Here’s a hearty, comforting Amish Farmhouse Feast—simple ingredients, from-scratch flavors, and big family-style portions 🌾🍗🥔
This is a traditional menu with short recipes for each dish.
Amish Farmhouse Feast Menu
🍗 Main Dish: Amish Roast Chicken
Ingredients
- Whole chicken (4–5 lb)
- Salt, black pepper
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 onion, quartered
Method
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Rub chicken with butter, salt, pepper, and paprika.
- Stuff cavity with onion.
- Roast uncovered 1½ hours or until juices run clear.
- Rest 15 minutes before carving.
🥔 Side Dish: Creamed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2 lbs potatoes, peeled & cubed
- 3 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1½ cups milk
- Salt & pepper
Method
- Boil potatoes until tender; drain.
- Make a roux with butter and flour.
- Whisk in milk; cook until thick.
- Fold potatoes into sauce and season.
🌽 Side Dish: Buttered Corn
Ingredients
- 4 cups corn (fresh or frozen)
- 2 tbsp butter
- Salt & sugar pinch
Method
- Simmer corn with butter, salt, and a pinch of sugar for 10 minutes.
🥬 Side Dish: Amish Green Beans
Ingredients
- 1 lb green beans
- 3 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 small onion
- Salt & pepper
Method
- Cook bacon until crisp.
- Add onion; sauté.
- Add beans and a little water.
- Simmer 45–60 minutes until tender.
🍞 Bread: Amish Dinner Rolls
Soft yeast rolls served warm with butter (or I can give the full recipe if you want).
🍰 Dessert: Amish Applesauce Cake
Spiced cake made with applesauce, cinnamon, and cloves—often served plain or with whipped cream.
🥛 To Drink
- Fresh milk
- Iced tea
- Homemade lemonade
Amish Cooking Hallmarks
- Simple pantry ingredients
- Slow cooking
- No shortcuts
- Comfort over presentation
If you’d like, I can:
- Turn this into a holiday table
- Give one full detailed recipe
- Create a slow cooker Amish feast
- Add Amish desserts only (shoofly pie, whoopie pies, apple fritters)
Just tell me what you want next 🌾
