30 Minute Healthy Turkey Vegetable Soup
A flavorful, comforting, veggie-packed dinner soup, made in one pot, and ready in 30 minutes.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4-5 servings 1x
- Category: Soup
- Method: Simmer
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil plus more for drizzling
- 1/3 cup chopped shallots (2–3 large shallots)
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 1/2 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
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Keywords: turkey vegetable soup, low carb turkey cauliflower kale soup, keto turkey soup