- black pepper
- corn
- all purpose flour
- cheddar cheese
- turmeric
- chicken stock
- olive oil
- half
- salt
- butter
- onion
- white potato
- bacon
Rhode Island Clam Chowder
- black pepper
- butter
- bay leaf
- spanish onion
- red bliss potato
- white wine
- parsley
- salt pork
- celery
- quahog clam
- thyme
Mediterranean Fish Chowder With Potatoes and Kale
- bouquet garni made
- pepper
- saffron
- salt
- yukon gold potato
- tomato paste
- tomato
- black kale
- celery
- onion
- carrot
- water
- ch
- parsley
- olive oil
- garlic
- anchovy
Instant Pot Chipotle Cheddar Corn Chowder
- russet potato
- onion
- cilantro
- cheddar cheese
- milk
- chipotle chily
- garlic
- chicken broth
- yellow corn kernel
- bacon
- green onion
- salt
East Hampton Clam Chowder
- salt
- clam juice
- thyme
- all purpose flour
- black pepper
- butter
- onion
- carrot
- celery
- milk
- chowder clam
- potato
Seafood Chowder
- black pepper
- white wine
- white fish
- scallop
- parsley
- bacon
- heavy cream
- dulse flake
- butter
- bay leaf
- carrot
- leek
- all purpose potato
- parsnip
- thyme
- quahog clam
Manhattan Clam Chowder
- black pepper
- red pepper flake
- butter
- tomato
- bay leaf
- spanish onion
- bell pepper
- parsley
- salt pork
- garlic
- celery
- carrot
- quahog clam
- yukon gold potato
- thyme
Crock-Pot Potato Chowder
- chive
- chicken soup condensed cream
- cream cheese
- bacon
- onion
- chicken broth
- potato
Chunky Chicken Chowder
- salt
- heavy cream
- vegetable oil
- vidalia
- lemon
- thyme
- milk
- all purpose flour
- bay leaf
- russet potato
- chicken stock
- butter
- chicken thigh
- garlic
- white corn
Thick and Creamy New England Clam Chowder
- heavy cream
- milk
- butter
- dill weed
- onion
- celery soup cream
- clam
- bacon
- potato
Eventide Fish Chowder
- salt
- chive
- nori sheet
- heavy cream
- all purpose potato
- cod
- scallop
- black peppercorn
- onion
- bacon
- thyme
- butter
- fish stock
Creamy Fish Chowder
- chicken broth
- black pepper
- onion
- potato
- haddock
- salt
- sweet paprika
- milk
- all purpose flour
- butter
- carrot
- parsley
Slow Cooker Fish Chowder
- evaporated milk
- onion
- salt
- bacon
- black pepper
- water
- fish
- red skinned potato
Coconut Cod Chowder With Seasoned Oyster Crackers
- paprika
- ginger
- serrano chile
- oyster cracker
- halibut
- yukon gold
- cardamom
- coconut milk
- celery
- lime
- leek
- salt
- coriander
- turmeric
- ghee
- garlic
Creamy Corn and Seafood Chowder
- heavy cream
- bay scallop
- thyme
- salt
- onion
- corn
- shrimp
- red skin potato
- black pepper
- all purpose flour
- clam juice
- milk
- butter
- garlic
- parsley
Crock Pot Clam Chowder
- onion
- black pepper
- salt
- water
- clam
- half
- cornstarch
- salt pork
- potato
Legal Seafood's Clam Chowder Recipe
- garlic
- water
- potato
- light cream
- onion
- salt pork
- fish stock
- all purpose flour
- littleneck clam
- clam juice
- oyster cracker
Creamy Clam Chowder (Whole30, Paleo, Dairy Free)
- clam juice
- cashew
- red potato
- pepper
- salt
- bay leaf
- onion
- celery
- chicken broth
- garlic
- arrowroot powder
- clam
- bacon
- chive
Classic Clam Chowder
- clam juice
- onion
- milk
- salt
- potato
- bacon
- celery
- all purpose flour
- butter
- black pepper
Emeril's Boston Clam Chowder Recipe
- leek
- onion
- black pepper
- salt
- white potato
- thyme
- carrot
- all purpose flour
- celery
- bacon
- heavy cream
- littleneck clam
- parsley
- bay leaf
- clam juice
Chicken and Bacon Corn Chowder
- black pepper
- salt
- olive oil
- black peppercorn
- carrot
- chicken
- onion
- celery
- thyme
- bacon
- garlic
- all purpose potato
- spanish onion
- heavy cream
- thyme
- celery
- ears corn
Creamy Fish Chowder
- salt
- clam juice
- thyme
- cod
- onion
- butter
- yukon gold potato
- half
- salt pork
- celery
Clam Chowder With Spinach and Dill
- salt
- lemon zest
- celery
- butter
- olive oil
- thyme
- green onion
- spinach
- cayenne pepper
- leek
- onion
- potato
- dill
- bay leaf
- clam
- smoked bacon
- crème fraîche
Seafood Chowder
- all purpose flour
- sherry
- bay seasoning
- black pepper
- celery
- onion
- potato
- white fish
- half
- seafood stock
- butter
- clam juice
- lobster meat
Make Your Own Fresh Salmon Chowder
- pea
- parsley
