Chock-full of healthy fats and totally delicious, this comforting soup will soon become a family favorite. My Keto Clam Chowder only needs 5 minutes to cook in your instant pot pressure cooker!
1tablespoonorganic potato starch*optional for a thicker soup, adds 10g carb to the recipe
Instructions
Using the sauté feature of your pressure cooker, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon, set aside, leaving the rendered bacon fat in your pressure cooker.
Keeping your pressure cooker on sauté* - Add onions, garlic, and celery, sauté in bacon fat for 3-5 minutes or until soft, stirring occasionally. Turn off sauté function.
Add clams, clam juice, chicken broth, sea salt, white pepper, thyme and reserved bacon to your pressure cooker. Stir to combine.
Cook under pressure for 5 minutes (using standard or high pressure).
After pressure cooking, carefully depressurize using quick method - turning the gauge to release the pressure.
Remove thyme if using fresh sprigs. Add heavy cream and cream cheese, stir to melt the cream cheese. Your soup with thicken as it cools.
If you are using the optional potato starch, combine it with a little liquid from your chowder, mix well and add back into your chowder.
Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
*If your pressure cooker does not have a sauté feature, you can sauté separately on the stove.