Instructions: In large skillet saute bacon, ham, onions, and celery until bacon is crisp and onions and celery are limp. Add salt and pepper. Put contents of skillet along with potatoes, carrots, chicken, broth, clam juice, and corn into crockpot, cover, and cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours or HIGH 3 to 4 hours.

Whisk flour into milk, and add to pot along with cheese, whipping cream, and parsley and cook one more hour on HIGH.

It may not be low-fat and cholesterol free, but it is wonderful holiday fare.

Makes a huge batch for a fantastic Christmas Eve dinner for a crowd. (For those who dont mind the taste of clams but arent fond of the texture.)

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