- carrot
- celery
- chicken broth
- salmon
- onion
- cheddar cheese
- potato
- all purpose flour
- black pepper
- salt
Slow Cooker Manhattan-Style Clam Chowder
- tomato
- clam juice
- onion
- butter
- parsley
- thyme
- bay leaf
- all purpose flour
- salt
- bacon
- carrot
- clam
- red skinned potato
- celery
- black pepper
- parsley
Salmon Chowder
- chive
- salmon
- green onion
- jalapeño
- onion
- salt
- cornstarch
- bacon
- black pepper
- russet potato
- corn
- heavy cream
- celery
- garlic
- chicken stock
- butter
Creamy Corn Chowder
- parsley
- black pepper
- salt
- russet potato
- marjoram
- bay leaf
- leek
- white wine
- heavy cream
- all purpose flour
- fresno chile
- garlic
- parmesan rind
- thyme
- shallot
- shiitake mushroom
- bacon
- butter
- corn
Corn Chowder With Bacon Recipe
- black pepper
- onion
- half
- water
- salt
- cream corn
- red skinned
- bacon
New England Corn Chowder
- butter
- salt
- russet potato
- onion
- black pepper
- corn
- bacon
- all purpose flour
- milk
Corn and Clam Chowder With Zucchini and Herbs
- salt
- celery
- oregano
- thyme
- yellow polenta
- red pepper
- onion
- olive oil
- garlic
- lime
- corn
- potato
- parsley
- clam broth
- zucchini
- water
- crème fraîche
- chowder clam
New England Clam Chowder Recipe
- salt
- oyster cracker
- clam juice
- heavy cream
- onion
- milk
- yukon gold potato
- salt pork
- butter
- bay leaf
- celery
- live cherrystone
Corn Chowder with Bacon
- butter
- garlic
- onion
- chicken broth
- thyme
- bacon
- milk
- butter
- cream
- shallots scallion
- corn
- all purpose flour
- potato
- salt
Easy Clam Chowder Recipe
- green onion
- whipping cream
- chicken broth
- black pepper
- garlic powder
- onion
- celery
- bacon
- salt
- carrot
- clam
- potato
- cream cheese
Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage Chowder
- cabbage
- carrot
- chicken stock
- half
- corned beef
- onion
- potato soup cream
- potato
- salt
Chicken and White Corn Chowder
- salt
- onion
- chicken broth
- thyme
- rotisserie chicken chicken
- milk
- all purpose flour
- ears white corn
- bacon
Late Summer Corn And Lobster French Onion Chowder with Gruyère Toasties.
- heavy cream
- french baguette
- white wine
- lemon
- basil
- butter
- garlic
- thyme
- onion
- chicken broth
- lobster tail
- gruyère cheese
- all purpose flour
- ears corn
- bacon
- salt
The BEST Clam Chowder (Market Street Grill Copycat)
- celery
- bell pepper
- leek
- onion
- potato
- tabasco
- salt
- water
- half
- butter
- all purpose flour
- clam
- sherry wine
- black pepper
- thyme
- bay leaf
Clam and Cod Chowder
- hot sauce
- salt
- yukon gold potato
- white wine
- heavy cream
- cod
- olive oil
- butter
- leek
- fish stock
- littleneck clam
- celery
- thyme
Broccoli Chowder with Cheddar Toasts
- salt
- dijon mustard
- baguette
- celery seed
- broccoli
- onion
- chicken broth
- milk
- all purpose flour
- butter
- garlic
- bacon
- cheddar cheese
- red skinned potato
Classic New England Clam Chowder
- onion
- all purpose flour
- salt
- half
- water
- clam
- bacon
- butter
- russet potato
- black pepper
Salmon Corn Chowder
- half
- shallot
- salmon
- yukon gold potato
- olive oil
- butter
- dill
- corn
- chicken broth
- black pepper
- salt
- bacon
- green onion
Cauliflower Chowder
- cauliflower
- onion
- celery
- carrot
- greek
- butter
- garlic
- vegetable
- potato
- parsley
- cheddar cheese
- black pepper
- fried onion
- salt
Corn Chowder
- potato
- onion
- half
- chipotle
- salt
- butter
- celery
- cornmeal
- bacon
- corn
- chicken broth
- green chile
Cheeseburger Chowder
- dill pickle
- tomato
- carrot
- basil
- parsley
- evaporated milk
- ground beef
- all purpose flour
- sour cream
- pepper
- salt
- process american cheese
- garlic
- chicken broth
- onion
- potato
- butter
Hearty Corn Chowder With Sausage and Potatoes
- cream corn
- onion
- hot sauce
- italian sausage
- olive oil
- butter
- salt
- all purpose flour
- black pepper
- corn
- half
- potato
- chicken broth
Recipe for Tuna Chowder With Corn and Cheese
- tuna
- cream corn
- carrot
- celery
- onion
- all purpose flour
- butter
- milk
- water
- potato
- cheddar cheese
- tabasco sauce
- black pepper
- salt
- green onion
Thai Chili Corn Chowder with Coconut Fried Shrimp.
