Nourishing Jamaican Chicken Soup Recipe
Nothing can beat this Jamaican chicken soup because this hearty dish is full of flavors and amazingly so rich with veggies and nutrients that there is no need for any sides with this healthy soup. It is a saying “Fridays or Saturdays are Jamaican soup days” which means it is a perfect dish to enjoy on weekends. My Pollo Asado recipe is a must-try that your family will love.
Ingredients for Jamaican Chicken Soup
| Ingredient | Quantity |
| Boneless Chicken | 1 lb |
| Chicken Noodle Soup Mix | 1 pack |
| Fresh Pumpkin | ½ lb Cubed |
| Yellow Yam | ½ lb Cubed |
| Chocho (Chayote) | 1, Peeled and Cubed |
| Corn | Cut into Three Pieces |
| Carrots | 2 Medium, Peeled and Diced |
| Onion | 1 Medium, Sliced |
| Garlic | 4 Cloves, Crushed |
| Scotch Bonnet Pepper | 1 |
| Scallions (Spring Onions) | 2, Chopped |
| Thyme | 5 Sprigs |
| Pimento Berries (Allspice) | 5 |
| Salt | ½ tsp, or to taste |
| Water | As needed |
| Dumpling Mix | |
| Plain Flour | 1 cup |
| Water | As needed |
| Salt | ¼ tsp, optional |
| Cornmeal | 1 tbsp, optional |
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How To Make Jamaican Chicken Soup From Scratch?
This soup is super easy to make just follow my instructions step-wise:
Making of Dumpling
You can mix the salt and flour with water to make a dough, mixing it well and when the dough is still, you can separate it into small pieces to make round flat dumplings, here add the salt according to the taste.
Preparing the Soup
Step 1
Take a big soup pot and place the chicken in it along with the following ingredients:
- Pimento (allspice)
- Onion
- Scallion
- Garlic
- Thyme
- Corn
- Salt
Now add water to the pot and after covering it, cook it for about 10 minutes.
Step 2
Now add the following ingredients with boiling water in the pot:
- Pumpkin
- Carrot
- Chocho
- Yellow Yam
- Dumplings
Make sure to add enough water so that it covers all the items in the pot.
Step 3
Stir the mixture of soup and include scotch bonnet pepper keeping in mind not to cut the pepper just add it as a whole.
Step 4
Cook all the ingredients in the pot for about 50 minutes while the pot is covered. At this time, you can stir occasionally but be careful that the pepper should not break and when the water in the pot starts to bubble, adjust the flame to low.
Step 5
When the soup gets some color then taste the soup and if salt is required more you can add it according to the taste now take out the pepper at this time and your soup is ready to serve.
Notes
To make the soup more spicy you can break the pepper in the soup at the last few minutes before getting the soup pot off the flame so that the pepper taste and spiciness can mix in the soup mixture, but remove the pepper when you are going to serve it.
What is Jamaican Chicken Soup?
This is a hearty traditional soup prepared with pumpkin and chicken with the fillings of dumplings, sweet potatoes, and a lot of veggies and is usually served on Saturdays. Although there is no hard and fast rule to serve it only on Saturdays, this healthy, yummy, and spicy soup can be enjoyed on any day without any specific day or time.
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Why You’ll Love This Jamaican Chicken Soup?
I want to share some reasons why you are going to make this hearty soup again and again:
- It is full of delicious flavors of dried spices and a lot of vegetables.
- It has a bundle of minerals, vitamins, fiber, and protein which makes it a good soup for your health.
- You can prepare it ahead of time then you can enjoy it the next day without any change in the taste.
- It is a family treat, everyone in the family will love this healthy chicken soup.
