chicken corn chowder

Ingredients For chicken corn chowder

• 1/4 lb

  ham or bacon,cooked, cubed or crumbled
• 2

  shallots chopped or 1/2 tsp. onion powder. my husband cannot tolerate onion so i substitute although you can use 1 large onion chopped
• 3

  ribs celery sliced add 3 celery hearts chopped including leaves
• 6

  potatoes quarted with skins on
• 3 c

  chicken stock
• 24 oz

  frozen corn
• 2 c

  half and half
• 1/4 c

  butter
• salt and white pepper to taste
• 3 Tbsp

  flour seasoned with salt and pepper
• 2

  boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 Tbsp

  olive oil, extra virgin