Description
This turkey vegetable soup is perfect for busy weeknights. It’s quick, inexpensive, filling, and healthy. Cook it on the stovetop or in the slow cooker.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or avocado oil
- 4 cups (32 oz) chicken stock (or 32 oz water and 4 tsp Better Than Bullion stock concentrate)
- 28 oz can diced tomatoes
- 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 24 oz frozen vegetable mix (I like to buy 12 oz of soup mix veggies, and 12 oz California style veggies)
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1/2 tablespoon ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1/2 tablespoon Garlic powder
- 1/2 tablespoon Italian seasoning
Optional:
- 1 1/2 cups whole grain penne
- 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
- Tabasco or other hot sauce for serving
Instructions
Slow Cooker Directions:
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil over high heat in a dutch oven or pot. Add the ground turkey and season liberally with salt and pepper. Brown the meat.
- Once cooked, transfer to your slow cooker. Add In the chicken stock, or water and Better than Bullion, plus both cans of tomatoes (and their juices!). Add in the frozen vegetables and the seasonings. Set the slow cooker to cook on low for 4-6 hours.
Stovetop Directions:
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil over high heat in a dutch oven or large pot. Add the ground turkey and season liberally with salt and pepper. Brown the meat.
- Once cooked, turn down heat to medium-low. Add In the chicken stock, or water and Better than Bullion and stir. Let simmer for 3-5 minutes.
- Add in both cans of tomatoes (and their juices!). Add in the frozen vegetables and the seasonings. Bring heat back up to medium-high, stirring occasionally until the soup is simmering.
- Once simmering, return the heat to low, put the lid on and let it simmer for 30-45 minutes. Serve warm.
Notes
- Pasta Variation: For something a bit more filling, you can add 1.5 cups whole grain penne to this soup. On the stovetop, stir in the dried pasta and 1 cup (8 oz) of additional water before simmering for the final 30-45 minutes. In the slow cooker, stir the dried pasta and the additional water in for the final hour of cook time.
- Spicier Variation: Like it hot? Add in 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes with the other seasonings. Alternately, you can serve the soup with Tabasco or other hot sauce for topping.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Soup
Keywords: turkey vegetable soup
