Cheesy Ham Chowder
From elgourmand2 8 years ago
- 1 Hr. to make
- Serves 8 - 10
For most of you, It’s the time of year for soup, stew and chowder. This is a rich, tasty, stick to your ribs chowder. Easy, nutritious and delicious. Sometimes I think the best thing about having ham for Christmas dinner is what you do with ham later.
Ingredients
- • 5 bacon strips, diced shopping list
- • 1 large onion, chopped shopping list
- • 1 cup diced celery shopping list
- • 3 Tbs. all-purpose flour shopping list
- • 2 cups milk shopping list
- • 1 cup cream shopping list
- • 1-1/2 cups chicken broth, homemade if you can. shopping list
- • 2-1/2 cups cubed potatoes shopping list
- • 1 small can (8 oz.) whole kernel corn, drained. shopping list
- • Pepper to taste shopping list
- • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese shopping list
- • 2 cups cubed fully cooked ham shopping list
How to make it
- 1. In a Dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp.
- 2. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels to drain.
- 3. In the drippings, sauté onion and celery until tender.
- 4. Stir in flour until blended.
- 5. Gradually add milk, cream and broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- 6. Add the potatoes, corn and pepper. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
- 7. Add cheese and ham; heat until cheese is melted.
- 8. Stir in bacon.
- Serve this with a nice green salad and some chewy bread and it’s a meal.
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