Ground Turkey Cabbage Soup
Ground Turkey Cabbage Soup is a delicious, one-pot soup filled with lean ground turkey, cabbage, and plenty of other fresh vegetables. A family favorite great for any day of the week!
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This Ground Turkey Cabbage Soup has been on repeat in my house all winter long!
I love it because it’s a veggie-filled, one-pot recipe that’s so full of flavor! Bonus – it’s ready in under 40 minutes!
Another thing I love about this soup is that my anti-soup husband and kids all love it! A healthy soup the whole family loves? That is winning!
The combination of sautéed fresh veggies combined with cabbage and ground turkey with herbs and spices makes this soup so flavorful and also good for you.
Better than Bouillon adds another wonderful level of flavor to this soup!
Baked Sun-Dried Tomato Turkey Meatballs is another great recipe that uses ground turkey!
Ingredients needed to make this recipe (scroll down to recipe card for complete recipe):
- Butter
- Carrots
- Celery
- Yellow onion
- Garlic
- Ground turkey
- Chicken broth
- Cabbage
- Better than Bouillon – chicken flavor
- Seasonings – dried thyme, bay leaves, white pepper, salt, black pepper
How to make this soup
- Making this soup is as simple as sautéing the carrots, celery, onion, and garlic in butter to soften them and bring out their flavors.
- Then add the herbs and ground turkey. When the turkey is cooked, add the chicken broth, bouillon, and cabbage.
- Simmer until the veggies have softened. That’s it! (full recipe & instructions are below)
📍The full recipe with exact ingredient amounts and instructions is on the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
How to serve Ground Turkey Cabbage soup?
Soup and some sort of bread go hand-in-hand together if you ask me! Some of our favorites are:
- French bread
- Slow Cooker Herbed Focaccia Bread
- Sourdough or ciabatta rolls
- Texas Toast
Do I have to use ground turkey?
Ground chicken would be a great healthy option if you don’t have ground turkey.
You could also use ground pork, but it’s inherently greasy and not as healthy.
Looking for more soup recipes? Here are some favorites:
- Italian Chickpea Vegetable Soup
- Slow Cooker Cheesy Broccoli Potato Soup
- Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup
- Italian Meatball Gnocchi Soup (shown below)
NOTES:
- Better than Bouillon is my secret weapon to add wonderful flavor to the soup. It comes in Roasted Chicken, Organic Roasted Chicken, and Reduced Sodium Roasted Chicken.
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Ground Turkey Cabbage Soup
Equipment
- Stock pot/large soup pot
Ingredients
- 2-3 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 cups sliced carrots (approximately 2 carrots)
- 3/4 cup sliced celery (approximately 3 celery ribs)
- 1 yellow onion sliced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme rolled in your hands to wake it up
- 4 cups chicken broth (32 ounces)
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 5 cups chopped cabbage (approximately 1/2 head)
- 1 tablespoon Better than Bouillon Roasted chicken flavor
- 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Sauté carrots, celery, onion, and garlic in butter in a stock pot or large soup pot for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add dried thyme and ground turkey to the vegetables, breaking up the turkey into small, bite-size pieces. Stir turkey occasionally and continue cooking until the turkey is no longer pink, about 5-6 minutes.
- Add the chicken broth and Better than Bouillon to the pot and stir the bouillon to make sure it dissolves. Add the cabbage, bay leaves, and white pepper. Taste for desired amount of salt and black pepper you want to add. Better than Bouillon is salty, so make sure you taste the soup before you add the salt.
- Bring the soup to a boil, once boiling, reduce to a simmer for about 30 minutes, or until the vegetables have reached your desired texture. Excellent served with a nice crusty bread! Enjoy!
Notes
- Once cooled, store leftovers in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- Can be frozen in freezer-safe containers for up to 3 months.
- Although I add a can of diced tomatoes to the majority of my soups, I think the flavors in this soup shine best on their own, without tomatoes.
So Delicious! My husband just does not like cabbage soup. I’ve tried other recipes. I decided to try one more time with this recipe. I made it mostly as written only I used one medium sweet onion plus one large shallot since I had them. I increased the water, and added an extra carrot and celery rib. As the soup simmered, I added 6 slices of pre-cooked bacon diced up with the fat trimmed off. It was lip-smacking good. Hubby complemented it and never even mentioned it had the cabbage, lol. Score!
I love that, Sheree! Thanks for sharing!
This was delicious! I added potatoes and yellow squash, since I had them. Very easy and flavorful. Thank you!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! It’s a great one-pot dinner! Thanks for your feedback!
I doubled the recipe and added kale and baby bok choy, husband flipped over, loving this soup, he is a great fan of cabbage and leafy greens, so am I! This recipe is a KEEPER! Thank you so much for sharing! We are eating it right now with buttered Cuban bread, oh, I think I hear him moaning, lol 🥰😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
Your addition of kale and baby bok choy sounds fabulous! I love that you both enjoyed it :) Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it!
Thank you for sharing this great recipe. I was a little worried because I didn’t use better than bouillon but it turned out really delicious. Perfect way to utilize my fresh cabbage from the garden. Will definitely make again.
Thank you much!
V Matula in Texas
Thank you for sharing! Glad it worked without the Better than Bouillon!
So delicious! I make a big pot for the week and eat it for lunches at work. I tried adding pot parley in my latest batch and it was yum and extra filling. My favorite and easiest soup!
Thank you so much for this comment, you just made my day! I also love this soup. It’s healthy and yet, easy to make and super delicious. Thank you for leaving a review!
This was so easy and delicious. The ground turkey made the soup more substantial. I added a can of fire roasted tomatoes to add a bit of acid and a 1/2 t of red chili flakes. We loved this soup. Thank you
I’m so glad you enjoyed this! Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback!
Wow. I just made it. I added two thick cut pieces of bacon in the saute. Also…I didn’t have broth. So,..I made it with Better than Bouillon. I can’t stop eating it. Very good. Thumbs up! I also used the entire cabbage head and 6 cloves of garlic.
Sounds like some delicious additions, Anthony! So glad you enjoyed it!
This soup has it all! It’s healthy, filling and packed with flavor. It’s become a winter staple in our home.
Delicious, healthy, warm soup. Loved the recipe!
I had half a cabbage leftover from another recipe I needed to use…so figured this soup would be a perfect use of it. Changes I made include doubling the garlic and added a can of fire roasted tomatoes and about a tablespoon of tomato paste. I love thyme, so definitely enjoyed that in this recipe! Such a hearty soup!
Yum! Sounds wonderful! Perfect way to use up extra cabbage :)
So good!! Even my picky 16yrold ate it and wanted seconds! Definetly will be making again
You just made my day! Thank you for the wonderful feedback! Getting a teenager to eat all that green isn’t easy, I know! ;)