Ground Turkey Soup with Beans & Spinach (20 minutes!)

Healthy ground turkey soup recipe comes together in 20 minutes or less, it is packed full of protein, vegetables, and most importantly, flavor! Your whole family will love it. 

I love to give you ideas to make weeknight meals a breeze. My two biggest tips are these:

• Plan ahead (try making Pepperoni Pizza Lasagna Rolls)
• Have a stocked pantry — this recipe depends on it.

I make this healthy soup recipe using all ingredients I keep regularly stocked in my pantry. 

Here’s what I keep in my stocked pantry/fridge/freezer to make recipes like these:

• Diced tomatoes
• Grated Parmesan Cheese
• Canned beans — this recipe uses great Northern but I typically keep black beans and chickpeas stocked as well.
• Chicken broth/stock
• Ground turkey
• Spinach. I always have spinach. Always. If I don’t, I’m headed to the store.
• Onions. A must have for so many recipes.
• Garlic. Duh.
• Spices — this recipe uses oregano, red pepper flakes and basil.
• Olive oil. I always have a bottle of it in my pantry.

Other staples in my pantry are a variety of grains, pasta, bacon, carrots, celery, a variety of vinegars, and some fruit and vegetables in the freezer. But you don’t need any of those for this particular healthy soup recipe.

Of course, everyone is different and you might not keep your pantry stocked just like mine. You might not like ground turkey. Ground beef is fine, or try this recipe with Italian sausage, it’s phenomenal!). Maybe you don’t have baby spinach — try a different green in this soup such as kale or chard.

About this Ground Turkey Soup

The really important thing here is that this recipe can be prepared in 20 minutes. I make this soup A LOT on weeks where I slip behind on my meal planning. Or maybe I have something planned and I just don’t have the time and energy to prepare it. Or it might just not sound good on that particular night.

No problem! Out come those pantry staples to save the day. Healthy, easy, and no trips to the grocery store required. I’m pretty sure that’s as good as it gets. Plus it can warm you up on a chilly day. Hot soup is always a good thing.

How to Make this Soup

To make this recipe, heat up your soup pot with some olive oil. To that, add ground turkey, onions, garlic, red pepper flakes, and some black pepper.

Cook until the onions are translucent and the ground turkey is fully cooked.

Throw in beans, herbs, tomatoes — stir to combine.

Then PILE on the spinach. You can do this in batches if need be, but if you have a big pan, it will probably fit. Cover for a couple of minutes to let the spinach wilt.

You might have to stir it a couple of times to help it along.

Add chicken stock and bring the soup up to a boil to make sure it is good and hot. 

Once the soup is hot, remove it from heat and sprinkle in the grated Parmesan cheese. This is what makes it really, really good. If you’re not a cheese-lover, don’t worry, your soup will still taste great! 

There ya have it! A healthy soup recipe ready in 20 minutes that’s good for you, is ready in less than 30 minutes, and doesn’t come from a can.

Soup’s on!

Looking for more hearty soup recipes? Try:

• Homemade vegetable soup, packed with lots and lots of garden veggies
• Easy Hamburger Soup Recipe
• Lentil Soup Recipe with Pasta
• Red Lentil Soup Recipe — one of my most popular recipes!
• Instant Pot Minestrone Soup Recipe
• Crockpot Pumpkin Soup (5 Ingredients!)
• Vegetarian Lasagna Soup (VIDEO)
• Creamy Chicken Enchilada Soup with Noodles
• Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup — Instant Pot and stovetop directions.

Interested in a weekly meal plan (it’s free!) that includes this ground turkey soup? Take a look at my Meal Plan #9. You’ll find a wholesome recipe for each weekday plus a categorized grocery list. Let me do the planning for you this week!

We’ll be adding a new meal plan weekly. If you’re interested, browse all of our meal plans.