Chicken Soup Jamaican Style || Step By Step

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.

Peel and prepare the ingredients: potatoes, carrots, onion, pumpkin, and garlic.

Boil water in a pot.

Add onion and pumpkin to the boiling water with salt.

Once the pumpkin is partially cooked, add chicken to the pot.

Add thyme, scallions, garlic, and scotch bonnet pepper to the pot.

Add pimento seeds to the pot.

Roll flour into small dumplings (spinners) and drop them into the soup.

Let the soup cook until all ingredients are tender.

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