Easy Jamaican Chicken Soup Recipe For Healthy Diet

Ingredients

• 1 lb Boneless Chicken: Boneless chickens are best for soup items. Avoid adding any hard to chew items to the soup for smooth eating.
• 1 pack Chicken Noodle Soup Mix:
• ½ lb Fresh Pumpkin: You can use freshly chopped pumpkins for a better taste. Avoid using readymade frozen pumpkin pieces.
• ½ lb Yellow Yam: Yams are a great source of macro and micronutrients. It will also add a Jamaican flavor to the soup.
• 1 Chocho (Chayote: Being rich in essential vitamins and fibers, Chayotes are a great taste enhancer.)
• 1 Corn: You can use boiled corn for this recipe.
• 2 Medium Carrots: Carrots can be cut into pieces and added to the soup. You can also use baby carrots.
• 1 Medium Onion: Avoid using red onions or shallots (as they might give an unnecessary fragrance to the soup.)
• 4 cloves Garlic: Garlics are good for a nice aroma.
• 1 Scotch Bonnet Pepper: It is one of the hottest peppers with a strong aroma. This goes perfectly with a Jamaica style soup.
• 2 Scallions: For enhancing the aroma and flavor (you can use scallions.)
• 5 Sprig of Thyme: It also helps in inducing a nice taste and increasing the savoriness of the dish.
• 5 Pimento Berries: It is a seasoning used in many parts of Jamaica.
• ½ tsp salt: Salt can be added more or less based on taste adjustments.
• 1 cup Water: For boiling the veggies and cooking the spices before the main mixture.
• 12 dumplings: It is an added condiment that is necessary for the soup.