- coconut milk
- shrimp
- ginger
- fresno chile
- lemongrass
- potato
- coconut
- all purpose flour
- salt
- cilantro basil
- sweet thai chili sauce
- butter
- olive oil
- garlic
- egg
- panko bread crumb
- yellow corn
- chicken broth
- fontina cheese
- canola oil
- cilantro
Tuna Corn Chowder
- salt
- onion
- green onion
- black pepper
- tuna
- half
- potato
- parsley
- corn
- butter
- celery
Clam Chowder
- half
- chicken broth
- milk
- red wine vinegar
- salt
- onion
- russet potato
- all purpose flour
- black pepper
- bell pepper
- bell pepper
- olive oil
- garlic
- bay leaf
- celery
- butter
- clam
Ham and Corn Chowder with Potato
- chicken stock
- garlic
- onion
- corn
- ham
- thyme
- water
- olive oil
- salt
- milk
- potato
- butter
- all purpose flour
- black pepper
Spicy Chorizo Sausage and Potato Chowder
- chicken soup cream
- boursin cheese
- onion
- chicken broth
- corn
- parsley
- potato
- chorizo
- black pepper
- salt
Corn Chowder
- bay leaf
- onion
- bell pepper
- lemon juice
- thyme
- smoked paprika
- cashew
- butter
- bay seasoning
- salt
- celery
- garlic
- yukon gold potato
- water
- ears sweet corn
- chive
- black pepper
- cayenne pepper
- sour cream
Creamy Corn and Clam Chowder With Crispy Chorizo
- cilantro
- salt
- hot smoked spanish paprika
- onion
- lime juice
- littleneck clam
- chorizo
- corn
- vegetable oil
- garlic
Easy Crock Pot Chicken and Corn Chowder
- chicken soup cream
- potato soup cream
- kernel corn
- green chile
- chicken stock
- chicken
- milk
- salt
- bell pepper
- leaf thyme
- black pepper
Wild Alaskan Smoked Salmon Chowder
- onion
- heavy cream
- lemon juice
- chili powder
- bell pepper
- carrot
- white wine
- all purpose flour
- celery
- parmesan cheese
- garlic
- clam juice
- yukon gold potato
- olive oil
- smoked alaska salmon
- dill
- black pepper
- salt
Creamy Potato Chowder With Bacon
- red potato
- chicken stock
- onion
- white wine
- salt pork
- all purpose flour
- half
- parsley
- pepper
- salt
New England Clam Chowder
- heavy cream
- white wine
- yukon gold potato
- water
- dill
- all purpose flour
- clam juice
- egg
- puff pastry dough
- chive
- clam
- chicken broth
- soil leek
- celery
- milk
- butter
- bacon
- salt
- salt
Easy, Creamy One-Pot Salmon Chowder Recipe
- cracker
- hot sauce
- salt
- herbs parsley
- clam juice
- yukon gold potato
- bay leaf
- onion
- salt pork
- all purpose flour
- water
- celery
- halibut
Filling and Hearty Corn Chowder
- evaporated milk
- onion
- bell pepper
- butter
- kernel corn
- chicken broth
- black pepper
- salt
Scallop Chowder
- corn
- fish stock
- potato
- onion
- scallop
- all purpose flour
- celery
- marjoram
- white pepper
- bacon
- milk
Monks' Famous Seafood Chowder
- fish
- cornstarch
- fish stock
- heavy cream
- milk
- carrot
- shrimp
- mussel
- lemon
Chicken and Corn Chowder
- salt
- onion
- rotisserie chicken
- yukon gold potato
- smoked paprika
- butter
- corn
- heavy cream
- chicken broth
- garlic
- bacon
- thyme
Mexican Chicken Corn Chowder
- chicken broth
- butter
- cream corn
- tomato
- green chily
- jalapeño
- onion
- cumin
- chicken
- half cream
- mexican cheese
- garlic
- salt
- tabasco sauce
Slow Cooker Creamy Corn Chowder
- onion
- butter
- salt
- black pepper
- chicken broth
- milk
- bacon
- potato
- corn
Monkfish and Cauliflower Chowder
- baguette
- chicken broth
- cauliflower
- monkfish
