Southwestern Ham And Cheddar Chowder Recipes

CHEDDAR HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the water, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, salt and pepper to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until vegetables are just tender. Remove from the heat; do not drain. , Meanwhile, in another saucepan, melt the butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Add cheese and stir until melted. Stir into the undrained vegetables; return large saucepan to the heat. Add corn and ham; heat through, stirring occasionally.

HAM AND CHEESE CHOWDER

Steps:

• Combine potatoes, broth, carrots, and garlic in a large pot and bring to a boil, about 5 minutes. Stir in salt, garlic powder, and black pepper. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until potatoes and carrots are tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Add corn and ham. Reduce heat to lowest setting.
• While soup simmers, melt butter in a saucepan and whisk in cornstarch. Add milk and whisk to combine. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, 3 to 5 minutes. Add Cheddar cheese and stir until melted, about 2 minutes. Pour mixture into the pot with the soup. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 2 minutes more, or until ready to serve.

HAM, CORN & CHEDDAR CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large heavy saucepan over moderate heat until crisp; remove bacon from pan and set aside.
• Add chopped onion to bacon fat in pan and cook, stirring until onion is softened. Add flour and stir to blend. Stir in broth and bring to a boil. Add potato and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are just tender, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in cream, corn and ham. Add cheddar, stirring just until cheese melts (do not let boil) and season generously with pepper. Serve bowls of cheddar topped with reserved bacon and chopped green onions.

SOUTHWESTERN CHEESY CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut all vegetables to size-- I cut all of mine into approximately 1/2" pieces-- I found that it reduced the cooking time for them all to be similar in size.
• In soup pot, melt 2 T butter and brown the ground turkey.
• Add garlic& sauté until done.
• Add onions, green& red peppers, and zucchini-- sauté a few minutes until vegetables are limp.
• Stir in 1 T butter& flour.
• Add chicken stock, peas, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, salt, sage, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce,& black pepper.
• Bring to boil-- Reduce heat to simmer.
• Cover & let cook until all vegetables are tender, (approx 25 minutes).
• Ladle 2 cups of soup into mixing bowl-- SLOWLY stir in the half & half to prevent it from separating.
• Pour it SLOWLY back into soup pot, stirring frequently.
• Add both cheeses-- stir until cheese is melted and chowder is thickened.
• Taste & adjust salt/pepper if needed.

SOUTHWESTERN HAM AND CHEDDAR CHOWDER

Steps:

• Saute onion, celery, and jalapenos in butter until tender. Add the flour slowly and stir frequently for about 5-6 minutes. Add the chicken broth and simmer for about 25 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the Cheddar cheese, just a little at a time, until smooth. Add the cream, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, beer, and Parmesan cheese. Stir until well blended, then add the ham and scallions. Season with salt, pepper, and hot sauce.