Hearty ground turkey soup with vegetables is a clean and comforting meal perfect for healing all wounds.
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!
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. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes.
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 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.
Serve the soup with your favorite gluten-free sandwich bread or cheese and herb Irish soda bread, and enjoy!
Recipe Adaptations:
- Add ⅓ cup white or brown rice.
- Omit the potatoes for low-carb
- Omit the onion for low-FODMAP
- Omit the bacon and use 2 Tbsp avocado oil if you don’t have bacon on hand
- Add sun-dried tomatoes or artichoke hearts
Heaping bowls on repeat.
More Healthy Soup Recipes:
- Immunity-Boosting Turmeric Chicken Soup
- Instant Pot Paleo Pumpkin Chili
- Instant Pot Steak and Potato Soup
- Zucchini and Yellow Squash Soup
- Italian Wedding Soup with Rice
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Hearty Ground Turkey Soup with Vegetables
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
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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. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes.
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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.
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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.
I made this soup yesterday and it was soooo freaking good!!! This will definitely be in my winter meal rotation.
I’m so thrilled to hear it! I absolutely love this soup recipe too…it has been my go-to since the beginning of winter 😀 xo
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Oh my! I worried that this didn’t have any spices for flavor, but that was definitely not a problem. I made this to fit a low fodmap diet. It’s spectacular! I used leftover turkey from a breast. Now I may skip the turkey and go straight to the soup. Thank you!
Looks great and good for health. Thanks for sharing!!
My pleasure, Robbin!
Any idea the calorie count per per serving? I don’t see it listed.
Hi Sara,
I added the nutrition facts to the recipe card. Hope you enjoy!
Can I substitute anything else for the coconut milk? Allergies involved.
Hi Rod! You can replace the coconut milk with heavy cream or half & half. 😀 xo
I’m making this soon and wondered if you would suggest the addition of basil, parsley, or cilantro to top this off? I have a new little herb garden and am trying to incorporate the herbs into all my meals but unsure what would work with this soup the best! I’m excited!
Hi Caroline,
Ooh, I love the idea of fresh herbs! Between the three, I would personally go with basil, but that’s generally my favorite herb 😀 Honestly, I think all three would be nice, depending on the flavor you’re going for. Let me know how it turns out! xoxo
Looks good! Any AIP replacement suggestions for the potatoes? Maybe sweet potatoes but trying to think of something a little more neutral in flavor. Maybe radishes? Thanks!
Hi Leigh,
I would go for turnips or butternut squash 😀 Hope you love the soup! xoxo
This soup looks and sounds delicious! I am wondering if my younger and pickier kids will pick up on the coconut milk. Personally I’d rather use it, but I want everyone to eat! Is it that noticeable with the other flavors?
Hi Jennifer,
I don’t notice the flavor of coconut in the soup…to me it just tastes creamy. But if your kids have very discerning palates, they may be able to pick it up! xoxo