Creamy Ham Chowder Recipes

CREAMY HAM POTATO AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt 1 1/2 Tbsp butter over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery and saute until tender, about 4 minutes. Add chicken broth, potatoes, oregano, thyme, and bay leaf and season with salt and pepper to taste*.
• Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium, cover with lid and allow to cook, stirring occasionally until potatoes are nearly tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add in ham and corn and cook until potatoes are tender, about 5 minutes longer.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, melt remaining 4 Tbsp butter over medium heat. Add flour and cook mixture, stirring constantly, 1 1/2 minutes.
• While whisking, slowly add in milk, and whisk vigorously to smooth lumps, season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring mixture to a boil and allow to thicken, whisking constantly.
• Remove from heat, stir in sour cream or cream. Pour and stir milk mixture into soup mixture (once potatoes are tender). Serve warm topped with bacon and chives.

HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Pour stock into a large pot set over medium heat, and bring to a simmer. Stir in the cubed ham and 2 tablespoons rosemary.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook diced bacon until crisp. With a slotted spoon, remove bacon, and add to pot. Drain half of the bacon grease, and return skillet to medium heat. Stir in onions, leeks, garlic, and green onions; cook until tender, then add to pot.
• Place cubed potatoes, carrots, and 2 tablespoons rosemary in pot; simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Turn off heat, and add cream to pot.

CREAMY HAM AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• On a firm non-breakable surface, take a clean hammer and crack the middle of the ham bone so that marrow can escape during cooking.
• Place ham bone flat in the bottom of a pot and add enough water to just cover.
• Simmer over medium heat for 30 minutes.
• Remove bone and cut off the remaining tender ham meat; set meat aside.
• Turn up the heat on the ham broth and reduce down until you have about a couple of cups of broth, or to desired strength.
• Skim the fat from the broth.
• Melt butter in a large pan; remove from heat and mix in flour until smooth.
• Slowly add 1 cup milk, stirring constantly.
• Return pan to stove and cook on low heat until milk thickens.
• Stir the corn, the ham pieces you set aside earlier, dried minced onion, and minced garlic into thickened milk; then slowly stir in the remaining milk and the ham broth.
• Cook on low for about 15 minutes, but do not boil.
• Add salt, pepper, and paprika to taste.
• *Note: how much meat you leave on the bone is up to you, but I like to have a couple of cups of ham bits mixed into this chowder.
• Optional: you can add a cup of cooked, chopped potato chunks to the soup near the end of the cooking, if you like.

CREAMY HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender. , Meanwhile, in another large saucepan, cook onion in butter over medium heat for 4 minutes. Stir in the flour, salt, pepper and nutmeg; gradually add broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cream and cheese., Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Drain potatoes; add to slow cooker. Stir in ham. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours. , Stir in broccoli. Cover and cook 30 minutes longer or until heated through.

HAM AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon to paper towel to drain, reserving 1/4 cup drippings in pan. Saute the onion, celery and green pepper in drippings for 5 minutes. Add potatoes and broth. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. , Place 1/2 cup milk and 2 cups corn in a blender; cover and process until pureed. Pour into saucepan. Add ham and remaining corn; simmer for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in the butter, parsley, salt, pepper, pepper sauce if desired and remaining milk; heat through. Garnish with bacon.

HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook onion in butter til soft, not brown.
• Combine with all else, and heat.
• Serve.

CREAMY CORN-POTATO-HAM CHOWDER (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• In slow cooker place the potatoes, onions, ham, celery, corn, butter or margarine and salt and pepper. Add water to cover and add two bouillon cubes.
• Cook on low setting for 8 - 9 hours. Stir in the evaporated milk, and continue to cook for 30 more minutes.