Ham, Broccoli, Corn and Cheese Soup

Ham, Broccoli, Corn and Cheese Soup

 

Most PEOPLE who work tend to do their food shopping on the weekends, where they have the time but also have had time to plan what their menus will be for the week.  By the time Friday comes it is time for leftovers and time to clean out the refrigerator to make room for the fresh items.

So today I am searching my “frig” and remaking leftovers into a new meal for a lazy Friday night in.

Here are the main items I want to use:  Ham slice, Broccoli, ½ can of creamed corn.

An age old standard ham/broccoli casserole came to mind but that does not thrill me. so I think I will try to make a soup instead. 

1 cup diced ham (plus or minus)

1 cup diced broccoli, stem and chop

1 small onion diced

1 garlic clove minced

¼ teaspoon pepper flakes

2 tablespoons chopped parsley

2 cups milk

1 cup chicken or vegetable broth

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons flour

4 oz cheddar cheese shredded

4 oz chunks of velveeta cheese

Salt to taste as the ham can be salty

In a soup pot: melt the butter and add the onion and garlic and sauté until translucent. Stir in the flour and then add room temp milk and broth.  Add the cheese and stir until melted over a simmer.  Add the creamed corn and then the ham and broccoli and cook until all is blended and heated through. Soup should be thick but not as thick as a chowder.

Tips:

Serve with croutons or toast points

I used a minimal amount of cheese used low fat milk: your choice to make it more decancadent with cream/half/half and / or more cheese

As this is a soup/stoup/chowder: you can get inventive by adding cubed: potatoes, carrots, mushroom whatever you think might go in a light chesse veggie soup.

As always be your own Creative Dump Cook and change this recipe to what YOU have on hand!