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30 Minute Healthy Turkey Vegetable Soup

December 23, 2020 Updated January 21, 2022 by Lisa Goldfinger 9 Comments This post may contain affiliate links

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This healthy turkey vegetable soup is a flavorful and comforting one-pot meal that's ready in 30 minutes. It starts with ground turkey sautéed with shallots and garlic and then simmered in spiced tomato broth with a whole chopped cauliflower and a big bunch of kale. A great recipe for the weeknight dinner rotation.

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Sometimes my favorite recipes on the blog are the ones I didn't intend for the blog. This is one of those dishes. A flavorful, satisfying, veggie-packed dinner soup that makes you want to go back for seconds. A last minute, throw-everything-into-a-pot creation that was devoured happily and heartily by my husband Eddie and me, after which we both agreed ...this has to to go on the blog!

I love using ground turkey in recipes. It's a great source of protein that's lower in fat and calories than beef and soaks up whatever flavors it's cooked with. If you're looking for other delicious things to make with ground turkey, from soup to meatballs to meatloaf to meat sauce, you're in the right place.

Ingredients for healthy turkey vegetables soup

  • Ground turkey - I prefer using dark meat turkey for this recipe, or a mix of dark and white. You can also use ground chicken, if you prefer. If a package of ground turkey doesn't specify whether it's dark or white meat, it's often a mixture of both.
  • Shallots and Garlic - Sautéed shallots and garlic add the first layer of flavor to this soup.
  • Chicken broth - Use your favorite low-sodium chicken broth. My favorites are Swansons and Pacific.
  • Tomato puree - Use your favorite canned tomato puree. My absolute favorite choice is Whole San Marzano Tomatoes which I puree myself. My second favorite is Muir Glen organic tomato puree. 
  • Cauliflower - A whole chopped cauliflower goes into this soup. That's about a pound of cauliflower after you've removed the leaves and core. If you prefer to use riced cauliflower, you'll need about a pound of it, or 4 cups.
  • Dried Spices - This soup uses dried basil, oregano and crushed red pepper flakes, which give it an Italian flavor profile.
  • Curly Kale - A whole big bunch of Curly Kale goes into this soup - a delicious way to get a big dose of super healthy dark leafy greens!
  • Parmesan Cheese - Use your favorite parmesan cheese, freshly grated if possible, to sprinkle on as a topping. For dairy free, omit the parmesan or make vegan parmesan.

How to make 30 minute turkey vegetable soup

This recipe is super fast, ten minutes of chopping, a few minutes of sautéing and ten minutes of simmering. Ten minutes is enough time to develop a flavorful broth while keeping the vegetables bright and fresh. 

Ground turkey is sautéed with chopped shallots and garlic in a large heavy pot or Dutch oven. Next, chicken broth, tomato puree, dried spices and a whole chopped cauliflower are added to the pot. The soup simmers for ten minutes and is then partially pureed with an immersion blender or food processor, creating a thick broth with some larger hunks of turkey and veggies. Chopped kale is added at the very end, and the soup is simmered for a few minutes longer, just long enough to wilt the kale and heat the soup through.

Overhead shot of an oval white dutch oven filled with sautéed chopped shallots and a pound of ground turkey, next shot shows the same pot after the turkey has been browned

an oval dutch oven with chopped cauliflower and tomato puree being added to the pot, then next photo show the soup after it's cooked for ten minutes

dutch oven filled with turkey vegetable soup with an immersion blender in the pot to puree it, another shot of the soup with chopped kale being added

What to Serve with this Healthy Turkey Vegetable Soup

  • After the soup is ladled into bowls, I recommend topping it with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a generous sprinkle of freshly grated parmesan cheese.
  • As for what to serve on the side, there's nothing like a crisp salad with a steaming bowl of soup. Although this healthy turkey vegetable soup is a whole balanced meal by itself, a good green salad or this Italian Tricolore Salad will be great alongside.
  • Crusty bread on the side will be delicious, too.

overhead shot of a white bowl filled with ground turkey vegetable soup and a heap of shredded parmesan in the middle.

