Ham and Corn Chowder

I came up with this after trying to figure out what to do with some leftover ham bits, and, so far, everyone loves it.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 459 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ cup water
• 3 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 (15 ounce) can creamed corn
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 cube chicken bouillon
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
• 1 cup 2% milk
• 3 red potatoes, quartered, or more to taste
• ½ cup cubed cooked ham, or to taste
• 1 (12 ounce) package frozen corn kernels

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion until translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add potatoes and ham to onion; cook and stir until ham is heated through, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Mix whipping cream, creamed corn, frozen corn kernels, milk, water, chicken bouillon, garlic powder, onion powder, and ground ginger into onion-potato mixture; cook over medium-high heat until potatoes are softened, 30 to 45 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper.