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
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This recipe is a gem – even the pickiest eaters in my family were happy to have seconds! Plus, I able to hide some extra vegetables for our toddler (threw in what I had on-hand — diced fennel, green pepper, and a package of frozen spinach), added some extra water and orzo at the end to make it a hearty one-pot stew. Served topped with parmesan cheese, and no one had any idea it was so healthy! This is absolutely going into our regular rotation. Thank you!!
Thank you Lisa, happy your family enjoyed the recipe. Appreciate you taking the time to comment and rate my recipe!
I have made this many times. It’s so comforting and tasty. I love that it’s healthy too. Perfect soup!
Thank you so much Jamie.
Has anyone used leftover turkey from Thanksgiving in this soup?
Marjie, leftover turkey would work great in this recipe.
I made this soup this weekend. It was delicious. I made some of the Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits have with this soup. It was tasty meal.
Thank you Karen, biscuits sound great with this soup. Be sure to try my Hearty Tortellini soup. It takes a bit to make but is amazing!
This soup is delicious! I made it with what was left in my house as we didn’t have time to grocery shop and it was fantastic. I used 6-8 fresh tomato instead and sauteed them with the vegetables first and used 2 more tablespoons of olive oil because it was dry in my pot on stove. All my boys loved it ! 2 years old and 5 years old and even my husband! Definitely a keeper!
thanks Sarah, it is a great recipe to use as a base to add all kinds of you favourite stuff. I even add macaroni to it occasionally.
I rarely write reviews but I have made this soup so many times now, I had to say WOW. It is so easy, all in one pot on the stove top – done in 1/2 hr easy. I add cherry tomatoes ,sliced zucchini , a yellow pepper and only 15 oz diced tomatoes with chilies. The seasonings are perfect. Great hardy soup for dinner with a corn muffin. Many thanks for the great recipe.
Thank you so much JK, I make this soup often and never get tired of it.
Hi Laureen , I made the Italian turkey burger soup yesterday. It was by far the most delicious meal. Thanks so much
thank you Maura, so happy to know you enjoyed the recipe
I made this soup in the instant pot… just threw everything in and it turned out sooo good! Only changes I made were to add additional garlic cloves (total 6) and 8 cups of beef broth instead of three… I wanted more broth… will definitely make again… thank you!
Thanks GG, great to know the recipe works well in an instant pot.
Amazing healthy soup, great flavours and I had everything on hand. I purposely left off the garlic and increased the chilli, its for my lunches this week asked don’t want to be eating garlic in work. Fab,
Thanks Lorraine, great way to adapt the recipe to your liking!
Love this soup! Easy to make delicious to enjoy! I topped each bowl with shaved Parmesan. Extra yummy!
Thanks Sue, this soup is one of my go to favourites!