Sweet Potato Ham And Corn Chowder Recipe Recipes Net

Ingredients

1 ½tbsp olive oil

1 ¼cupsyellow onionchopped

1cupcarrotspeeled and diced

1cupcelerydiced

1cupbell pepperchopped

1tbspgarlic minced

2canslow-sodium chicken broth

3 cups sweet potatoes 1/2-inch peeled and diced

1tspbasildried

½tsp dried thyme

salt

black pepperfreshly ground

5tbspbutterunsalted, diced into 1-piece

⅓cupall-purpose flour

3cupswhole milk

1 ½cups hickory smoked ham diced cooked

1 ½ cups frozen corn

½cupsharp cheddar cheeseshredded, plus more for serving if desired

3tbspfresh parsleychopped

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add in onions, carrots, and celery and saute for 4 minutes.

Add in bell pepper and garlic then saute for 1 minute longer.

Add in chicken broth, sweet potatoes, basil, and thyme then season with salt and pepper to taste.

Bring mixture to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until sweet potatoes and vegetables are tender for about 15 to 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add in flour and cook, whisking constantly for 1 minute.

Pour in milk into the flour mixture, stir constantly and bring mixture to a light boil, remove from heat.

Stir ham and corn into the soup once veggies are tender and heat through for about 2 minutes. Stir milk mixture into soup.

Stir in cheddar and parsley. Serve warm.