3 wild rice and ham chowder Recipes

chopped onion, butter, cubed, garlic cloves, minced, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, salt, pepper, chicken broth, cubed peeled potatoes, chopped carrot, bay leaf, dried thyme, ground nutmeg, cooked wild rice, cubed fully cooked ham, half-and-half cream, whole kernel corn, drained, minced fresh parsley

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