Community Pick
Cheesy Ham Chowder
photo by DeniseBC
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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10
ingredients
- 10 slices bacon, diced
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 cup carrot, diced
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3 cups milk
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 1 (15 ounce) can corn, drained
- 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon
- 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 cups cooked ham, chopped
- 2 1⁄2 cups cubed potatoes
- pepper
directions
- In a dutch oven or large soup kettle cook bacon over medium heat until crisp.
- Drain.
- In the leftover drippings, saute onion and carrots until tender.
- Stir in flour until blended.
- Gradually add milk and water.
- Bring to a boil.
- Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- Add the potatoes, corn, bouillon and pepper.
- Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
- Add cheese and ham.
- Heat until cheese is melted.
- Stir in bacon.
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Reviews
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I have been making this chowder for several years and my whole family LOVES it! My college girls are so excited when I tell them I am making it for them when they come home! The only thing I change is the amount of bacon (I use less) and I use center cut bacon, since we are not crazy about the fat. This and homemade cornbread are a PERFECT cold-weather meal.
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Tweaks
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This really should be a 4.5 stars because I gave it 5 stars and DH gave it 4. This is really a good soup recipe!! I made it as directed except for using 2 BabyBel cheeses in addition to my sharp cheddar since I was short a bit of cheese, using frozen corn instead of canned, and adding a bit more milk when I added the ham as my soup seemed quite thick at that point. I would recommend dicing your carrot, potato and ham fairly small (at least smaller than I did!) to be done at the 20 minute mark. I had to cook mine a bit longer than that to get the potatoes done, but that was not a big deal. This was a delicious soup served with easy garlic bread for a warm and tasty supper. I think this soup will be even better the next day--I'll update my review to let you know! Made for the Winter 2010 I Recommend Tag Game.
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Following the lead of other reviewers, I built this serious soup on the stovetop then transferred to my crockpot; ham , bacon & all. I'll add the cheese a few minutes before serving. I tweaked it a little to fit our taste buds & use what I had on hand - a little parsley & paprika for color, threw in a rib of chopped celery, and added some red pepper flakes for zip. Also, I used up some chicken stock in place of the water & bouillon. I tasted as I went (of course ;-). It is top notch! Great texture & flavors. If I hold out until dinner without eating a whole bowl, I am indeed a strong person!
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