6 Favorite Chowder Recipes
In need of a new good chowdah? From clam to corn to lobster, there’s something for everyone with these six favorite New England chowder recipes.
By Yankee Magazine|Sep 26 2022|
New England Clam Chowder from Chatham Pier Fish Restaurant.
Photo Credit: Kristin TeigHere in New England, it seems we can never have enough chowder recipes. From clam to corn to fish to lobster to…well, just about anything you can think of, we’ll toss it into a kettle and call it supper. Need some new chowder inspiration? These six classic chowder recipes should do the trick.
6 Classic New England Chowder Recipes
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Seafood Chowder with Lobster
The rich seafood chowder recipe—one of six “chowdahs” on the menu at Newick’s Lobster House in Dover, New Hampshire —is such a hit that it has to be made off-site. Insiders know to ask for it with lobster.
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Classic New England Clam Chowder
Fresh, flavorful, and thick with clams and potatoes, this classic New England clam chowder recipe from Chatham Pier Fish Market is a keeper.
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Clear-Broth Clam Chowder
This rich broth of this clear broth clam chowder from Matunuck Oyster Bar in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, is loaded with potatoes, bacon, and either cherry-stones or quahogs.
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Dick Bridges’ Lobster Chowder
This delicious recipe for lobster from “Best Cook” Dick Bridges chowder yields a rosy red broth that’s loaded with lobster chunks and potatoes.
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Corn and Sweet Potato Chowder
This hearty corn and sweet potato chowder from Chef Christopher Prosperi of Metro Bis in Simsbury, Connecticut makes optimum use of fresh summer corn, sweet potatoes, a little garlic, and cream.
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Manhattan Clam Chowder with Spicy Sausage
This recipe for Manhattan clam chowder with spicy sausage from The Reservoir Restaurant & Tap Room in Waterbury, Vermont, is the perfect antidote to a chilly New England day.
What are some of your favorite chowder recipes?
This post was first published in 2014 and has been updated.
GOT A RECIPE FOR SCALLOP CHOWDER?
Comment was a question. I had some scallop chowder while staying in Maine. Delicious. I’m seeking the recipe for same.
I would love to have the “chowder” recipes. I subscribe to Yankee and have for many years. Are you talking about the recipes inside Yankee magazine or is there a special website to receive these recipes?
Hi Barbara. If you click on the name of the chowder, it will take you to the full recipe page with the list of ingredients and instructions. Thanks!
Growing up in Rhode Island within walking distance of Rocky Point Park, we always got take out chowder from the Shore Dinner Hall – the one that hung out over the river. That was a red broth chowder but definitely NOT Manhattan. It was basically Rhode Island clear broth chowder with, I think, tomato puree and paprika to color the broth red. I loved it because I didn’t like the looks of regular clear broth chowder. I think that you can still get it at the Rocky Point Chowder house that sets up in the Ann & Hope parking lot in Warwick. I now live in New Hampshire so I don’t get to eat it much anymore, but that was always my favorite chowder.
Nantucket Scallop Chowder:
Nantucket Scallop Chowder
2 onions, sliced
4 tablespoons butter
1 pint scallops
2 cups boiling water
1 cup potatoes, diced
4 cups scalded milk
salt and pepper
chopped dill
Sauté the onions in the butter, and remove them from the pan. Cut up the scallops, and sauté them in the butter. Add the onions and potatoes to the boiling water, and simmer 20 minutes. Add the scallops and scalded milk, and simmer for an additional 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, and garnish with a good quantity of chopped dill.
I forgot where I got the recipe but it was very good.
sounds good! gonna try it!
So, where’s the recipe for corn chowda? My mother grew up in Nova Scotia and Franklin, NH, and made her corn chowda recipe at least weekly during colder months of the year. Loved it. Not everybody’s focused on fish recipes.
Bob Gaffney
Corn Chowder
1/4 to 1/2 lb bacon chopped
1 medium onion chopped
1 small green pepper chopped
4 red potatoes unpeeled cubed 1/2 in
1 Can evaporated milk
1 14 oz can whole kernel corn
1 14 oz can creamed corn
Water to cover potatoes
Saute bacon until lightly browned
Remove bacon and all but about a tablespoon bacon fat
Saute onion and green pepper until soft
Add potatoes and water, boil over low heat until potatoes are tender
Add the corn, evaporated milk and bacon simmer 1/2 hour
Better if refrigerated overnight and served hot the next day
my late husband made a similar corn chowder to Carls but did not use peppers and used salt pork he would make a huge pot and in the Winter in New Hampshire it would hit the spot after a night of snowplowing. He’s right much better the next day. He loved to cook so I let him but kick myself now as I didn’t pay enough attention so glad Carl added it, so maybe now I can duplicate it.
My son, a chef in New England, uses Chamais (sc) beer — made by monks — as his base to his white creamy New England Clam Chowder.
Which Scallops Sea or Bay?
Where is a good fish chowder recipe?
https://newengland.com/today/food/soups-stews-chowders/chowders/gloucester-old-salt-fish-chowder/
I would love to have P.J.’s, on Rt 6 Wellfleet, Cape Cod, recipe for their Clam Chowder. The BEST ever.
Lookimg for a creamy NE Clam Chowder.
Great Recipes many thanks.
Hi! I’m seeking delicious corn chowder recipes, vegetarian style (not vegan, so dairy is OK). If you have a yummy recipe with meat, I will just not add the meat. Fish maybe OK. I want chowder and other soups for cold Pennsylvania evenings please! Many thanks! Michelle in PA (but I have a relative in New Hampshire!)
Would love a thick corn chowder recipe
I would love the corn chowder recipe for Lindsay’s family restaurant in 3138 Cranberry Hwy, East Wareham, MA it is so thick that sometimes the spoon will stand straight up ❤️ And sweeeet???? the clam chowder is good but I haven’t been able to finding anything even close to it,
To thicken chowder you can purée some potatoes.
Hello
My husbands family is from booth bay Maine and mine is from Glouster. We never have eaten or heard of peanut butter and marshmallow sandwiches. We are going to make this sandwich. I prefers chowders myself. Thank you for sharing.
Sounds Great!!!
Captain Parker’s in West Yarmouth has hands down THE BEST Clam Chowdah!!!!
Absolutely the best in New England!!!
Looking for a fish chowder made with chicken stock,made it once so good
I make a seafood chowda with fish, clams and shrimp! Bacon bits, potatoes , onion, and corn . Of course with clam broth , milk , buttah and seasonings! It’s always been a BIG HIT with my family!
Sounds wonderful! In Arizona we generally have the most chalky, pasty chowder. Uncooked flour flavor. Ugh
CT Chowder Company in North Haven, CT makes the best RI clam chowder I have ever tasted. RI clam chowder is my favorite and it was terrific.
Black Pearl in Newport Rhode Island makes the Best Classic England Clam Chowder I have ever had.
Agreed. Black Pearl does make the best clam chowder ever!
They all sound delicious!
The best chowdah I have ever had was on Cape Cod at one of the food places along the road. Don’t know the name but it was great.