Confetti Chowder
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3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced zucchini
1 cup broccoli florets
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon sugar
3 cups milk
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup whole kernel corn
1 cup diced fully cooked ham
1/2 cup peas
1 (2 ounce) jar sliced pimentos, drained
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
Melt butter in a Dutch oven. Add carrots, zucchini, broccoli, onion and celery; cook and stir for about 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Sprinkle flour, salt, pepper and sugar over vegetables; mix well. Stir in milk and chicken broth; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Add corn, ham, peas and pimiento; cook and stir until heated through. Remove from the heat; add cheese and stir until melted. Serve hot.
This weekend I made my menu, wrote the grocery list, went the the grocery and the next day messed it all up. I forgot the soak the beans yet again and I didn't know what to do with the chuck steak so I had to find something new and fast to make. This soup sounded good for a rainy spring day. I started making it thinking I had everything except the zucchini. Turns out I also didn't have the whole kernel corn, peas, pimentos and cheddar cheese. Oh well, I'd make it work with what I had. I did use half a can of creamed corn, and swiss cheese as just a garnish. I also added a couple cloves of garlic - because garlic goes is everything, right?
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