Turn your Instant Pot onto sauté mode. Once your pot becomes hot, add the olive oil. Add diced onion. Next, add bacon bits. Stir and cook for about three minutes. Then turn off the saute function.

Add the canned clams and cornstarch to the bacon bits and diced onion. Mix well.

Add the diced potatoes, salt, freshly ground cracked pepper, water and half-and-half. Stir well

Close your pressure cooker lid, set the pressure valve to closed and pressure cook in your Instant Pot at high pressure for 3 Minutes.

Once your Instant Pot is done cooking, do a quick release by bringing the valve toward you and opening the pressure. Once the Instant Pot has released its pressure open the lid carefully and stir with a wooden spoon.

To make the best clam chowder you’ll need to hit the saute setting again and stir occasionally for 10 minutes. This will reduce the liquid and thicken your half-and-half making the best clam chowder soup. Add more salt and pepper to taste.

Pour your delicious soup chowder into a soup bowl or a bread bowl and top with fresh parsley.