The Cozy Cookbook is here! Ground Turkey simmered in savory chicken broth with white beans, spinach, and simple seasonings. A healthy, protein-packed meal that will leave you feeling comforted and satisfied!
Be sure to try my easy sausage tortellini soup recipe next!
This soup is so perfect for Fall and Winter, and easy to double and freeze for an easy, protein-packed lunch.
Nothing beats the convenience of some thoughtful meal prep, my freezer is loaded with my favorite soups for the upcoming chilly season, and I couldn’t be happier about it.
Using Homemade Chicken Stock
Whenever you make homemade soup, I highly suggest using homemade chicken stock. I promise, your cooking will taste ten times better.
Remember that you can always freeze leftover chicken carcass/meat and make chicken stock on a day when you have time! No defrosting necessary!
Freezing Leftovers
This soup is excellent for freezing since it doesn’t contain a creamy broth.
Spinach Substitutes
Feel free to toss in some fresh kale, green beans, or Bok Choy (Asian cabbage), instead of spinach if preferred.
Ground Turkey Substitutes
Ground beef or sausage are also similar meats that are great in this soup. You can even do a combination of several meats.
For ultimate convenience, you could dice up a rotisserie chicken as well.
Try These Next!
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- Lasagna Soup
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- Sausage Tortellini Soup
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- Creamy Beef and Shells
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- Turkey Meatballs
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- Turkey Meatloaf
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- Slow Cooker Beef Stew
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Turkey and White Bean Spinach Soup
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- ½ cup diced yellow onion
- 5 cups chicken broth
- Salt/pepper, to taste
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- 3 cups fresh spinach
- 15.5 oz. Cannellini Beans, drained/rinsed
- ¼ cup Parmesan, shaved, to garnish
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes, optional
Instructions
- In a large soup pot or dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook until they are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add the chicken broth to the pot and bring to a gentle boil.
- Season the raw turkey with desired amounts of salt and pepper. Drop them into the broth in bite-sized pieces. You can roll them neatly or just drop in pieces.
- Add in the lemon juice and thyme, and let the soup bubble gently for about 15 minutes
- Reduce the heat to medium-low. When you’re ready to serve, add the spinach and Cannellini beans and simmer until the spinach is wilted, about 2 minutes.
- Top each bowl with Parmesan cheese if desired and serve! (This soup is delicious with crusty bread!)
I make a lot of turkey and white bean soups and I have to say this might be my new favorite! I made some minor tweaks by adding 2 cans of white beans, some frozen corn and cumin. Wonderful flavor and the best part, it only took a few minutes to put together and cook! Great midweek family meal. YUM!
I’m so happy it was such a hit Susan! Thanks so much for the great comments and review!❤️
This soup has such an amazing flavor! I’m so glad I decided to try this soup recipe. It is so easy to make, healthy for you, and absolutely delicious! I make soup a lot and this recipe will be added to my rotation again and again. I made it for my mom when she got out of the hospital a couple of weeks ago and she stated it was one of the best soups she had ever eaten! Thank you so much for the great recipe!
I’m so happy that you loved it CariAnn!! I’m glad your mom did too! 🙂
I would recommend you add the red pepper flakes in the ingredients list with optional in parentheses. I think the soup really benefits from it and I almost missed your note below the recipe.
Three cups of spinach didn’t seem much to me. I used 1.5 bags of 5 oz. baby spinach which cooked down quite a bit.
Thanks for this tasty and easy recipe.
You’re very welcome Paula, I’m happy you enjoyed it 😃
Excellent and comforting soup! I used the broth and turkey meat from a turkey. I used a frozen onion and pepper mixed blend because it was what I had on hand. I couldn’t stop at one bowl. I will use ground turkey next time. Thank you for sharing. I will check out your other soups.
Hi Brenda! I am so happy that you enjoyed the soup and were able to customize it based on what you had, it really sounds delicious! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! 🙂 -Stephanie
Made this for lunch yesterday- so good. And it was incredibly easy plus super healthy! A win win. I did the Parmesan on top (shaved) and it was the perfect finisher.
We loved it, thank you Stephanie!
Sounds like you nailed it Jenny! Nice job! I’ve been making this one a lot recently, trying to eat as healthy as I can and work out 🤞, thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review!💕
Hi! Is there a good way to crockpot this?
I would brown the turkey in a skillet first, adding the onions halfway through to soften them for 5 minutes, and the garlic during the last minute. Then transfer to the Crock Pot with everything else except for the spinach. Cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 4. Then stir in the spinach prior to serving. 🙂