Artichoke Clam Chowder

Ingredients

• 4 cooked Ocean Mist Farms artichoke heart, bottoms and stems
• 5 slices cooked and crumbled bacon
• Bacon drippings from cooked bacon
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 4 large potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 Tbsp. garlic salt
• 1 Tbsp. salt free garlic and herb seasoning
• 1 Tbsp. dried herbs of Provence
• 1 Tbsp. Beau Monde seasoning
• 1 can (40-½ oz.) chicken broth or 5 cups of artichoke broth (water that artichokes were cooked in)
• ½ cup butter
• ¼ cup flour
• 2½ cups scalded half & half
• 4 cans (each 6.5 oz.) minced clams in clam juice