3 ham chowder good Recipes

chicken stock (may need more), wild rice (i have used the quick cooking and it s good), frozen corn, divided, peanut oil, fully-cooked ham or smoked sausage, cut into cubes (or diced cooked chicken breast), mushrooms, onion , diced quite finely, celery stalks, sliced thinly, carrot, peeled and diced or grated, half-and-half (depending on how creamy you want your soup) note: low-fat or fat-free work very well in this, roux for thickening (equal parts melted butter and flour mixed into a paste), crushed cheese croutons or cheese crackers for topping, optional

bacon (at least, more is good too), onion, chopped, butter, potatoes, peeled, chopped, green bell pepper , deseeded & chopped (or red, orange, yellow), ham, diced (optional), clam juice, divided, whipping cream, divided (half-n-half or milk), cornstarch, salt & pepper, to taste, parsley, clams , reserve juice (chopped or minced)