Instant Pot New England Clam Chowder | Heinen's Grocery Store

Ingredients

• 8 ounces of chopped bacon
• 1 peeled and small diced yellow onion
• 6 small diced stalks of celery
• 4 finely minced cloves of garlic
• 6-8 medium diced Yukon potatoes
• 4 cups clam juice
• 3 tbsp corn starch mixed with 1 ½ tbsp water
• 1 cup each canned minced and whole clams
• 1 quart heavy cream or half & half
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
• salt and pepper to taste
• oyster crackers and chopped chives for garnish