Easy Clam Chowder – Lydia’s Recipes

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb bacon, cut into small pieces
• 1 or 2 onions, chopped
• 3 celery stalks, chopped
• 2 lg carrots, grated
• fresh garlic or 1 t. garlic powder
• 2 lbs potatoes, peeled and diced
• 6 (8oz) jars clam juice
• 3 lg cans chopped clams (or more if you like it really clammy), drained with juices reserved
• 3 cups half and half
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• pinch of dill
• salt and pepper to taste