Yes, you can smoke soup on a Traeger (or grill) No really! It’s a unique and delicious way to add wood fired flavor to your favorite meal, chicken noodle soup.

Here’s a great recipe to try on your Traeger or Grill.

• Yield: Serves 8-10 People
• Prep time: 20 Minutes
• Cook time: 60-90 minutes, depending on smoke time

Ingredients:

Measure   Ingredient                                                                     Prep Notes

PART 1 – SMOKED VEGETABLES

• 4 tbsp           Oil, Olive Blend
• 6 Ribs           Celery, With Leaves                                               Diced Medium
• 2 ea              Carrots, Jumbo, Washed                                      Diced Medium
• 1 ea              Onion, Red, Small, peeled                                    Diced Small
• 1 ea              Zucchini, Medium, Washed                                 Diced Medium
• 1 ea              Yellow Squash, Medium, Washed                     Diced Medium
• 2 tbsp           Garlic, Fresh                                                             Minced or Crushed
• 2 ea              Bay Leaves                                                                  Whole
• 1 tbsp           Italian Herbs, Dried

PART 2 – MAKING THE SOUP

• 3 cups           Chicken, Cooked                                                      Diced or Pulled
• 1 can            Tomatoes, Diced, Fire Roasted                            with juice
• 2 qts             Stock, Chicken
• 3 cups           Pasta, Cooked al dente

Preparation:

• Prep all vegetables above as instructed
• Load pellet hopper with Reserve Blend Pellets, ignite Traeger and set temp to 200˚
• Add the Dutch Oven to allow it to fully heat up during warm up
• In a medium mixing bowl add the Oil, Veggies, Garlic, Bay leaves and Italian herbs, mix well
• Place the veggies on the perforated grilling pan and place into the Traeger
• Smoke the vegetables at 200˚ for approx. 30-45 minutes, depending on desired smoke flavor
• Once veggies are done, using an oven proof glove or mitt, remove from the Traeger
• Turn Traeger to 450˚ and let it reach temperature
• Carefully add the smoked vegetables to the Dutch Oven
• Add the chicken, canned tomatoes, chicken stock and pasta and stir to combine
• Cover the Dutch Oven and allow the soup to come to a simmer (approx. 20 minutes)
• Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as needed
• If soup is too thick, adjust with extra chicken stock
• If soup is too thin, allow to cook uncovered and reduce the chicken stock
• Total cook time for soup once it is simmering, should be approx. 30 minutes
• Once soup is done, using an oven proof glove or mitt, remove from the Traeger
• Serve with fresh bread and garnish with parsley leaves

Chef’s Tip: If you don’t want to smoke the vegetables, omit that part and heat Traeger to 450˚.  Then sauté vegetables until soft and add the chicken, tomatoes, stock and pasta and complete as shown above.  **Note, soup will have less smoke flavor without smoked vegetables**

Grills / Grill Gear Used:

Traeger Grills, Ironwood 885                             Ace SKU – 8030462

Reserve Blend Pellets                                           Ace SKU – 8015887

Traeger Grill Pan                                                  Ace SKU – 8019502

Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven                             Ace SKU – 6239313