- green olife
- olive oil
- tarragon
- cherry tomato
- leek
- garlic
5-Ingredient Potato and Corn Chowder
- salt
- green onion
- creamed corn
- waxy yellow potato
- chicken stock
- bacon
- Serving Suggestions, optional
- cheese
- sour cream
Crock Pot Chicken and Corn Chowder Recipe
- dill weed
- chicken broth
- chicken tender
- half
- onion
- potato soup cream
- corn
- carrot
- celery
- butter
Cha Cha Chowder
- cilantro
- salt
- smoked paprika
- half
- bay leaf
- onion
- yukon gold potato
- butter
- poblano pepper
- thyme
- vegetable stock
- ears corn
Corn and Crab Chowder Recipe
- qt chicken
- corn
- crab meat
- red potato
- onion
- white wine
- salt pork
- all purpose flour
- half
- salt
Bar Americain Sweet Potato Chowder
- salt
- sweet potato chowder base
- white wine
- tarragon
- butter
- sugar
- sweet potato
- spanish onion
- littleneck clam
- clam
- heavy cream
- honey
- garlic
- sweet potato
- clam juice
- apple wood smoked bacon
The Best Corn Chowder Recipe
- salt
- coriander seed
- black peppercorn
- fennel seed
- bay leaf
- onion
- russet potato
- chicken
- half
- garlic
- all purpose flour
- green onion
- butter
- ears corn
- sugar
Smoked Trout and Shellfish Chowder
- dill
- salt
- peewee potato
- littleneck clam
- mussel
- white wine
- onion
- all purpose flour
- parsley
- olive oil
- leek
- smoked trout
- olive oil
- celery
- heavy cream
- milk
- butter
- garlic
BBQ Chicken, Red Bean and Corn Country Chowder
- tortilla chip
- ketchup
- olive oil
- black pepper
- bay leaf
- lime
- bell pepper
- red chile pepper
- onion
- avocado
- round seafood seasoning
- lager beer
- once tomato
- kidney bean
- brown sugar
- apple cider vinegar
- dark amber maple syrup
- worcestershire sauce
- garlic
- celery
- thyme
- chicken stock
- chicken
- smoky bacon
- ears corn
- yukon gold potato
Gluten-Free Quinoa and Cauliflower Chowder
- quinoa
- salt
- carrot
- idaho russet potato
- bell pepper
- milk
- thyme
- bay leaf
- garlic
- vegetable broth
- cauliflower
- butter
Clam Chowder
- chicken broth
- half
- milk
- onion
- all purpose flour
- garlic
- celery
- clam
- russet potato
- bacon
- salt
Wild Mushroom Chowder with Bacon and Leeks
- bay leaf
- cream
- leek
- yukon gold potato
- all purpose flour
- thyme
- salt
- celery
- cayenne pepper
- black pepper
- nutmeg
- butter
- white wine
- chicken stock
- bacon
- chanterelle
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Correlated with Higher Ratings
- yukon gold potato
Staple Ingredients
- salt 35%
- onion 34%
- butter 24%
- garlic 21%
- celery 20%
- black pepper 20%
- bacon 19%
- all purpose flour 18%
Common Ingredients
- thyme 16%
- bay leaf 14%
- potato 14%
- chicken broth 12%
- corn 12%
- heavy cream 12%
- milk 12%
- carrot 11%
- olive oil 10%
- half 9%
- clam juice 9%
- parsley 8%
- yukon gold potato 8%
Usual Ingredients
- white wine 7%
- clam 7%
- water 7%
- green onion 6%
- chicken stock 5%
- leek 5%
- russet potato 5%
- bell pepper 5%
- chive 4%
- tomato 4%
- cilantro 4%
- salt pork 4%
- cheddar cheese 3%
- 3%
- cayenne pepper 3% See More
- chicken 3%
- fish stock 3%
- littleneck clam 3%
- red potato 3%
- bay seasoning 2%
- pepper 2%
- cornstarch 2%
- hot sauce 2%
- jalapeño 2%
- oregano 2%
- oyster cracker 2%
- spanish onion 2%
- basil 2%
- coconut milk 2%
- cream corn 2%
- dill 2%
- ears corn 2%
- marjoram 2%
- shrimp 2%
- white fish 2%