Succotash Chowder

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons butter or 2 teaspoons margarine
• 2 1/2 cups red potatoes, diced, raw
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1/2 cup celery, diced
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cups whole milk or 3 cups evaporated milk, divided
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup frozen lima beans
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, to taste
• 1 (15 ounce) can creamed corn
• 2 cups cooked ham, diced

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a large stockpot.
• 2 add potatoes, celery,and onions, and stir to coat with the butter.
• 3 cover and cook on medium heat for 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4 meanwhile, whisk together 1 cup of the milk with the flour; add to the pot.
• 5 add remaining milk, chicken broth, lima beans, and seasonings.
• 6 bring soup to just a boil (be careful not to burn milk), then immediately reduce heat to low and allow to simmer about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 7 add corn and ham; simmer until vegetables are very tender, another 10 minutes or so (depending upon how small or large you chopped your vegetables).
• 8 taste and adjust seasonings as needed before serving.