HAM, POTATO, CORN AND SPINACH CHOWDER

Ham, Potato, Corn and Spinach Chowder image

Provided by pokergirl33

Time 30m

Yield 6-8 cups, 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 cups left-over ham
1 left-over baked potato (although if you don't have this you could certainly peel and boil some first)
1 tablespoon butter
onion flakes (weird right? but I didn't have any fresh onions....)
garlic powder
flour
milk
chicken broth
salt
pepper
frozen spinach, nuggets (2)
dill (to taste)
2 cups corn (I used the gold or white corn from Kroger or Fred Meyer)

Steps:

melt about 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan (real butter is sooo much better than margarine, trust me on this).
add in about a teaspoon of onion flakes to rehydrate and soften.
when the butter gets a bit brown add 2 tablespoons of flour.
whisk together until you have "cooked" the flour (about 30 seconds).
add 2 cups of milk and whisk until smooth.
add a cup of chicken broth. I actually used chicken bouillon because that is what I had.
add one heaping tablespoon of greek sour cream (see notes about using regular sour cream instead).
Add 2 nuggets of chopped frozen spinach.
let simmer on low while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
add a couple shakes of garlic powder.
I put in A LOT of black pepper but do it to your taste.
Add dill to taste as well, I used dry because that is what I had, but fresh would be super good.
Chop up about 2 cups of ham into bite sized pieces.
open the corn and drain.
peel one big left over baked potato and chop into bite sized pieces.
Add all the ham, potato and corn.
Taste and add extra dill, pepper if desired. I added another tablespoon of sour cream because I thought it would taste good.
Let simmer until all the ingredients are hot and the spinach is dispersed throughout.
and eat!