Name: Cheddar and Ham Chowder
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups boiling water; 2 cups diced potatoes; 1/2 cup sliced carrots; 1/2 cup sliced celery; 1/4 cup chopped onion; 1 cup cubed cooked ham; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1/4 cup butter; 1/4 cup flour; 2 cups milk; 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese; Salt and pepper

Prize Winning Cheddar and Ham Chowder is a slow cooked, rich, creamy soup made of ham, cheese, and potatoes. Homemade comfort food, ideal for a cold Winter's night. Delicious served with a chunk of cornbread.

This is an absolutely delicious chowder recipe! In fact, it's so delicious, it won first prize in a recipe contest.

Libby has kindly shared another of her family recipes for us all to enjoy. This Cheddar and Ham Chowder is her mom's original recipe, which her mom would make often. Libby tells us this :

"Mom won first place in a recipe contest with this one. An Oster combo mixer, grinder, food processor. She always made this for the deer hunters. Here is a photo of today's in the crock pot on warm."

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Libby simply makes the soup ahead using the stove top then transfers to her Slow cooker to keep warm until ready for serving.

the soup is rich and creamy, and thickened using a flour, butter and milk combination, in addition to the potatoes which add extra starch. It's a very comforting meal, and would be suitable on a cold Winter's day.

The recipe itself is very easy, and doesn't take long to prepare. The addition of ham is great because you can use up any left over ham, perhaps from Thanksgiving or Christmas time, and you have a whole new meal!

Recipe by Libby Myrick

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Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

Approx 30 minutes

Yield

Ingredients

2 cups boiling water
2 cups diced potatoes
½ cup sliced carrots
½ cup sliced celery
¼ cup chopped onion
1 cup cubed cooked ham
1 ½ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper

The White sauce (to thicken soup)

¼ cup butter
¼ cup flour
2 cups milk
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Chop all the vegetables, I used my Nicer Dicer to chop my veggies. Large holes for the potatoes and the small hole for the rest of them. Works great.

2. In a large pan, add the water to potatoes, carrots, celery and onion. Add salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Do Not drain.

3. Make a white sauce by melting in a pan the butter, then add the flour, stirring until combined. Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly until it is all used and keep stirring on a gently heat until the sauce begins to thicken. Once thick, add the cheese, stir until melted and add ham.

4. Add the sauce to the un-drained veggies. Heat but do not boil. This should take around 15 - 20 minutes to heat through and thicken under a gentle heat.

Prize-Winning Cheddar & Ham Chowder, showing cooking in slow cooker

5. When ready, you can serve straight away with some nice cornbread, or transfer to a crock pot and keep on a 'warm' setting until ready to serve.

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Cheddar and Ham Chowder

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups boiling water
2 cups diced potatoes
½ cup sliced carrots
½ cup sliced celery
¼ cup chopped onion
1 cup cubed cooked ham
1 ½ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper

The White sauce (to thicken soup)

¼ cup butter
¼ cup flour
2 cups milk
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper

Instructions

Chop all the vegetables, I used my Nicer Dicer to chop my veggies. Large holes for the potatoes and the small hole for the rest of them. Works great.
In a large pan, add the water to potatoes, carrots, celery and onion. Add salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Do Not drain.
Make a white sauce by melting in a pan the butter, then add the flour, stirring until combined. Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly until it is all used and keep stirring on a gently heat until the sauce begins to thicken. Once thick, add the cheese, stir until melted and add ham.
Add the sauce to the un-drained veggies. Heat but do not boil. This should take around 15 - 20 minutes to heat through and thicken under a gentle heat.
When ready, you can serve straight away with some nice cornbread, or transfer to a crock pot and keep on a 'warm' setting until ready to serve.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 560Total Fat: 35gSaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 118mgSodium: 1753mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 3gSugar: 3gProtein: 28g

Nutrition information isn’t always accurate