{"id":3863,"date":"2026-04-19T18:53:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3863"},"modified":"2026-04-19T18:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:53:06","slug":"heavenly-comforting-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/heavenly-comforting-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Heavenly Comforting Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Heavenly Comforting Soup Chicken &amp; Veggie Style<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups cooked chicken (shredded or diced)<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 medium onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 carrots, sliced<\/li>\n<li>2 celery stalks, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 potato, diced (for thickness)<\/li>\n<li>6 cups chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp salt (adjust to taste)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp dried thyme or mixed herbs<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup cream (optional, for creamy version)<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley (for garnish)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Saut\u00e9 the base<\/strong><br \/>\nHeat olive oil in a pot. Add onion and cook 5\u20136 minutes until soft. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add vegetables<\/strong><br \/>\nStir in carrots, celery, and potato. Cook for 3\u20134 minutes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Simmer<\/strong><br \/>\nPour in chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 20\u201325 minutes until vegetables are tender.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add chicken &amp; seasoning<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd shredded chicken, salt, pepper, and herbs. Simmer another 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make it creamy (optional)<\/strong><br \/>\nStir in cream and heat gently (don\u2019t boil).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve<\/strong><br \/>\nGarnish with parsley and enjoy warm<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>You can blend part of the soup for a thicker texture (common in creamy soups)<\/li>\n<li>Add rice, noodles, or chickpeas to make it more filling<\/li>\n<li>Tastes even better the next day like most soups!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Heavenly Comforting Soup Chicken &amp; Veggie Style \u00a0Ingredients 2 cups cooked chicken (shredded or diced) 1 tbsp olive oil 1&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3863","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\/3863","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=3863"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3865,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3863\/revisions\/3865"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}