Eating for IBS Recipe Classic! New England Clam Chowder

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 cup celery, scraped and diced
• 2 large carrots, scraped and diced
• 1/2 cup all-purpose unbleached white flour
• 2 tablespoons Tummy Fiber Acacia
• 2 cups bottled clam broth or nectar
• 3 cups unsweetened soy, oat or rice milk
• 2 (6.5 oz.) cans chopped or minced clams
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 cups Russet baking potatoes (about 2 large), peeled and diced into 1" cubes
• salt and pepper to taste for serving
• Saltines crackers for serving