Caribbean Pumpkin Chick’n Soup

Ingredients

• 2 medium potatoes
• 4 cups Jamaican pumpkin or butternut squash
• 1, 15oz / 425g can pumpkin puree
• 1, 20oz / 560g can jackfruit (unsweetened)
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 2 corn on the cobbs, cut into 4 each
• 3 celery stalks, chopped
• 1 large onion
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 225 g / 8 oz Hodo curry nuggets or tofu (optional)*
• 950 ml / 32 oz no chicken broth
• 3 Tbsp no chicken bouillon paste
• 5 cups of water
• 1 cup filini pasta noodles
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• garlic powder
• cayenne pepper
• salt to taste*
• VEGAN chicken noodle soup seasoning mix ( We used Frontier chicken noodle soup seasoning mix)

Dumplings

• 1 cup flour
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 tsp salt

Mix together in a medium bowl until dough is stiff. It will make 7/8 medium dumplings.

Method

1. Rinse and drain jackfruit. Place on a cutting board to cut off hard ends of jackfruit and discard of the seeds. Place to the side when finished.
2. In a large pot, add 2 Tbsp of olive oil. Add the onion and fresh garlic cloves, cook until fragrant.
3. Next, add the red & green bell pepper and stir to combine.
4. Add the no chicken broth and the water to the pot.
5. Add the no chicken bouillon paste and stir.
6. Add the pumpkin puree, and stir. Place lid on the pot and allow it to come to a boil.
7. Prepare dumplings, as you wait for the soup to boil.
8. Once the soup begins to boil, add in carrots and celery.
9. Next, add the butternut squash and potatoes.
10. Add in jackfruit, and stir.
11. Add the Hodo curry nuggets (optional)* and stir.
12. Next add in the vegan chicken noodle soup seasoning mix, thyme, and spice blend. Then stir to combine. When this comes to boil, add in the habanero pepper (scotch bonnet).
13. Add pasta and stir to combine.
14. Add dumplings, and lastly the corn on the cobb. Stir to combine. Cover and let it simmer on medium to low heat for about 15 – 20 minutes.
15. Once the soup thickens, it is ready to serve!
16. ** For added heat, you can cut the habanero pepper in half**