by Chef Jason from 5280 Culinary
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
Source: tips.acehardware.com