Fun fact: Jamaicans love all kinds of soup! Beef soup, red peas soup, mannish water, fish tea, chicken foot soup; you name it we make it. So, I’m excited to share my Jamaican chicken soup recipe with you. It is flavorful and hearty, truly a full meal all in one bowl. You are sure to satisfy your taste buds with this one. What is your absolute favorite soup? Comment below and let me know.
Jamaican Chicken Soup Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 Chicken Leg Quarters
- 1 Corn (cut into 7 pieces)
- 3 Medium Potatoes cut into medium pieces
- 1 Chayote aka Cho-cho cut into 4 pieces
- 6 Carrots chopped
- 1/2 lb Pumpkin chopped
- 3 Stalks of Scallion chopped
- 6 Sprigs of Thyme
- 1 Scotch Bonnet Pepper
- Chicken Soup Flavour Mix
- Dumplings (Recipe listed in the description box below video –> CLICK HERE )
DIRECTIONS:
- Bring 12 cups of water to a boil then add chicken
- Add carrots, corn, chayote (cho-cho) & pumpkin
- Cover pot and cook on medium heat for 45 minutes
- Add dumpling then stir it up
- After 20 minutes add potatoes then stir
- 10 minutes later add scallion, thyme, pimento seeds & Scotch Bonnet pepper
- Stir it up and add chicken soup flavour mix
- Cook for 5-7 minutes then add salt and pepper to taste
You can click the picture below to be taken directly to my video where I walk you through this recipe step by step. Check out my recipe for Jamaican Stew Peas + Split Pea Soup
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13 Comments
Simone Smith
March 4, 2018 at 5:35 pmSoup Was absolutely AMAZING! very filling and Delicious
thejamaicanmother
June 2, 2018 at 8:57 amThank you so much!! I am very happy that you enjoyed the Jamaican chicken soup.
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Anna
January 16, 2019 at 2:42 pmhOW ARE YOU MAKING THE DUMPLINS??
thejamaicanmother
February 23, 2019 at 7:52 pmHere is a link (https://youtu.be/HSeA43QtUW8) to my video showing how I make Boiled Dumplings using a mixture of flour and water. Thanks for stopping by.
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D
February 3, 2019 at 8:26 pmI love this recipe. I’m not West Indian but my husband is and when o make this soup he always says it reminds him of home. Thank you Jamaican Mother! Xo
thejamaicanmother
February 23, 2019 at 7:59 pmThank you, much appreciated!! I am very happy to hear that you both enjoyed this recipe 🙂
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Richard
February 24, 2019 at 3:46 amDo you slice the scotch bonnet? Or put it in whole? Thanks
thejamaicanmother
April 29, 2019 at 4:55 pmI added the Scotch Bonnet pepper whole. Hope that helps!
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Christina Roldan
August 26, 2019 at 4:02 pmWhat brand soup noodle mix do you put in?
thejamaicanmother
September 2, 2019 at 11:29 amThanks for stopping by the blog. I used the Grace brand, it is featured in my Amazon store: https://amzn.to/2zGyyiZ
Doris Burrell
October 19, 2019 at 9:37 amCan you use chicken wings instead of leg quarters and if so how long would you cook them?
Felicia
January 27, 2020 at 1:05 pmHow much Pumpkin to you use?
The Jamaican Mother
April 21, 2020 at 4:53 pmI used about 1/2 pound of pumpkin.
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