Italian Ground Turkey Soup Recipe
This quick Italian ground turkey soup features delicious fresh vegetables, beans, pasta, and cheese for a hearty, flavorful meal.
Serving6 people
Ingredients
- 1 ½ Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 (15oz) can can stewed tomatoes, Italian style
- 1 (15oz) can Great Northern white beans, rinsed and drained
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 Tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 cup rotini, cooked (can use any pasta)
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 zucchini, thinly sliced
- 5 cups fresh spinach , chopped (I chopped it into very small pieces)
- Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Pour olive oil into large stock pot and turn on burner to medium-high heat.
- When oil it hot, add onions, garlic, ground turkey, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
- Cook until turkey is completely cooked.
- Add canned tomatoes (including juice), beans, carrots, zucchini, broth, parsley and oregano.
- Reduce heat to simmer and simmer for 10-15 minutes (or until carrots and zucchini are cooked).
- While this is simmering, cook your noodles according to the package if they are not already cooked.
- Then, add the spinach to the turkey and veggie mixture in the stock pot, and stir it all together until the spinach is wilted.
- Add additional salt and pepper to taste.
- Add in cooked noodles and stir it all together.
- Top each serving with Parmesan cheese.
Notes
- Drain the ground turkey and onions in a colander before adding the seasoning to remove excess fat.
- Add any leftover cooked brown rice, wild rice, or white rice to turn this into a rice soup.
- For even more flavor in the rich broth, add a bay leaf.
- You can swap out the dried herbs for fresh herbs if you have them available.
- Make your own homemade turkey stock or turkey broth if you want another way to use your leftover turkey carcass.
Nutrition
Calories: 291 kcal · Carbohydrates: 34 g · Protein: 27 g · Fat: 6 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 42 mg · Sodium: 1200 mg · Potassium: 1181 mg · Fiber: 7 g · Sugar: 5 g · Vitamin A: 6145 IU · Vitamin C: 32 mg · Calcium: 155 mg · Iron: 6 mg