Other delicious hearty dinner soups to try:

  • Minestrone Soup with Beef
  • Italian Wedding Soup with Turkey Meatballs (gluten-free, dairy-free, low-carb, paleo)
  • Persian Meatballs Soup with Apricots, Brown Rice and Yogurt

Here's the Healthy Turkey Vegetable Soup Recipe. If you try this recipe, I hope you'll come back to leave a star rating and a comment. I'd love to know what you think!

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30 Minute Healthy Turkey Vegetable Soup


★★★★★

5 from 4 reviews

  • Author: Lisa
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4-5 servings 1x
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Description

A flavorful, comforting, veggie-packed dinner soup, made in one pot, and ready in 30 minutes.


Ingredients

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  • 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil plus more for drizzling
  • ⅓ cup chopped shallots (2-3 large shallots)
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • 4-6 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth
  • 2 cups tomato puree
  • 1 medium cauliflower, leaves and core removed, the rest roughly chopped (to substitute cauliflower rice, see notes below)
  • 2 teaspoons dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ¼ teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 bunch of curly kale, leaves pulled from the thick stems and roughly chopped
  • Grated parmesan cheese for serving

Instructions

  1. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven. Sauté shallots over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, until soft. Add the garlic and sauté for a minute longer. Add turkey and salt. Cook, stirring and tossing, until turkey loses its pink color, 4 minutes or so.
  2. Add 4 cups of broth, tomato puree, cauliflower, basil, oregano and crushed red pepper. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
  3. Use an immersion blender to puree three quarters of the soup, or less if you prefer a chunkier texture. If you don't have an immersion blender, puree the soup in a food processor or blender and return it to the pot. Add additional broth if you want to thin the soup.
  4. Add shredded kale to the pot and heat the soup for 2-3 minutes, stirring, until the kale wilts and the soup is heated through.
  5. Ladle the soup into bowls. Drizzle with a little olive oil and top generously with grated parmesan.

Notes

Make this recipe with Cauliflower rice: Instead of coring and chopping a whole cauliflower, you can substitute 4-5 cups of riced cauliflower, which is approximately what you'd get if you riced a medium cauliflower.

Make this recipe Dairy Free: Omit the grated parmesan topping or make vegan parmesan.

  • Prep Time: 15 min
  • Cook Time: 15 min
  • Category: Soup
  • Method: Simmer
  • Cuisine: Italian

Keywords: turkey vegetable soup, low carb turkey cauliflower kale soup, keto turkey soup

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Fall Favorites, Lunch and Brunch, main course, Quick and Easy, Soup, The United States Tagged With: dairy-free, gluten-free

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  1. Autumn Boulton

    January 13, 2022 at 1:20 pm

    Are the nutrition facts per serving?

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    • Lisa

      January 19, 2022 at 1:07 pm

      Yes!

      Reply
  2. Laurel Lyle

    November 19, 2021 at 9:59 am

    This is absolutely our FAVORITE recipe! Great for apres ski, great in the summer - everyone loves it and so easy and healthy!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Lisa

      November 19, 2021 at 11:00 am

      Hi Laurel, what a wonderful note to receive. I'm so glad you and your family love this dish 🙂

      Reply
  3. Kendelle Anstey

    June 23, 2021 at 9:25 pm

    This recipe was heavenly!! I think the type of tomatoe puree used really makes a difference. I used an organic crushed tomatoe from a jar. The shallots and garlic and all the flavours come together so nicely! It's like all the dreaminess of a rich tomatoey pasta without the carbs. I did decide to add some black beans to it for the extra folate and I think it went really well with it, especially when I pureed it with the cauliflower. It was delicious. I will definitely make it again. Thanks for sharing!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  4. Mary-Elise

    January 15, 2021 at 10:14 am

    Sooo good Lisa! Making it for the second time tonight.

    Reply
    • Lisa

      January 15, 2021 at 2:45 pm

      I'm so happy you're enjoying the soup Mary-Elise and making it for the second time! I've been making it once a week - in fact I'm making it tonight too! Thanks for leaving a comment! xx

      Reply
  5. Brian

    January 01, 2021 at 5:21 pm

    So good! Thanks for the recipe. I will be making this again soon.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  6. Eddie

    December 24, 2020 at 8:19 am

    Made this last night - wow! This took me no time at all and the flavor was outstanding. Big raves from the family - it worked as a meal in itself. I will definitely be making again.

    ★★★★★

    Reply

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