3 top ham 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

diced bacon, ears corn (lightly smoked in the husk ), mesquite wood chips, divided, smoked ham (diced after smoking), diced onion, diced celery, diced carrot, diced green bell pepper , and, red bell pepper, potatoes, peeled and diced small, chicken stock, salt, white pepper, bay leaf, cayenne pepper, butter, flour, milk, heavy cream (optional)