Chicken Soup| Jamaican Style

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.

Start with boiling plain water in a pot.

Cut up carrots and place them in water to keep fresh.

Add corn to the boiling water.

Add chicken breast to the pot to boil.

Add yellow yam to the pot.

Dice and shred pumpkin, then add to the pot.

Stir the mixture to combine ingredients and observe the color change from the pumpkin.

Let the soup boil for a few minutes.

Add chicken leg quarters to the pot, ensuring skin is removed.

Peel and cut Irish potato, placing it in water until ready to use.

Stir the soup and let it boil again for a few minutes.

Add white yam to the pot, stirring to combine.

Prepare dumplings by mixing about a pound of flour with water to form a dough.

Take pieces of dough, roll them into balls, and press them to shape.

Drop the dumplings into the boiling soup.

Stir the soup to combine all ingredients and check the cooking progress.

Add four packets of chicken noodle soup for flavor, instead of salt.

Stir the soup to mix in the seasoning.

Add all-purpose seasoning for flavor enhancement.

Chop scallion and add to the soup along with thyme and cloves.

Add a whole scotch bonnet pepper for flavor without bursting it.

Stir the soup from the bottom up to combine all ingredients thoroughly.

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