Creamy Paleo Clam Chowder. Clam chowder is one of those soups that I don't have too often, but when I do I really enjoy it and it was one of the soups I knew I had to perfect if I was going to go with Paleo for the long term. To start this off I go with plenty of fresh clams. The fresher you can get your clams the better.

It's flavorful, creamy, and dead simple to make. I ended up adapting that soup – without leeks – to create the Paleo Clam Chowder base, and it's a winner. The flavor-fest continues with a traditional mirepoix of celery, onion, and carrot. You can cook Creamy Paleo Clam Chowder using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Creamy Paleo Clam Chowder

1. It’s 1 of head cauliflower.
2. It’s 1 of large or 2 small sweet potatoes.
3. Prepare 1 lb of bacon.
4. It’s 4 clove of garlic.
5. You need 1 of white onion.
6. You need 2 of bay leaf.
7. You need 2 tbsp of fresh thyme chopped.
8. It’s 1/2 cup of chopped carrots.
9. Prepare 1/2 cup of chopped celery.
10. You need 1 of can of coconut milk.
11. Prepare 1 1/2 can of shrimp broth/chicken broth.
12. It’s 3 tbsp of ghee.
13. It’s 2 can of clams.
14. It’s 1 bunch of green onions.
15. You need of salt.
16. You need of pepper.

This is a Paleo Clam chowder using a cauliflower cream sauce instead of flour to thicken it and also sunchokes instead of potatoes. You might also like this Paleo chicken pot pie soup too!. All during lent I was craving a New England style clam chowder. Of course I didn't get around to making it after Easter but I'll at least have this recipe for next year.

Creamy Paleo Clam Chowder step by step

1. Boil sweet potato and cauliflower for 20 minutes or until tender. Mince garlic, chopped carrots, white onion, and celery..
2. Drain potatoes and cauliflower. Set potatoes aside and add cauliflower to pot with carrots, garlic, white onion, bay leaves, thyme, ghee, coconut milk, and broth..
3. Using hand blender blend until completely smooth. For thicker chowder, add one quarter of a sweet potato while blending . Heat in pot over medium heat. Stir in the undrained clams and sweet potatoes. Garnish with chopped bacon and green onions..
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I don't know about you, but I LOVE a creamy bowl of Clam Chowder! I've been making this chowder for several years and I am really excited to share this recipe with you! Not only is this excellent made with dairy milk, but if you prefer to avoid dairy – I promise it's equally. This easy, gluten-free, low carb clam chowder recipe is creamy and healthy at the same time. This easy, gluten-free, low carb clam chowder recipe is creamy and healthy at the same time..