3 wild mushroom chicken corn chowder 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

thick sliced bacon, diced, onion, chopped, red bell pepper, chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, frozen white shoepeg corn, thawed, divided, chopped smoked chicken or 1 1/2 cups turkey, red potatoes, peeled, and, chopped, sliced and diced wild mushroom, salt, cayenne pepper, fresh ground black pepper, water, half-and-half, divided