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Hearty Ground Turkey Soup with Vegetables

Hearty ground turkey soup with vegetables is a clean and comforting meal perfect for soothing the belly and soul. Make it if you’re feeling under the weather, or if you just love a great nourishing soup recipe!

Hearty Ground Turkey Soup with Vegetables - creamy, filling clean soup recipe that is dairy-free, paleo, and whole30

This is a curl-up-on-the-couch-in-your-fuzzy-socks-when-it’s-snowing-outside kind of soup.

Or a clean cold-busting remedy that tastes amazing but isn’t your typical chicken noodle soup soup.

It can also serve as:  The ultimate breakup soup, the sultry love soup, the soup to uplift, soup for the full heart, a meal to enhance your already bodacious bod, and/or the soup to heal all wounds.

All things considered, this ground turkey soup recipe is:

Recipe Highlights:

  • Gluten-Free and Grain-Free
  • Dairy-Free, yet nice and creamy
  • Paleo
  • Whole30
  • Filling and comforting, yet easy on the digestive system

Let’s whip it up!

Creamy Ground Turkey and Vegetable Soup - dairy-free, paleo, whole30 healthy soup recipe

How to Make Hearty Ground Turkey Soup with Vegetables:

Heat a Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat and add the chopped bacon. Cook until much of the fat has rendered, about 2 to 3 minutes. 

Chopped bacon cooking in a large stock pot

Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes.

Onions sautéing in a large pot in the bacon fat.

Scoot the onions off to the side of the pot and add the ground turkey (or sausage). Brown for 2 minutes, flip, and brown another 1 to 2 minutes. Use a spatula to chop the meat into smaller pieces.

Add the meat to brown

Add the remaining ingredients except the spinach to the pot, cover, and bring to a full boil. Reduce the heat to a gentle boil and continue cooking 20 to 30 minutes, until potatoes are cooked through. Stir in the spinach and cook until wilted, about another 2 to 3 minutes.

Add the baby spinach

Serve the soup with your favorite gluten-free cornbread, gluten-free sandwich bread or cheese and herb Irish soda bread, and enjoy!

Healthy soup recipe with ground turkey and vegetables - creamy, gluten-free, paleo, whole30

Want to change things up to put it on repeat but keep it fresh? Here are some ideas.

Recipe Adaptations:

  • Add ⅓ cup white or brown rice.
  • Leave out the potatoes for low-carb (or replace them with cauliflower).
  • Skip the onion to make the recipe low-FODMAP.
  • Omit the bacon and use 2 tablespoons of avocado oil if you don’t have bacon on hand.
  • Add sun-dried tomatoes or artichoke hearts.

Heaping bowls on repeat.

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Top down photo of a big bowl of hearty ground turkey soup with grey striped napkin and fresh garlic to the side

Hearty Ground Turkey Soup with Vegetables

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Ground turkey soup with vegetables and coconut milk for a creamy, paleo, whole30 meal

Ingredients

  • 4 slices thick-cut bacon, chopped
  • 1/2 yellow onion, diced
  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 3 small yukon gold potatoes, chopped
  • 2 large carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 1 medium zucchini squash, chopped
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 (15-ounce) can full-fat coconut milk
  • 3 cups baby spinach
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt

Instructions

  1. Heat a dutch oven or large pot over medium heat and add the chopped bacon. Cook until much of the fat has rendered, about 2 to 3 minutes.

Chopped bacon cooking in a large stock pot

2. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes.

Onions sautéing in a large pot in the bacon fat.

3. Scoot the onions off to the side of the pot and add the ground turkey (or sausage). Brown for 2 minutes, flip, and brown another 1 to 2 minutes. Use a spatula to chop the meat into smaller pieces.

Add the meat to brown

Add the remaining ingredients except the spinach to the pot, cover, and bring to a full boil. Reduce the heat to a gentle boil and continue cooking 20 to 30 minutes, until potatoes are cooked through. Stir in the spinach and cook until wilted, about another 2 to 3 minutes.

Add the baby spinach

Nutrition Information
Yield 6 Serving Size 1 of 6
Amount Per Serving Calories 408Total Fat 21gSaturated Fat 13gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 67mgCarbohydrates 22gFiber 3gSugar 2gProtein 25g

Hearty Ground Turkey Soup with Vegetables - an easy, comforting and healthy soup recipe that is paleo, whole30, dairy-free, and loaded with health benefits!

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Sheri Deuna

Friday 24th of March 2023

Does anybody know if you can freeze single portions of this? My elderly mom loves it and if it freezes good I can divide it up for her.

Julia

Saturday 25th of March 2023

Hi Sheri!

I've had readers report back that they have frozen the soup and it has thawed and reheated just fine. I would say you're in the clear to freeze individual portions for your mom! Let me know if you have any other questions!

Leslley

Sunday 12th of March 2023

Just made your recipe! Thank you so much! Light and healthy! My meal prep lunch for the week!

Julia

Monday 13th of March 2023

I'm happy to hear it, Leslley! Thanks so much for reporting back! xo

Sab

Tuesday 28th of February 2023

First off I can't believe it says only 1/2 tsp of salt and in the video they never add salt or any seasonings to it which I am shocked about. I made the recipe how it says but added my own seasonings to it such as the spice called slap ya mamma!(its a real seasoning, look it up)Its a good blend and then i added some seasonings that gave it depth and I am happy with the outcome after that. I like that it had coconut milk instead of cream or regular milk. I like the zuchinni and spinach especially in the soup.

Kelsea

Monday 20th of February 2023

Making this right now! I have unsweetened coconut milk, is that the same thing as what your recipe calls for?

Julia

Monday 20th of February 2023

Hi Kelsea! Yup, unsweetened canned coconut milk is exactly what you want :) Enjoy! xo

Joanna

Thursday 16th of February 2023

Can I freeze this soup? Thinking I might add spinach to individual bowls, that way could freeze the rest? Also, can I add chopped rutabaga, (which I happen to have on hand, and needs to be used)?

Julia

Monday 20th of February 2023

Hi Joanna! The soup freezes great! You can freeze it for up to 3 months. Yes, feel free to add any vegetables you would like. Just note that certain hearty vegetables like rutabaga take longer to cook than other veggies, so I would add the rutabaga to the soup before adding any other veggies to be sure it cooks through.

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