Comfort food at it's very best! This chowder is good to the very last lovin' spoonful!
Author: Adapted by Catherine Daugherty
Recipe type: Soup
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
3 tablespoons oil or butter
1 onion, diced
2 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped or 2 teaspoons minced
1 teaspoon ground thyme
¼ cup flour
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups milk
1½ pounds potatoes, peeled and diced small (2 large potatoes)
8 ounces ham, diced
1 to 2 cups corn
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a large sauce pan and saute' the diced ham until nicely browned. Remove ham and set aside.
Heat the remaining oil in the sauce pan over medium-high heat, add the onions, carrots and celery and cook until tender, about 8-10 minutes.
Mix in the garlic, thyme and flour and cook until the flour is lightly browned, about 2-3 minutes.
Slowly stir in the broth, deglazing the pan as you go, add the potatoes, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 10-12 minutes.
Add the milk, ham and corn, cook until heated, thickened and season with salt and pepper.
Enjoy!
Recipe by Pray Cook Blog at https://praycookblog.com/ham-potato-and-corn-chowder/