Turkey Cheeseburger Soup
This Turkey Cheeseburger Soup delivers 28g protein and 386 calories per serving—a warm, volume-heavy option for staying full between training sessions. Quick-preps 6 servings on the stovetop, letting you batch-cook comfort-style meals without disrupting your macro targets. Designed for lifters managing appetite while hitting protein goals on a calorie deficit.
Ingredients
- •Ground Turkey, 99% Lean(227g)
- •Unsalted Butter(15g)
- •Yellow Onion
- •Carrots
- •Celery
- •Garlic
- •Flour, All-Purpose, White(30g)
- •1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- •freshly-ground black pepper
- •Low Sodium Chicken Broth(840g)
- •Potato, Yukon Gold(284g)
- •Cauliflower
- •Cheddar Cheese(420g)
- •2 Tablespoons Chopped Scallions, For Garnish
Instructions
- 1Press the “Sauté” button on an electric pressure cooker. Add the turkey and brown the meat, using a wooden spoon to break it into small pieces as it cooks, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain the meat and transfer it to a small bowl.
- 2In the pressure cooker (still on “Sauté”), melt the butter. Add the onion, carrots, celery and garlic. Cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the flour, salt, and pepper to taste and cook, stirring, for 1 minute to cook the flour. Return the turkey to the pressure cooker and add the chicken broth, potatoes, and cauliflower and stir.
- 3Seal and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes, until the potatoes are soft. Quick release, then open when the pressure subsides.
- 4Transfer the cauliflower and 1 cup of the liquid to a blender and blend* until smooth. Pour the puree into the soup and stir well. Add the cheddar and stir until melted. Serve topped with the scallions and extra cheddar cheese, if desired.
- 5Brown the turkey in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, using a wooden spoon to break it into small pieces as it cooks, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain the meat and transfer it to a small bowl.
- 6Add the butter to the sauté pan and cook until melted. Then add the onion, carrots, celery and garlic. Cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the flour, salt, and pepper to taste and cook, stirring, for 1 minute to cook the flour. (Or you can skip this step and just add the onions, carrots, celery, garlic, flour, salt and pepper to the bowl of your slow cooker.)
- 7Transfer the mixture to the bowl of a slow cooker. Then add in the chicken broth, potatoes, cauliflower, ground turkey, and stir to combine.
- 8Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours, or on low for 5-6 hours, until the potatoes are tender.
- 9Transfer the cauliflower and 1 cup of the liquid to a blender and blend* until smooth. Pour the puree back into the soup and stir until combined. Add the cheddar and stir until melted.
- 10Serve warm, topped with the scallions and extra cheddar cheese, if desired
- 11Brown the turkey in a large stockpot over medium-high heat, using a wooden spoon to break it into small pieces as it cooks, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain the meat and transfer it to a small bowl.
- 12Add the butter to the stockpot and cook until melted. Then add the onion, carrots, celery and garlic. Cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the flour, salt, and pepper to taste and cook, stirring, for 1 minute to cook the flour. Add in the chicken broth, potatoes, cauliflower, ground turkey, and stir to combine.
- 13Continue cooking until the soup reaches a simmer. Then reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until the potatoes are soft.
- 14Transfer the cauliflower and 1 cup of the liquid to a blender and blend* until smooth. Pour the puree back into the soup and stir until combined. Add the cheddar and stir until melted.
- 15Serve warm, topped with the scallions and extra cheddar cheese, if desired.
Nutrition — Per Serving
386
calories
28g
protein
26g
fat
- Carbohydrates
- 15g
- Saturated fat
- 13.4g
- Sodium
- 662 mg
- Dietary fiber
- 1.1g
6 servings per batch · ~303g each
Macro data sourced from USDA FoodData Central
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How much protein does Turkey Cheeseburger Soup have per serving?
Each serving delivers 28g of protein and 386 calories with 26g fat and 15g carbs. The high fat-to-protein ratio means this is calorie-dense despite moderate protein content.
How long does Turkey Cheeseburger Soup take to prep?
Turkey Cheeseburger Soup has quick prep time and yields 6 servings in a single batch on the stovetop. This makes it efficient for meal-prepping a full week's worth of lunches or dinners at once.
Is Turkey Cheeseburger Soup good for muscle gain?
At 28g protein and 386 calories per serving, this soup is better suited for maintenance or light cutting phases rather than muscle gain. The calorie density is moderate, so you'd need to consume 2+ servings to align with typical bulking meal sizes.



