This was supposed to be a healthy soup

We have a healthy cookbook that is full of delicious recipes tweaked to be healthy. So Russ made this soup the way the recipe said... but he tweaked it, to be less healthy, and more delicious. So it's probably more like the original recipe in the end... Haha!
Potato-Bacon Clam Chowder

inspiration: More Healthy Homestyle Cooking
Ingredients:

• 4 slices bacon
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 can minced clams
• dash freshly ground pepper
• 1 cup milk (whole milk is best! if you do a lower fat milk add 1 T cornstarch)

Directions:

1. Warm a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook for 5 minutes or until crisp. Drain on paper towels, leaving the drippings in the pan. When cool, crumble and set aside.
2. Using the same saucepan, cook the onions in the bacon drippings, stirring, for 5 minutes or until tender. Add the potatoes, clams (with juice), and pepper. Bring to a boil. 
3. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. Pour milk into the pan.
4. Cook the soup, stirring until bubbly. Cook 1 minute longer. Ladle the soup into bowls and sprinkle with bacon.