Confetti Chowder

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup chopped 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 whole milk
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup whole kernel corn
• 1 cup diced fully cooked ham
• 1/2 cup peas
• 1 jar (2 ounces) sliced pimiento, drained
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1. Melt butter in a Dutch oven. Add the 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.
2. 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; stir in cheese until melted.

butter, carrots, zucchini, broccoli florets, onion, celery, allpurpose, salt, pepper, sugar, milk, chicken broth, whole kernel corn, fully cooked ham, peas, pimiento, cheddar cheese

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/confetti-chowder/ (may not work)