Looking for a Ground Turkey Soup recipe that’s easy, healthy, and packed with flavor? This one is quick to make and always a huge hit with the family!
Why You’ll Love This Ground Turkey Soup Recipe
- It’s hearty and filling: try my ground turkey chili recipe and white bean turkey chili, too!
- Brimming with vegetables, it’s one of my favorite healthy ground turkey recipes.
Gather Your Ingredients
- Ground Turkey: Swap in ground chicken, if you prefer ground chicken recipes.
- Onion and Celery
- Minced Garlic
- Red Pepper Flakes
- Butternut Squash and Potato: Check out my Easy Potato Soup recipe, too!
- Chicken Broth
- Cream: or a heavy cream substitute option.
- Parsley
Variations
This is a great base for whatever veggies you have in your crisper drawer.
You may use almost any other vegetable in place of the squash (like zucchini, sweet potato, spinach, corn and/or green beans).
If you love cozy soups, try my instant pot chicken soup, chicken and dumpling soup, and tomato soup with milk.
How to make Ground Turkey Soup: Step-by-Step Directions
It really couldn’t be easier to make this easy, delicious turkey soup with ground turkey and potatoes!
- Heat the oil: In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium-high heat.
- Sauté the aromatics: Add the onions, celery, and salt, and cook until the onions are soft and translucent. Add the minced garlic and cook until fragrant.
- Brown the turkey: Add the ground turkey plus salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. Break up the turkey with a wooden spoon or spatula and cook until browned and no longer pink. (I love turkey as an change from ground beef recipes!)
- Add the vegetables and broth: Add the chopped butternut squash and potatoes. Pour in the chicken broth and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until the vegetables are tender and cooked through.
- Add the cream and parsley: Add the cream to the pot and cook until the soup is heated through. Add parsley flakes and adjust seasoning with additional salt, as needed.
- Serve hot: Ladle the soup into bowls and serve hot. Enjoy!
Make Ahead and Storage Tips
- Storing: Transfer the soup to an airtight container and store it in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Freezing: Or, if you’re planning to freeze it, divide the soup into individual portions and store them in freezer-safe bags or containers for up to 3 months.
- Reheating: When it’s time to enjoy your soup, gently reheat it on the stove over medium-low heat until it’s heated through, or zap it in the microwave.
Choose the Perfect Side Dishes
Pair your Ground Turkey Soup with these yummy side dishes to make it a meal.
- Buttermilk drop biscuits
- Oatmeal brown bread
- Easy Dutch oven bread
- Homemade Garlic Bread: Or try my cheesy garlic fingers.
- Mixed Greens Salad: with Homemade Italian Dressing.
- Skillet cornbread
Love ground turkey? Check out my moist turkey meatloaf and Ground Turkey Burger recipe, too!
FAQs
If your turkey soup tastes bland, it could be due to underseasoning (i.e. not enough salt), not enough fat, too much unsalted liquid (like no-salt broth or water) and/or a need for stronger or umami flavors. Try adding a splash of soy sauce instead of more salt, plus more pepper and a pinch of chilli flakes to brighten the taste. Turkey has a naturally sweeter flavor and is leaner than other proteins. It therefore needs to be seasoned enthusiastically and have enough fat in the recipe to taste really savory and delicious.
Yes, turkey soup can be just as good as chicken soup for a cold as both contain nutrients and vitamins that can help boost the immune system and aid in fighting off illness. Additionally, the warm broth and steam from the soup can help soothe sore throats and clear congested sinuses.
Turkey soup can typically last in the refrigerator for 3-4 days when stored in an airtight container. It can also be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months. It’s important to make sure the soup is properly cooled before refrigerating or freezing to ensure it stays fresh for longer.
More Cozy Soup Recipes
You must also try these favorite soup recipes:
Ground Turkey Soup
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Ingredients
- 4 tbsp oil
- 2 cups chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 ¾ tsp salt plus more as needed (see notes)
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 lb ground turkey
- ½ tsp pepper
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 4 cups regular chicken broth or turkey broth
- 1 1/2 cups cubed butternut squash (Frozen squash works or you can swap in sweet potato, carrot or zucchini)
- 1 large russet potato peeled and chopped
- 1 cup cream
- 2 tbsp minced fresh parsley or 2 tsp dried parsley
Instructions
- In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions, celery, and 1 tsp salt, and cook until the onions are soft and translucent, about 5-7 minutes. Add the minced garlicand cook for another minute until fragrant.
- Add the ground turkey plus another ¾ tsp salt black pepper, and red pepper flakes. Break up the turkey with a wooden spoon or spatula, and cook until browned and no longer pink, about 7-10 minutes.
- Add the chopped butternut squash and potatoes. Pour in the chicken broth and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until the vegetables are tender and cooked through, about 20 minutes.
- Add the cream to the pot, and cook for another 2 minutes until the soup is heated through.
- Add parsley flakes. Taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt, as needed (see note below). Ladle the soup into bowls and serve hot. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Delicious! One of my favorite soups to make now. I ended up replacing the butternut squash with sweet potato and it turned out amazing!
delicious! made per recipe except didn’thave cream so used can of evaporated milk, served w fresh made bacon bits and w oyster crackers as didn’t have any bread, and kids, husband and I devoured it. comfort food by definition.
I loved this. I did add a dash of nutmeg and a can of white beans at the end to make it thicker. Thanks for the recipe!
Great idea! I’ll add white beans next time I make it.
Has easily become one of my favorite creamy soups. So full of flavor and hearty. Serve with a slice of crusty bread and enjoy. Very glad I tried it!
Hi !! This recipe looks so delicious !!! Can I make it with cubed sweet potatoes instead ? And do you have a recipe for chicken thighs & sweet potatoes soup or stew as well ?!
Hi Dessy, yes, you can use sweet potatoes or regular potatoes instead! No prob. I don’t have a thighs & sweet potato stew but that sounds delicious!
Your ground turkey soup is the ultimate comfort food. Have you ever tried adding different grains like quinoa or barley into this soup to give it an extra boost of nutrition? I’d love to hear your thoughts on that.
Hi Susanne, thank you so much! I often use wild or brown rice instead of potatoes. Barley is a favourite in other soups, too, and I’m sure it would be great here. Any of these whole grains take longer to cook than potatoes, so keep that in mind. Quinoa might get lost a bit in the texture of the soup. It wouldn’t be my first choice.
Our favorite ground turkey soup recipe!
I have made this 10 times and it is so, so good! We love it with fresh bread.