My five children all agree that this soothing recipe is wonderful. The soup is full of potatoes, carrots and ham. The best part is that I can get it on the table in only a half hour of hands-on time. —Jennifer Trenhaile, Emerson, Nebraska

Cheesy Ham Chowder

bacon strips, diced

onion,

carrots

all-purpose flour

milk

water

potatoes

(15-1/4 ounces) whole kernel corn, drained

chicken bouillon granules

Pepper

cheddar cheese

In a Dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium heat until crips. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels to drain.

In the bacon drippings, saute onion and carrots until tender.

Stir in flour until blended. Gradually add milk and water. Bring to a boil, cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

Add the potatoes, corn, bouillon and pepper. Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

Add cheese and ham, heat until cheese is melted. Stir in bacon.

Absolutely delicious with its thick, velvety texture full of potatoes, carrots, corn, bacon, ham, & cheese!Very easy to prepare & since my significant other had 2 bowls, I will be making it again. Thank you for sharing.

This has been a family favorite for probably 20 years.  I don't really change anything.  The only adjustment I made is that I now use chicken broth instead of water and bouillon and I use skim milk instead of whole milk just because it is what we drink.  It makes a thinner soup which is fine but the original recipe is probably better but still great flavor either way.  I also quit measuring everything.  I just add as much or as little of everything that I want.  Always good.  It's hard to screw up.

This is always a hit in our house. The kids and I made one summer evening a while back, and we now make it about every month or so. We add a freshly cracked black pepper and sometimes throw in some celery, even add croutons when serving. Great hearty dish.

Good soup for fall and winter. Served with biscuits or cornbread. Great way to use up holiday ham.

I recently made this for a church potluck we had at Christmas. Lots of us brought soups because it was such a cold day here in Maine but mine was the only crock pot that went home empty! So delicious, I wouldn't change a thing! Thank you, Jennifer, for sharing this wonderful recipe!

I wish I could save these changes without a review because I really dislike when people change a recipe and still review it. Since TOH doesn't have the option to make notes, here goes. I made this heart healthy by deleting the bacon and sautéing the onion and carrot in olive oil. After that, I added chicken that I had baked separately and used 2% milk and 2% reduced fat cheese. I followed all of the other directions. My family loved it.

With all of the TOH soup recipes lately, I cannot believe they haven't included this one!  It is absolutely fantastic!  I have been making it since I first saw it in the TOH magazine years ago.  I do use much finer chopped onions (practically minced) and smaller pieces of ham, but I don't change anything as far as ingredients.  You can use canned potatoes and carrots if you are crunched for time.
BUT, how disappointing that the editors have not included this recipe in the all of the soup recipes -- with two posts about the "80 best soups", how could this one not make it???  Maybe I missed it...
Anyway, this recipe if a KEEPER!  Yum!

How could you go wrong with ham AND bacon?! Sounds good to me! I added two sticks of chopped celery, grated my carrots and used red potatoes. I had one cup of heavy cream I wanted to use up so I made the difference with the whole milk. I also had pieces of frozen bacon ready to add. It was like a stew, thick and good and we liked it that way! Yummy!

I made this last night and it is the bomb! My picky granddaughter initially turned her nose to it but then had a bite and loved it. My husband who would have gaffed at corn in his soup wolfed it down. Had enough for leftovers. Perfect for our frosty Midwest suppers. TY Jennifer Trenhaile for sharing this and ty TOH for offering this to us homecooks.

Lovely, but I substituted ham with chicken :)

Very good! Made half the recipe because that was all we needed

The best soup ever, so very full of flavor and is often requested by my mother, daughter & grandson.  I would prepare meals for myself then take half to my 91 year old mother and she so loved this soup that she requested it at least once a month.  I ran out of cheese once and It is great even without the cheese.  I moved mother in with me when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer and she eventually got to the point she could no longer chew.  I would then blend this soup so she could just swallow and still have the nourishment.  Now that she has passed, I always think of her when I make this as this was her favorite.  I'm sure that once you make this soup it would be requested by your family and become your favorite too..

Excellent and easy!  Chock full of flavor and texture.  I used half the bacon, and it was great.  I did add some diced celery.

This soup is delish!  Rich and thick.  I often will substitute half and half or heavy cream for part of the milk.  It's a very forgiving soup for substitutions.  Bbutler....I have frozen it without any problem..

Make this soup!!  It is absolutely delicious.  My husband (not a fan of soup) even asked if I could make it regularly.  The flavors and texture were perfect.  I normally never use bouillon but did in this recipe and it was fine.  This is a real winner.

Awesome Chowder, super easy  to make and delicious!

This is a very tasty soup! The ham and bacon combination really put it over the top! One of our favorite potato soups I have tried!

Use frozen diced hash browns to speed up prep time

My family loves this recipe!! It's absolutely delicious!

Delicious!!! Will start adding this to our dinner rotation.

I make this several times in the fall and winter. Served with biscuits or cornbread it makes a hearty dinner on cold evenings

I've been making this for a couple of years now and it is wonderful!  We love it!

this was really good, though I did make some minor changes. I used frozen, thawed country style hash browns (so easy, since they're already diced), I added a bit more flour to make it thicker, I used chicken broth in place of water, I added thyme, rosemary

I made this for the first time last night. Took a little longer than I thought but my family LOVED it. Even my picky 5 yr old. Will definitely make it again

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cheesy ham chowder

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total: 60 minutes

Servings: 10

Author : Taste of Home

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