Italian Turkey Burger Soup
One of my favourite soup recipes Italian Turkey Burger Soup, both healthy and hearty made with lean ground turkey. Easy to make in less than an hour!
With the colder temperatures starting to set in what could be more comforting than a warm bowl of soup. This recipe for Italian Turkey Burger Soup makes a terrific lunch but so hearty it can definitely serve as a main course meal.
I am always looking for tasty ways to use healthy, lean, ground turkey breast. The problem with ground turkey is that it can taste dry and flavourless; not so with this recipe! Moist lean turkey meat with scrumptious flavour.
The combination of fresh oregano, thyme and basil with a tomato base add robust flavour to this exceptionally delicious soup. I usually use fresh herbs from my garden which I transfer indoors for the winter. They add superior flavour over dried, but if need be, dried herbs will still taste awesome in this recipe. Be sure to double up the recipe as this soup is even better the next day. Put in a thermos for school lunches your children will love!
Italian Turkey Burger Soup
One of my favourite soup recipes Italian Turkey Burger Soup, both healthy and hearty made with lean ground turkey.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs ground turkey breast
- 1 large onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic finely minced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 1/2 cups carrots sliced
- 1 1/2 cups celery sliced
- 1 can diced tomatoes not drained 28 oz
- 3 cups beef broth
- 4 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp fresh basil or 1 tsp. dry
- 1 tbsp fresh oregano or 1 tsp dry
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme or 1 tsp dry
- 1/2 tsp chili pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in large skillet.
- Add ground turkey, salt, pepper, onion and garlic to skillet and sauté until turkey is browned.
- Transfer to Dutch oven or pot.
- In same skillet add carrots and celery and sauté just until slightly tender (not too soft).
- Transfer to Dutch oven.
- Add tomatoes to skillet to deglaze (love the extra flavour that comes from the browned bits in skillet).
- Add beef broth, tomato paste and all the herbs (except parsley) to skillet and bring to a boil.
- Transfer to Dutch oven, stir to combine all ingredients.
- Simmer on low heat for 30- 40 minutes.
- Add parsley last 5-10 minutes of cooking.
Nutrition
Calories: 232kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 30gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 926mgPotassium: 885mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 6145IUVitamin C: 18.9mgCalcium: 86mgIron: 2.9mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Be sure to try these other terrific soup recipes! Ham and Bean Soup and Homemade Mushroom Soup
I used 2 tablespoons of cilantro instead of parsley and I also added diced potatoes. I used ground beef as well. Came out great. Thanks for this recipe.
I bet it tasted great!, thanks for trying my recipe Rockhound.
This was delicious! Thanks so much 🙂
thank you kindly TerryAnne
I made this tonight it was really good my boyfriend and I loved it !!!
So glad to hear that Carol.
I use myfitnesspal app to figure out calories. You can import recipes into the app by copy and pasting the URL. You can then change the recipes to the ones you use and save it. It will give you a nutritional break down. It’s a free and easy to use app.
I just got an instant pot for Christmas so I adapted and made this soup. Browned the turkey in a separate pan. Sauted the veggies right in the pot…dumped everything else in. Manual 6 minutes QR
It turned out perfect and the veggies are not mushy.
Flavor is great..tastes like it’s been simmering away!
just popping back on here 8 years later to say this soup is a staple for me.
It is great for people with different food allergies because there is no dairy or gluten.
Tonight I’m making it for my brother and his wife who just had surgery and she has diverticulitis so I omitted the celery and onion but added zucchini!!!
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Hello, my boyfriend loves Brussels sprouts. Can I add Brussel sprouts to this recipe? And if so, when should I add them? Please tell me the best way to prepare them and add to this recipe. Also at what point do they go in? Thank you so much!
Hi Tina, I’m not too sure how brussel sprouts would taste, but I personally wouldn’t like them in this soup.
This was really easy and good! I made it all in one pot and added half a box of soup noodles at the end.
Terrific Brittanne, the noodles are a great addition
Thank you!! I cannot tell you how much I love this soup or how many times I have made it. So many times that I know the recipe by heart – there is a pot cooking right now!! I usually add a vegetable- spinach or zucchini, and maybe a can of some type of beans. Freezes great too. Love it!!
thank you so much Martha, its one of my favs as well. I’m going to try adding spinach next time.
I made this, this morning to have for dinner tonight. So delicious I ended up eating it for breakfast… Lol! I used fire roasted tomatoes and about a cup of cooked Quinoa, I had left over from previous dinner!! I wished I had doubled this recipe… Thank you for sharing!!
I think this is great for breakfast lol. Quinoa is a great addition.
Calories and carbs per serving by chance??
sorry April I don’t
I put an approximation into the tool at myfitnesspal.com (no tomato paste, subbed about 5C fresh, half chopped, half puréed/reduced – it’s what I had on hand – and a cube of chicken bouillion instead of beef broth) and it came out to
calories: 222 per serving,
carbs: 7g
protein: 22g
total fat: 12g