Cheesyhamchowder Recipes

CHEESY HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• 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.

CHEESY HAM & BACON CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large soup kettle, fry bacon until crisp.
• Remove bacon, (reserving drippings) dice and set aside.
• Saute the onion and carrots in reserved bacon drippings until tender.
• Stir in flour until blended; gradually add milk and water.
• Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Add 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 diced bacon.

EASY CHEESY HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven cook bacon over medium heat until crisp.
• Remove to paper towels to drain.
• In the drippings saute onion until tender.
• Stir in flour until blended.
• Gradually add milk and broth-bring to a boil.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Add the potatoes, corn and pepper.
• Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Add cheese and ham; heat until cheese is melted.
• Stir in bacon.
• Normally I don't use the bacon or chicken broth because I make a broth from the ham bone that I am using. And only about a half can of the corn. I also add a cup of diced carrots.