Ham and Cheese Chowder! Throughout the Holidays, we eat a lot of ham! It seems like you have it for family dinner, church parties, and just because it tastes so good! After a while you find yourself looking for new ways to use the leftovers and that’s why we make ham and cheese chowder!
This time of year, soup is one of our go-to meals. My husband makes the best soups and they are perfect comfort food. Not to mention, a great way to use your leftover ham!
Ham & Cheese Chowder
2016-12-12 12:50:54
Ingredients
- 10 strips bacon, diced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 to 4 cloves garlic,minced
- 4 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 small package frozen corn
- 3 Tablespoons flour
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup half and half
- 3 cups cubed potatoes
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 3 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2 cups ham, cubed
Instructions
- In a heavy stew pot, cook the bacon over a medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon bits from the pan and place on plate covered with paper towels to soak up the grease.
- In the drippings, saute onion until tender it will take about 5 minutes. In the last minute, add the garlic and celery. Stir in the flour until blended.
- Gradually add the milk and chicken broth. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir constantly for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- Add the potatoes, corn, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered, for about 20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
- Add the cheese, ham, and bacon; continue to cook until the cheese is melted and well combined.
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This looks delicious! We used to make a different type of chowder during the holidays to keep warm during the winter months.
Love chowder. I live close to SFO and I’m a fan of the crab chowder. Your recipe looks delish
Love chowder. I live close to SFO and I’m a fan of the crab chowder. Your recipe looks delish
Looks great! And everything is better cooked after bacon 🙂 I think my husband would really like this. We’ll have to give it a try.
Oh yum, I would love this! Delicious.
My husband would love this! He’s a huge ham bone soup guy so this looks so tasty!
This would be perfect for cold weather days! I love when it has a lot of cheese!
Yum! This soup looks delicious and would be a great way to use the leftover Christmas ham.
Looks so delicious! I’ll be making tons of soup during the winter and will have to put this recipe on my list 🙂 Looks fairly doable! Even for me haha Xx http://www.thecarlycollective.com/
I love soup, especially chowders and this one looks very good!
I love soup, especially chowders! This looks absolutely delicious, can’t wait to try it!
Can’t wait to make this! I love soups and ham so it’s perfect! Pinning for later, thanks for sharing! Visiting from the creative muster link party!
This one’s perfect for the winter! I love cooking soups and chowders especially during the colder nights of the year! This is a must keep recipe! Thanks!
Your Ham and Cheese Chowder will be great for this cold winter day we are having here. Hope you have a very special week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday.
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