ham chowder

Ingredients For ham chowder

• 2 slice

  bacon
• 6 Tbsp

  butter, divided
• 1 lg

  sweet onion, diced
• 1 -2 clove

  garlic, finely minced
• 2 stalk

  celery, diced
• 1 lg

  carrot, peeled and diced
• 1 lg

  Yukon gold potato, peeled, diced, and boiled
• 4 Tbsp

  all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 c

  2 % milk
• 1 1/2 c

  cream or half and half
• 1/2 c

  frozen young peas
• 1/2 c

  corn nibblets, frozen
• 2 c

  ham, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 tsp

  dried thyme, optional
• 1/2 tsp

  sea salt
• 1/2 tsp

  freshly ground white or black pepper
• 1 - 1 1/2 c

  water, to thin out soup