The Perfect Turkey Meatball Soup- Gluten Free

Do you have a great meatball recipe? Here’s the perfect turkey meatball recipe that creates the BEST soup…and, if you are needing a great gluten free recipe, here you are!

We are soup lovers in this house…and weather in the teens…it was the perfect time to make this one. The layers of flavors that the meatballs add to the other ingredients puts this soup on the favorite list.

The turkey meatballs were a new creation that as I began adding spices to the turkey, I used another trick that I often use to thicken soups. Cannellini beans are always in my pantry and blending 2 T in with the turkey provided the gluten free binding agent to hold the turkey together without the gluten that most meatballs have.

Can we just pause with the meatballs here?????

These are amazing with spaghetti or added to pizzas, too. I can also substitute them for Italian sausages in our favorite Winter Tortellini soup.

To begin this turkey meatball soup, make the meatballs.

• Begin by mixing ground turkey with the blended cannellini beans, and spices.
• Then, scoop with a small scoop onto a parchment lined baking sheet with sides and place in a preheated oven until they are cooked throughout.
• You may use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature, if desired.

There’s a spice that I love from Savory Spice-“Frying Pan Pork Sausage Spice” – that I use that is no longer available. Like you, I’ll have to substitute other spices to make them like I like them. If you’d like to try your “own” mixture, here’s the label. Penzey’s Spice has similar sausage spices here.

Then begin to put the ingredients of that soup together while the meatballs bake.

Turkey Meatball Soup

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

1 hour hr

Course Soup

Cuisine American

Equipment

• dutch oven
• Mixing bowl
• cutting board
• knives, paring/chef
• parchment paper
• oven
• immersion blender
• cookie sheet
• measuring spoons
• 2 c liquid measuring cup
• internal cooking meat thermometer

Ingredients

  

Turkey Sausage Meatballs

• 1 lb. ground turkey
• 1 t all spice
• 1 t smoked paprika
• 1 t fennel seeds
• 1 t salt
• 1 t pepper
• 1 t frying pan sausage seasoning Savory Spice, optional
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 T blended cannellini beans Use Immersion blender to blend one can and reserve the remainder for the soup.

Turkey Meatball Soup

• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 2 C carrots, diced
• 2 T olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 t dried oregano
• 1 t dried basil
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 t salt
• 1 t pepper
• 2 C potato, peeled/diced
• 2 cans cannellini beans do not drain- blend one can with immersion blender for meatballs and to add later to thicken soup. Use 2 T in meatballs.
• 1 C water
• 4 C chicken stock
• 1 bunch kale, stems removed/chopped
• Shaved or grated Parmesan cheese, optional

Instructions

 

Turkey Sausage Meatballs

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Use an immersion blender to blend one can of cannellini beans. Measure 2 T of the blended beans for the meatballs and reserve the remainder for the soup.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine seasonings with the ground turkey and pureed cannellini beans. (I use my hands with gloves to combine completely).
• Using a small scoop, scoop the mixture into meatballs and add to parchment lined cookie sheet for baking. It should make about 30 meatballs.
• Bake the meatballs in the preheated oven until done–10-15 minutes or until internal 165 degree temperature.
• Set aside until ready to add to the soup.

Turkey Meatball Soup

• Add diced onion, celery and carrots to olive oil in a dutch oven and saute' until softened.
• Add minced garlic and cook for a couple of minutes.
• Add potato, one can of cannellini beans with liquid (the one not blended), chicken stock, seasonings and water to the pot. Simmer on low to medium heat until potatoes and carrots are softened about 30 minutes.
• Remove stems from kale and chop into desired fineness.
• Add the reserved blended cannellini beans to help thicken the soup and cook on low for about 10-15 minutes.
• Add the meatballs and the kale and continue to cook for another 5-10 minutes.
• ***Remove the bay leaf before serving.
• Garnish with Parmesan cheese, if desired.

Notes

A delicious and gluten free soup! Perfect layering of flavors that offers a great soup. 

Serve with grated or shaved Parmesan cheese and slices of toasted french bread.

Enjoy!

 

***There is one teaspoon of Savory Spice seasoning that may not be available; feel free to substitute with any other spice of your choice or a mixture of: red pepper flakes, thyme, rosemary, parsley, marjoram, ginger, coriander.

Keyword comfort food, gluten free, kale, soups, turkey meatball soup, turkey meatballs

Soup Preparation

Begin the soup by adding the olive oil, celery, carrots and onion to a Dutch oven and cook until tender. Add minced garlic and continue to cook the garlic for a few minutes, infusing the flavors.

Next, add the potatoes, cannellini beans (not pureed), seasonings, chicken stock and water to the pot and simmer for about 30 minutes until potatoes and carrots are tender.

The next step is adding in the blended cannellini beans to thicken the soup for a few minutes.

Add in the chopped kale and meatballs and cook until the kale has wilted. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Serve immediately with toasted french bread. This soup is great with shaved or grated Parmesan cheese served on top.

I hope that you love this recipe. A great new gluten free soup recipe to meet needs of family and friends who are gluten intolerant.

And those meatballs? I can’t wait to make them for other recipes that need a “sausage meatball” ingredient. I love that I know what the ingredients of these are and can make them when needed.

In case you are still needing more soup recipes in your life, here are more great ones:

• Winter Tortellini Soup
• Loaded Potato Soup
• Chicken Noodle Soup
• Chicken Enchilada Soup
• Beef Stew

Thank you, ALWAYS, for joining me at the table. I am so truly thankful.

I’m attaching some of my favorite kitchen equipment to use for this recipe. Enjoy!