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Turkey Rice Soup is a tasty soup to make in the Instant Pot, and this soup has cabbage and cauliflower rice and is loaded with flavor. We used frozen cauliflower rice, but you can use cooked wild rice or cooked white rice for this soup with ground turkey if you prefer.

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Instant Pot Turkey Rice Soup with Cabbage finished soup in serving bowls

Turkey Rice Soup is a new Instant Pot recipe that’s an updated version of a soup recipe that’s been moved to the archives on the blog. I’m having fun improving some of my older recipes, and the older version of this soup was made on the stove, had chopped leftover turkey and wild rice, and was much higher in carbs than this version with turkey and cauliflower rice. 

And I think turkey soup is too tasty to only make at Thanksgiving, so this delicious new Turkey and Rice soup uses ground turkey (or leftover turkey), chopped cabbage, chicken stock with some turkey soup base for added flavor, and frozen cauliflower rice. You can enjoy this tasty soup all winter long!

Kara and I absolutely loved this when we tested the recipe, and I enjoyed it again when I pulled a container out of the freezer when I needed a quick dinner. And please eat this soup with coarsely grated Parmesan cheese if you possibly can! I hope you try the recipe soon.

What ingredients do you need for this recipe:

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Can you use leftover turkey for this Turkey Rice Soup?

If you’d like to make this soup with leftover turkey, follow instructions in the recipe for adding the leftover turkey later in the process so it doesn’t shred apart in the Instant Pot.

How low in carbs is the Turkey Rice Soup?

This delicious Instant Pot Soup with ground turkey, cabbage, and cauliflower rice only has 7 net carbs per serving and 25 grams of protein!

What Size Instant Pot Did I Use for the soup?

I use a 6 Quart Instant Pot (affiliate link) for all my Instant Pot Recipes

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How to Make Turkey Rice Soup in the Instant Pot:

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  1. I used Butterball ground turkey from Costco that comes in 1 1/2 pound packs, and that much turkey gave lots of turkey flavor.
  2. Heat oil in the Instant Pot on SAUTE, HIGH.
  3. Add turkey and cook until nicely browned, breaking turkey apart and scraping the bottom a few times.
  4. Season cooked turkey with salt and fresh-ground black pepper.
  5. (To make with leftover turkey, chop up about 3-4 cups cooked turkey. Don’t add to the Instant Pot until later.)
  6. While turkey cooks, chop onion and celery, and slice and coarsely chop cabbage. 
  7. Remove turkey to a bowl, and heat more olive oil in the Instant Pot.
  8. Add onion, celery, cabbage, garlic, Spike Seasoning, and Poultry Seasoning and cook five minutes, stirring a few times. (Oops, didn’t take a photo of that.)
  9. Add cooked turkey back into Instant Pot.
  10. Add chicken broth, plus 2 T Penzeys Turkey Soup Base. (Or use Homemade Turkey Stock if you have some!)
  11. Set Instant Pot to MANUAL, HIGH, 10 minutes cooking time. (If you’re making this with leftover turkey, cook the broth mixture 5 minutes.)
  12. While soup cooks, take cauliflower rice out of the freezer and break apart, or if you have a big package measure out 2 cups frozen cauliflower rice.
  13. When time is up use NATURAL RELEASE for ten minutes; then release the rest of the pressure.
  14. Add cauliflower rice to the pot. (You can also use 1 1/2 cups cooked wild rice or cooked long-grain rice if you don’t want cauliflower rice.)
  15. (If you’re making the soup with leftover turkey, add that now.)
  16. Set Instant Pot to SAUTE, MEDIUM, and cook the soup about 10 minutes or until the cauliflower rice seems done.
  17. Check for seasoning and add more salt and fresh ground black pepper if you want it.
  18. Stir in the balsamic vinegar.
  19. Serve Turkey Rice Soup hot, with coarsely-grated Parmesan cheese to add at the table if desired.

Instant Pot Turkey Rice Soup with Cabbage in two soup bowls with Parmesan

Want More Turkey Soup Ideas?

Check out Low-Carb and Keto Turkey Soup Recipes for lots more ideas for tasty soups with turkey, chicken, or ground turkey!

Weekend Food Prep:

This Turkey Rice Soup recipe has been added to a category called Weekend Food Prep where you’ll find recipes you can prep or cook on the weekend and eat during the week!

