This is a soup worth serving for any occasion, from weeknight dinners to date nights in to dinner parties with friends. Cozy up to a bowl filled with potatoes, corn and ham in a thick, creamy soup and you’ll instantly understand why this chowder is rated five stars.
Easy Ham and Potato Corn Chowder
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 45 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
- 3 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 1 package (20 oz) refrigerated diced potatoes with onions
- 1 1/2 cups frozen whole kernel sweet corn
- 1 1/2 cups diced cooked ham (8 oz)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- Additional chopped fresh thyme leaves, if desired
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1In 3- to 4-quart Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Add garlic; cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until garlic is fragrant.
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Step2Add chicken broth, potatoes, frozen corn, ham, 1 tablespoon thyme, the salt and pepper. Heat to boiling; cover and simmer 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat. With potato masher, carefully mash potatoes to thicken chowder.
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Step3Stir in whipping cream; heat 2 to 3 minutes or until heated through. Garnish with additional thyme leaves.
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Nutrition
330
Calories
19g
Total Fat
12g
Protein
28g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 330
- Calories from Fat
- 180
- Total Fat
- 19g
- 30%
- Saturated Fat
- 11g
- 56%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 75mg
- 25%
- Sodium
- 1230mg
- 51%
- Potassium
- 280mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 28g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 12%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 12g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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