{"id":6383,"date":"2026-06-30T01:13:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T01:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6383"},"modified":"2026-06-30T01:13:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T01:13:29","slug":"heavenly-comforting-soup-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/heavenly-comforting-soup-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavenly Comforting Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Heavenly Comforting Soup<\/h1>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2 tbsp butter<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 medium onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 carrots, sliced<\/li>\n<li>2 celery stalks, sliced<\/li>\n<li>3 garlic cloves, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 lb (450 g) boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs, diced<\/li>\n<li>6 cups chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp dried thyme<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp dried parsley<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp salt (or to taste)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>2 cups fresh spinach, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp cold water (optional, for a thicker soup)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat the butter and olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.<\/li>\n<li>Add the onion, carrots, and celery. Cook for 5\u20136 minutes until softened.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute.<\/li>\n<li>Add the diced chicken and cook until lightly browned.<\/li>\n<li>Pour in the chicken broth, then add the potatoes, thyme, parsley, salt, and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20\u201325 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender and the chicken is fully cooked.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the heavy cream and shredded cheddar cheese until melted and smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Add the spinach and cook for 2\u20133 minutes until wilted.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;d like a thicker soup, stir in the cornstarch slurry and simmer for another 2\u20133 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serving Suggestions<\/h3>\n<p>Serve hot with crusty bread, garlic toast, or buttery biscuits for the ultimate comforting meal. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavenly Comforting Soup Ingredients 2 tbsp butter 1 tbsp olive oil 1 medium onion, diced 2 carrots, sliced 2 celery&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6383","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\/6383","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=6383"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6385,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6383\/revisions\/6385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}