If you need a healthy ground turkey recipe, look no further than this turkey taco soup!! It’s comfort food to the max and easy to toss together on a weeknight. A few simple canned ingredients ready in 15 minutes flat. Woot woot.
You’ve gotta make this Turkey Taco Soup! A quick easy weeknight meal that’s also a healthy ground turkey recipe the whole family will enjoy.
These days more than ever I’m in need of very simple and fast recipes like turkey taco soup. So trying to balance life with a toddler and a busy work schedule has been insane and sadly leaves little time to cook “for us”.
Quick easy meals and healthy ground turkey recipes FTW. I try hard to make eating in a priority instead of grabbing take out for dinner. Really I do.
How to make weeknight dinners happen?
Solution: quick easy meals!
Eating at home is what I prefer taste and nutrition-wise, but to be honest, it’s a struggle for us to make it happen on a consistent basis.
My motto in the kitchen is the easier the better. Which is why keeping it SIMPLE in the kitchen is so important to me.
When it comes to eating dinner at home I think part of that has to do with keeping a stocked fridge and having a short list of go-to weeknight meals the whole family enjoys.
We L-O-V-E healthy ground turkey recipes like this turkey taco soup. And that’s one of the big reasons I love healthy ground turkey recipes like this Turkey Taco Soup.
How to make turkey taco soup?
Turkey Taco Soup is super satisfying, healthy, and takes less than 15 minutes to make. Just dump everything in a pot at let it simmer until you’re ready to eat.
You can cook this healthy ground turkey recipe up fast for a quick easy meal and serve it as a weeknight dinner or work lunch. I think it tastes even better the next day, so meal prep a big batch of turkey taco soup and keep it on hand for the week.
In case you were wondering, yes you can make this turkey taco soup in the instant pot.
Freezer friendly turkey taco soup?
Something thing I’ve been doing to decrease time spent in the kitchen is making double batches of recipes and freezing it. This soup freezes well!
So when you’re busy, it’s so helpful to pull yummy homemade food out of the freezer to quickly heat for dinner.
I’ve teamed up with the National Turkey Federation to bring you healthy ground turkey recipes this year and this Turkey Taco Soup video.
More Healthy Ground Turkey Recipes?
Turkey Taco Soup
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
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This Turkey Taco Soup is easy peasy to make for a weeknight dinner… a healthy meal the whole family will enjoy. Toss all ingredients into a pot and simmer until you’re ready to eat! The toppings are the best part!!
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive or avocado oil
- 1 red onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 bell pepper, diced
- 1 pound lean ground turkey
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 28 ounces canned petite diced tomatoes
- 1 can black beans
- 1 can corn
- 4.5 ounces canned green chilies
- sour cream, green onions, tortilla chips (optional toppings)
Instructions
- In large pot, heat oil over medium high eat and add onions and garlic until softened.
- Stir in bell pepper and continue to cook to soften.
- Add ground turkey and cook until browned.
- Stir in taco seasoning to incorporate into meat and add tomatoes, beans, corn, and chilies and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer until ready to eat.
- Ladle soup into bowls and top with sour cream, green onions and tortilla chips if desired.
Notes
Note nutrition info does not include optional toppings.
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 recipe
- Calories: 268
- Sodium: 944mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 12g
- Protein: 27g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: turkey taco soup, quick easy meals, healthy ground turkey recipes
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Fabulous recipe! Perfect for transitioning into fall.
This is such a great any time of year recipe. I could see making this on weeknights right through into winter. My husband loves soup, so I may need to put this on the menu.
I love a good taco soup! Such a perfect weekday meal!
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Why have I never made a taco soup?? Sounds so good! I’ll have to try a veggie version of this, thanks for the inspo!
Still love everything about this! Perfect dinner for fall and winter!
Ugh I TOTALLY feel you on that! Our 4th baby totally threw me for a loop and I never feel like cooking (read: we’re having leftover Chinese food for dinner tonight lol)! So I definitely need more easy healthy meals like this! My family loves taco anything!
Easy weeknight dinners are a must in my house as well! I’m going to sub the turkey for beans and try this next week!
Love how easy this dinner seems! And it looks DELICIOUS. You can never go wrong with taco soup!
So many flavors and such a great twist. It kind of reminds me of my grandma’s pepperoni pizza soup. Crazy how many dishes you can turn into a healthy comforting soup!
This is really similar to one I love making in the winter that has a bunch of red, yellow and green bell peppers diced up! It’s actually kind of rainy this week, so I need to pull out the crockpot!
There’s nothing like a nice hearty bowl of comforting soup at the end of a busy day! This taco soup looks perfect!
Soup is always a go-to for me. So easy to throw it all in the pot and let is simmer away. Anything taco flavored is a winner in this house. And all those toppings are spot on!
Love an easy dinner like this turkey taco soup! Perfect for busy weeknights when you need something quick and delicious!
Omg, this meal is Deeeeee-licious! I used the lower sodium taco seasoning and canned beans. I also added the kidney beans as well. Thank you so much for sharing this healthy recipe, and it took no time to make!!!
This sounds like the perfect meal for the rainy day we’re having here! So warm and satisfying!
Do you add water to the taco seasoning as directed on the packet or just the seasoning powder? Can’t wait to make this! Perfect for fall weather.
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No need to add extra water– just the seasoning 🙂
What is the calorie count in this soup? The blog posted on Firtness Pal said 297 calories for about 2 cups… but when entered into fitness pal calorie counter it says 1 cup at 297…. can you please clarify? Thank you!
Hey Katie– I’m not sure exactly how many cups this recipe makes… however there are 6 servings! And for each serving, you are right– it’s 297 calories. Hope this helps!
This looks yummy! Do you drain the beans and corn or add the liquid?
I typically rinse and drain beans but in this one, I just tossed it all in… it adds liquid to the soup 🙂