{"id":1497,"date":"2026-02-02T01:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T01:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1497"},"modified":"2026-02-02T01:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T01:00:21","slug":"amish-snow-day-soup-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/amish-snow-day-soup-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Amish Snow Day Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Amish Snow Day Soup<\/h2>\n<p>A cozy, creamy comfort soup straight from Amish kitchens\u2014perfect for cold days, simple ingredients, big warmth<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>4 slices bacon, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon butter<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>3 cups potatoes, peeled and diced<\/li>\n<li>2 cups carrots, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 cup celery, sliced<\/li>\n<li>3 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth)<\/li>\n<li>1\u00bd cups milk (whole milk is best)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>1\u00bd cups shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon dried thyme (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley or chives, for garnish (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>In a large pot, cook the chopped bacon over medium heat until crispy. Remove bacon and set aside, leaving the drippings in the pot.<\/li>\n<li>Add butter to the pot, then saut\u00e9 the onion until soft and translucent (about 3\u20134 minutes). Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in potatoes, carrots, and celery. Pour in the chicken broth and bring to a gentle boil.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15\u201320 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.<\/li>\n<li>In a small bowl, whisk flour with a little milk to make a smooth slurry. Stir it into the soup.<\/li>\n<li>Add remaining milk and heavy cream. Simmer gently until the soup thickens.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in shredded cheddar cheese until melted and creamy.<\/li>\n<li>Season with salt, pepper, and thyme. Add the cooked bacon back in.<\/li>\n<li>Serve hot, garnished with parsley or chives if you like.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For extra thickness, mash a few potatoes directly in the pot.<\/li>\n<li>You can add corn or shredded chicken for a heartier version.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with crusty bread or homemade rolls\u2014Amish style<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Amish Snow Day Soup A cozy, creamy comfort soup straight from Amish kitchens\u2014perfect for cold days, simple ingredients, big warmth&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1497"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1499,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1497\/revisions\/1499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}