Lemon White Bean Soup with Turkey and Greens

5 from 16 votes

Lemon White Bean Soup with Turkey and Greens

Lemon white bean soup with turkey and greens is the nourishing meal to warm up with during the cold months. Made with feel good ingredients, it's the perfect everyday soup.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: one pan, soup

Servings:

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 yellow onion diced (about 2.5 cups)
1 large carrot diced (about 1.5 cups)
3 celery stalks diced (about 2 cups)
3 cloves garlic pressed
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ tablespoon dried oregano
½ tablespoon dried rosemary
Red pepper flakes to taste
4 cups low-sodium chicken broth divided
2 540 mL cans white cannelini beans, rinsed and drained
1 lb ground turkey
1 lemon juice and zest
3 cups of curly kale leaves finely chopped
2 tablespoon fresh dill
¼ cup parmesan cheese shredded for topping

Instructions

To a large pot, add oil and heat over medium-high heat. Once hot, add yellow onions, carrots, celery and garlic. Reduce heat to medium- low and saute, stirring frequently until soft and onions appear translucent (about 5 minutes).
Add salt, black pepper, cumin, oregano, rosemary and red pepper flakes. Stir and allow to cook until fragrant, for about 1 minute.
Create a well in the center of the vegetables, and add ground turkey meat. Use a spatula to gently break up the meat, cook until brown and no longer pink in colour (about 5-7 minutes).
While the turkey is cooking, combine 1 can of the cannellini beans with 2 cups of chicken broth in a food processor or high powered blender. Blend until smooth.
Once turkey is cooked, add the blended beans, the remaining chicken broth, remaining can of beans and the lemon juice and zest. Stir. Bring to a simmer over medium heat (uncovered) for about 15-20 minutes, this will help thicken the soup.
Stir in kale and fresh dill and adjust seasonings to desired taste.
To serve, top with parmesan cheese and extra red pepper flakes.

Notes

*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.

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