Ham and Red Potato Corn Chowder

ham potato corn soup in a bowl

A creamy chowder soup filled with baby red potatoes, corn and chunks of ham. The perfect post holiday soup to use up all the leftover ham or some stashed away ham in the freezer.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 yellow onion, chopped > add a pinch of salt at this step
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2 c chicken broth
  • 1 c half and half
  • 1 lb red baby potatoes, quartered
  • 1 c frozen corn
  • 2 c chopped up ham, can sub Canadien bacon
  • A pinch of fresh or dry thyme
  • pepper
  • Optional: green onions for garnish

Instructions

  1. Add olive oil and butter to a pan on med/low heat
  2. Saute the onions and garlic with some fresh pepper (sprinkle on a pinch of salt) until translucent, 3-5 minutes
  3. Stir in the flour, cook this for 1 minute
  4. Pour in the chicken broth and half and half, bring to a boil
  5. Add the quartered potatoes, frozen corn, ham and thyme
  6. Turn heat down to low, cover and simmer 30 minutes
  7. Serve

Notes

You do not need to add extra salt because the ham is salty

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 474Total Fat: 24gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 93mgSodium: 1209mgCarbohydrates: 40gFiber: 3gSugar: 6gProtein: 26g

This information comes from online calculators. Although moderncrumb.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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