Midwest Chowder Recipes

MIDWEST HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or pot, combine water, potatoes, carrots, celery, and onion. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• In a medium saucepan, melt butter or margarine. Stir in flour and pepper. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly.
• Add cheese to sauce and cook and stir until melted. Add cheese sauce to vegetable mixture. Stir in corn and ham. Heat through, but don't boil. Ladle into soup bowls and top with additional pepper, if you like. Makes 6 main-dish servings.

MIDWEST CHOWDER

Steps:

• Bring vegetables and water to boil in saucepan on high heat. Cover; simmer on low heat 10 min., stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. (Do not drain.) Set aside.
• Melt butter in separate large saucepan on low heat. Stir in flour; cook and stir 2 min. or until bubbly. Gradually stir in milk until blended. Bring to boil on medium heat, stirring frequently; cook 1 to 2 min. or until thickened, stirring constantly. Simmer on low heat 5 min.
• Add cheese; cook and stir 2 min. or until melted. Add corn and undrained cooked vegetables; cook 5 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. (Do not boil.)

MIDWEST CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a saucepan, add first 6 ingredients.
• Bring to a boil; cover and reduce heat.
• Simmer for 10-15 minutes; remove from heat but don't drain.
• In a large saucepan, melt butter.
• Stir in flour, salt, and pepper; cook 2 minutes or until bubbly, stirring constantly.
• Gradually add milk and stir until well blended.
• Cook over medium heat until mixture boils and gets thick, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add cheese, stirring until melted.
• Add undrained vegetables and corn.
• Stirring occasionally, cook until thoroughly heated, but do not boil.

MIDWEST CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, stir together corn, potato, onion, water, chicken bouillon granules, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes or just until the corn and potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in the 1-1/2 cups milk.
• In a small bowl, stir together dry milk powder and flour. Gradually stir in the 1/4 cup milk until mixture is smooth. Stir milk-flour mixture into corn mixture in saucepan. Cook and stir until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. To serve, ladle into soup bowls. Sprinkle with bacon pieces. Makes 4 side-dish or 2 main-dish servings.

MIDWEST CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook the potatoes, carrots, celery and onions in boiling salted water for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, melt butter, stir in flour and pepper until smooth. Gradually stir in milk; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Add cheese, stirring until melted. Stir in corn. Heat through but do not boil. Add reserved vegetables and liquid.

TEX-MEX CHEESY CHICKEN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a 6-quart Dutch oven, cook and stir onion, celery and garlic in hot oil over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until onion is tender; add chicken and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes or till no longer pink; add broth and potatoes; bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 12-15 minutes or till potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.
• In a medium bowl, dissolve gravy mix into milk; stir milk mixture into soup mixture; stir in cheese, salsa and green chilies, reduce heat to low; cook and stir till cheese is melted.
• Serve with corn chips.