Red Meat Allergy Friendly Turmeric-Ginger Turkey Meatball Soup
Ground turkey stands in beautifully here, delivering tender, juicy meatballs that are seasoned with turmeric, fresh ginger, garlic, and parsley before being baked until perfectly set. The soup base is just as thoughtfully built — coconut oil, aromatics, sweet potato, carrots, and zucchini all simmer together in bone broth until the vegetables are soft and the broth turns a gorgeous golden hue. For anyone navigating a red meat allergy, this kind of hearty, deeply satisfying bowl can feel hard to come by, but every single ingredient here is poultry- or plant-based with no beef or pork in sight. Arrowroot starch binds the meatballs without any fillers you'd need to second-guess, and the bone broth brings that slow-cooked richness without requiring hours at the stove. A squeeze of lemon and a handful of fresh parsley at the end brighten the whole thing up and make it feel restaurant-worthy. It's warming, nourishing, and the kind of soup that genuinely tastes like it took all day — even though the steps are completely manageable on a weeknight.
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4 servings
For the meatballs
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 2 tbsp arrowroot starch
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
For the soup
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 ½ tsp ground turmeric
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced into ¼-inch rounds
- 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into ¾-inch cubes
- 1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced into ½-inch half-moons
- 6 cups bone broth
- 1 tsp fine sea salt, plus more to taste
For serving
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, roughly chopped (optional)
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 400°F (205°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground turkey, arrowroot starch, turmeric, grated ginger, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and parsley. Mix with your hands until just combined — do not overwork. Roll into 1 1/2-inch balls (about 20 meatballs) and arrange in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
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