Easy Jamaican Chicken Soup Recipe | Quick & Delicious Caribbean Comfort Food

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Jalapeños provide heat with fewer calories, while bell peppers are milder and more accessible.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner, while chicken thighs are often less expensive than breasts.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice has similar acidity, and vinegar is often cheaper and shelf-stable.

pimento seeds

🥗Healthier: allspice

💰Cheaper: mixed spices

Allspice mimics the flavor, while mixed spices can be a budget-friendly alternative.

Wash the chicken with vinegar.

Boil 8 cups of water in a deep pot.

Add the chicken pieces to the boiling water one at a time.

Cover the pot and let the chicken boil with 4 cloves of garlic for 15-20 minutes.

Cut 5 potatoes in half and add them to the pot along with 2 corn cobs (cut in half) and 3 medium carrots (cut into smaller pieces).

Add washed thyme, scotch bonnet pepper, scallions, and pimento seeds to the pot.

Mix everything together and let it cook for another 15 minutes.

Add 2 packets of Gray's cock-flavored soup mix and remove the scotch bonnet pepper to avoid excessive spiciness.

Mix everything together again and prepare to make spinners.

Turn the heat down to medium-low while making the spinners.

Add a little salt to the flour and mix with water to form a dough for the spinners.

Shape the dough into about 14 spinners and 2 regular-sized dumplings.

Add the spinners and dumplings to the soup along with 1 cup of water.

Mix everything together and add the scotch bonnet pepper back in.

Let the soup boil for another 10 minutes until the spinners and dumplings are cooked.

Turn off the stove and serve the soup.

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