Ham and Red Potato Corn Chowder

Ingredient

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1/2 yellow onion, chopped > add a pinch of salt at this step
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tbsp flour
• 2 c chicken broth
• 1 c half and half
• 1 lb red baby potatoes, quartered
• 1 c frozen corn
• 2 c chopped up ham, can sub Canadien bacon
• A pinch of fresh or dry thyme
• pepper
• Optional: green onions for garnish

Instruction

• Add olive oil and butter to a pan on med/low heat
• Saute the onions and garlic with some fresh pepper (sprinkle on a pinch of salt) until translucent, 3-5 minutes
• Stir in the flour, cook this for 1 minute
• Pour in the chicken broth and half and half, bring to a boil
• Add the quartered potatoes, frozen corn, ham and thyme
• Turn heat down to low, cover and simmer 30 minutes
• Serve

NOTES

You do not need to add extra salt because the ham is salty