Yes, you can smoke soup on a Traeger. No really! It's a unique and delicious way to add wood fired flavor to your favorite meal, chicken noodle soup.
Smoked Chicken Noodle Soup On A Traeger
Here's a great recipe to try on your Traeger.
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**
