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Homemade Jamaican Chicken Soup

Learn how to make the best homemade Jamaican Chicken Soup! Our quick & easy recipe features spicy peppers, squash, corn and dumplings.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: caribbean
Keyword: Chicken Soup, dumpling soup, Jamaican Chicken Soup, Jamaican Dumpling Soup, Jamaican Soup
Servings: 8
Calories: 569kcal

Equipment

  • Dutch Oven or Large Pot
  • chef knife
  • measuring spoons
  • measuring cups
  • oven
  • baking sheet
  • Wooden spoon or spatula

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs Chicken thighs bone-in skin on
  • 4 cups Butternut squash seeded and diced
  • 1 cup Corn
  • 1 Spanish onion sliced
  • 2 Garlic cloves minced
  • 1 Russet potato peeled and quartered
  • 6 Sprigs of fresh thyme
  • 2 Carrots peeled and sliced
  • 1 Scotch Bonnet Pepper
  • 6 Allspice berries
  • 8 cups Chicken stock
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • Cilantro garnish
  • 2 cup All purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup Water

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400F.
  • Place chicken thighs skin side up on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 35 minutes, until chicken skin is light brown and just starting to get crispy.
  • Let chicken thighs cool for 10 minutes so you can remove the skin by slipping them off the thigh meat. Set aside chicken thighs to use later.
  • Place chicken crackling exterior skin side up on a baking sheet and return to oven for 10-15 more minutes. Skin should be dark brown and crispy before removing from the oven.
  • In a large dutch oven, add diced squash and chicken stock. Bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes covered with a lid.
  • Add sliced onion, potato, garlic, thyme sprigs, carrots, and Scotch Bonnet pepper. Simmer on low heat while making the dumplings.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add 1 cup flour and a little bit of water to make dough. Lightly knead the dough until the consistency is firm and not too sticky. Roll the dough in between the palm of your hands to form spherical dumplings.
  • Drop the dumplings into your homemade Jamaican Soup and stir.
  • Add the Allspice berries, corn and bone-in chicken thighs. Cook for another 20-25 minutes.
  • Remove the spicy pepper and chicken bones from the pot and discard.
  • Garnish with fresh cilantro and chicken skin cracker. Serve in large soup bowls.

Nutrition

Calories: 569kcal | Carbohydrates: 44.1g | Protein: 36.4g | Fat: 26.8g | Saturated Fat: 7.8g | Cholesterol: 143mg | Sodium: 914mg | Potassium: 522mg | Fiber: 3.8g | Sugar: 4.2g | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 5mg