Dutch Oven Cheesy Ham Chowder Recipes

CHEESY HAM AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large dutch oven, combine chicken broth, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, parsley flakes, and frozen corn. Bring to a boil and cook until vegetables are tender.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, and 2 cups of half and half. Stir slurry into cooked vegetable mixture.
• In a separate saucepan over medium, heat remaining 4 cups of half and half. Stir in Velveeta and shredded cheddar cheese. Stir continuously until cheese are melted.
• When cheese is melted add to cooked vegetable mixture. Stir to combine.
• Add ham and diced bacon to soup. Salt and pepper soup to taste.
• Notes: This soup fills one large crockpot or slow cooker. Doubling this recipe to feed a crowd will fit into a medium sized roaster with plenty of room to stir.

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 POTATO AND HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. Place a 5 quart Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add the butter, oil, onion, celery, salt and pepper. Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring often, until vegetables just start to soften.
• 2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together the flour and the 1/2 cup of milk. Mix well to break up any lumps. Set aside.
• 3. Add the remaining milk and half & half to the Dutch oven. Mix well and heat thru, stirring often. Add the flour mixture and cook over medium high heat until thickened, stirring often to avoid sticking and burning.
• 4. Add the ham flavoring, potatoes, ham, cheese, eggs and parsley flakes. Mix well.
• 5. Bring to a simmer and cook an additional 6-7 minutes, stirring often, to heat through.
• 6. Serve garnished with shredded cheese and/or dried parsley flakes.

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.

DUTCH OVEN CHEESY HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. In a dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon remove to paper towels to drain. In the drippings saute onion and carrots until tender.
• 2. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually add milk and water. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• 3. 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 and stir in bacon.