Pantry Taco Soup with ground turkey (2024)

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by Sandyon Jan 1, 2023

Pantry Taco Soup is a taco ground turkey soup recipe that comes together quickly with simple ingredients; served with sour cream and onions.

Happy New Year, Friends! It’s snowy and cold today, and on our stovetop is a pot of Pantry Taco Soup Recipe, made with ground turkey! You may already be enjoying our original taco soup recipe, a Pantry Chicken Taco Soup with tortillas, but this recipe has ground turkey.

Pantry Taco Soup Recipe

Is taco soup healthy? It’s not too bad if you can make it low sodium. For this recipe, we did use some low-salt ingredients, but we also made it a little different. We added refried beans.

This soup has ten ingredients, and then add your favorite toppings! An easy recipe for times when you’re in a hurry or haven’t been able to the grocery store–it’s delish!

It’s a crowd-pleaser for the first of the year, a cozy recipe that is great for the family or for company! And looking for a fun dessert? Try our Cinnamon Sugar Fried Flour Tortillas!

Why we love this soup

I love going to my pantry and pulling out a cans of beans, tomatoes, corn, and broth.

• Easy ingredients.
• No chopping.
• Comes together in 30 minutes.
• Not too spicy.
• You can make it on the stovetop, or in the slow cooker.

Ingredients for traditional taco soup recipe

• Container mirepoix: mix of chopped carrots, celery, and onion, about 1 cup each (I buy pre-chopped at Trader Joe’s)
• Olive oil
• Ground turkey
• Tomato sauce
• Diced tomatoes
• Corn
• Kidney beans
• Black refried beans
• Packet low-sodium taco seasoning
• Low-sodium chicken broth

What is mirepoix for taco soup?

A mix of chopped carrots, celery, and onion. For this recipe we need about 1 cup of each ingredient.

Pantry Turkey Taco Soup Recipe

This Turkey Taco Soup Recipe is a large pot of comfort, with a lot of flavor, and our family devours it every time I make it. If you love ground beef, you can try this Ground Beef Vegetable Soup (so comforting and easy!)

I keep most of these ingredients in my pantry, which is why I call it Pantry Turkey Taco Soup (tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, corn, kidney beans, refried black beans, and chicken broth).

How to make the ground turkey

1. In a large cooking/soup pot, heat the olive oil to medium heat; add the mirepoix (mix of onions, carrots, and celery), and cook on medium heat until soft.
2. Add the ground turkey and cook together until turkey is cooked through.
3. I like to take a paper towel and lay on top of the meat mixture to take away any grease.

How to make the soup

1. Drain the kidney beans and corn; set aside.
2. To the meat mixture, add tomato sauce, tomatoes, refried beans, taco seasoning and chicken broth.
3. Add in the drained kidney beans and corn. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer about 10-15 minutes.

Taco soup toppings:

Serve with your favorite toppings, such as low fat sour cream, chopped red, onions, and chopped fresh cilantro.

• Sour cream (or Greek yogurt)
• Chopped onions: red or white
• Chopped green onion
• Fresh cilantro: leaves
• Tomatoes: diced
• Salsa
• More cheese: Mexican cheese or Cotija is the best.
• Tortilla chips

Tips and substitutions:

You can switch out the ground turkey for ground beef, or even add shredded chicken.

Serve with your favorite toppings- and let everyone make their own perfect bowl of taco soup!

A little warning, that if guests are coming for dinner, you might want to double up on the recipe!

Delicous and so good and perfect for January!

This soup would be perfectly paired with:

Buttermilk Cornbread

Buttermilk Rolls

Hot Herb Bread

Homemade Tortillas Recipe

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published on Jan 1, 2023

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