Instant Pot Turkey Rice Soup with Cabbage finished soup in serving bowls
Yield: 8 servings

Turkey Rice Soup (Instant Pot)

Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Additional Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

We loved this Turkey Rice Soup made in the Instant Pot, and you can use cauliflower rice, cooked wild rice, or cooked white rice for this tasty soup. And this soup with ground turkey is especially good topped with coarsely-grated Parmesan cheese!

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs. ground turkey
  • 1 T + 2 tsp. olive oil
  • 1 cup finely diced onion
  • 1 cup finely diced celery
  • 2 cups finely chopped cabbage
  • 1 T minced garlic
  • 2 tsp. Spike Seasoning (see notes)
  • 2 tsp. Poultry Seasoning
  • 8 cups chicken broth (see notes)
  • 2 T Turkey Soup Base (see notes)
  • 2 cups frozen cauliflower rice (see notes)
  • 2 T balsamic vinegar

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in the Instant Pot on SAUTE, HIGH.
  2. Add the ground turkey and cook until the turkey is nicely browned, breaking turkey apart and scraping the bottom a few times with a plastic turner. This will take about 10 minutes.
  3. Season the cooked turkey with a little salt and fresh-ground black pepper.
  4. While turkey cooks chop the onion, chop the celery, and slice and coarsely chop the cabbage.
  5. Remove turkey to a bowl, and heat a few teaspoons more olive oil in the Instant Pot.
  6. (To make this with leftover turkey, chop up about 3-4 cups leftover turkey. Don't add to the Instant Pot until later.)
  7. Add onion, celery, cabbage, garlic, Spike Seasoning (affiliate link) or other all-purpose seasoning blend, and Poultry Seasoning (affiliate link) and cook five minutes, stirring a few times.
  8. Add the cooked turkey back into the pot and stir to combine with vegetables.
  9. Add the chicken broth, plus 2 T Penzeys Turkey Soup Base. (Or if you're lucky enough to have some Homemade Turkey Stock, by all means use that!)
  10. Set Instant Pot to MANUAL, HIGH, 10 minutes cooking time.
  11. While soup cooks, take the cauliflower rice out of the freezer and break it apart, or if you have a big package measure out 2 cups frozen cauliflower rice.
  12. When time is up use NATURAL RELEASE for ten minutes; then release the rest of the pressure.
  13. Add cauliflower rice to the pot. (You can use 1 1/2 cup cooked wild rice or 1 1/2 cups cooked long-grain rice if you don't want to use cauliflower rice.)
  14. (If you're making the soup with leftover turkey, add that now.)
  15. Set Instant Pot to SAUTE, MEDIUM, and cook the soup about 10 minutes or until the cauliflower rice seems done.
  16. Check for seasoning and add a little more salt and fresh ground black pepper if you want it.
  17. Stir in the balsamic vinegar and serve Turkey Rice Soup hot, with coarsely-grated Parmesan cheese to add at the table if desired.

Notes

I'm a big fan of Spike Seasoning (affiliate link) but use any all-purpose seasoning blend if you don't have Spike.

You can use chicken stock, but if you have homemade Turkey Stock that will make the soup even better. Penzeys Turkey Soup Base is the brand I have recommended for years. The turkey soup base is probably optional but recommended. Use another brand of turkey flavor base if that's what you have.

We used a 10 oz. package of cauliflower rice, which was 2 cups. You can also use 1 1/2 cups cooked wild rice or 1 1/2 cups cooked long grain white rice if you prefer that.

Recipe created by Kalyn and Kara and inspired by an old recipe for Turkey and Wild Rice Soup.

Nutrition Information

Yield

8

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 282Total Fat 17gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 10gCholesterol 95mgSodium 1413mgCarbohydrates 9gFiber 2gSugar 5gProtein 25g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.

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© Kalyn Denny
Category: Instant Pot
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Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Turkey Rice Soup with ground turkey and cauliflower rice will be suitable for low-carb or Keto diet plans, or for any phase of the original South Beach Diet.

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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
This recipe was first posted in 2008 as a higher-carb soup recipe made with wild rice. The new recipe for Turkey Rice Soup (made in the Instant Pot with cauliflower rice) was posted in 2020. The recipe was last updated with more information in 2025.

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