Lemony turkey and white bean soup with winter greens from Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals (page 182) by Melissa Clark

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    Can substitute ground pork or ground chicken for ground turkey.

  • StephCooksAll on April 14, 2026

    This is a favorite

  • crysta_63qusi on January 26, 2026

    Great base recipe for a versatile winter soup. I often use leftover roasted chicken or turkey and add a can of diced tomatoes. Don't forget the lemon at the end - the acid really amps up what is already a great bowl of soup.

  • Beck001 on November 21, 2025

    A good soup with bright flavors. Used collard greens I added more veg and slightly more protein.

  • averythingcooks on September 29, 2025

    As she suggests grd pork as a sub for the turkey, I used the meat from an Octoberfest sausage & for the fresh herbs, a mix of basil, parsley + dill. I had both frozen spinach (for the greens) & a small amount of tomato sauce (canning overflow) to use up and we both enjoyed this flavourful dinner bowl. Oh yes...the lemon is a very good finisher and I did have a pretty heavy hand with the red pepper flakes.

  • Jgentzler on September 09, 2025

    It's an excellent basic soup recipe to modify for whatever you have on hand

  • tisayw on August 12, 2025

    This was amazing, tasty and really easy to pull together. I made exactly as written, with no modifications. It got a thumbs up from the entire family.

  • estanzler on October 02, 2024

    This was really fantastic. I doubled it and added some Better than Bouillon and it was a really nice addition. I had forgotten to add the last step of the lemon juice and herbs until after I had eaten the first bowl. I was nervous to add it, since it was already so good, but the lemon juice/zest sent it over the top. Definitely will make again.

  • Lepa on April 27, 2024

    I added a bit more tomato paste (3tbsp) after reading reviews on the NYT app. It needed a bit more salt and acid at the end but was a very good soup.

  • peaceoutdesign on December 30, 2023

    I minced leftover Christmas turkey instead of using ground. This was a nice easy dinner. I agree that you need the lemon juice to finish it.

  • bernalgirl on November 28, 2023

    I riffed on this with leftover turkey and added sweet potato, turnips and parsnips. I also upped the spices. Overall a warming bowl of soup — don’t skip the lemon it really brightens up the flavors.

  • Wende on October 25, 2023

    This is a delicious soup. I used 4 cups of chicken stock and a bag of triple-washed kale to make it easy. I didn’t need to smash any of the beans to make it thick - it was perfect as it was. The lemon juice adds a lot, so don’t omit it!

  • Cheri on February 06, 2023

    Delicious. Smashed some beans, and only used 4 cups of broth. Perfect.

  • ksg518 on December 15, 2022

    Great soup! I make a lot of kale/sausage/bean soup since I get so much kale from my CSA but this is a much lighter version I’ll be making from now on. I used dill as my herb which I especially liked.

  • Rachaelsb on December 08, 2022

    This was delicious! Great acidy punch with lemon and cumin and red pepper flakes give great heat. Def needed to do more than 4 c.broth. Curious what adding winter squash would do? Next time!

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