Ground turkey tacos are the perfect mid-week or lazy weekend meal.
This super-easy Ground Turkey Taco Recipe features a homemade taco seasoning that lends big bold flavor to turkey meat. Serve them up in warm low-carb tortillas with your favorite toppings.
Holly’s Tasty Taco Takeaways
- Flavor: This ground turkey recipe for tacos tastes like restaurant food without the price tag!
- Recommended tools: A tortilla warmer keeps them warm and moist for all your Mexican-based dishes.
- Budget tip: This recipe is great for using up leftover turkey, beef, chicken, or fish!
- Serving suggestions: Serve over zoodles for a nutritious taco bowl!
Turkey Taco Toolkit
Turkey: Ground turkey is economical and versatile. Cook a double batch and freeze for later!
Tortillas: Low-carb tortillas are a keto must-have because they’re so versatile! Warm them up per the recipe, or brown one side in a pan with a little cooking spray and then flip and fold over before filling. Of course, you could also swap the tortillas for lettuce wraps.
Seasonings: The homemade taco seasoning in this recipe works on everything from taco wraps to stuffed peppers. Adjust the amounts any way you like, and make extra so you’ll have it on hand.
Tasty Taco Transformations
Create a taco bar with bowls of low-carb toppings like extra salsa, sour cream, guacamole, avocado salsa, diced avocado, shredded cheese, sliced black olives, jalapenos, and green chilis.
Drizzle on some cheese sauce for extra cheesy goodness.
How to Make Ground Turkey Tacos
- Cook the turkey. Drain any fat (full recipe below).
- Add salsa and seasonings and simmer until thickened.
- Fill warmed tortillas with meat and desired toppings.
Top-Notch Taco Tips
For the best crowd-pleasing turkey tacos, keep the meat mixture warm in a crockpot and offer bowls of toppings and condiments so guests can make their unique taco creations.
Taco Take Two
- Keep leftover ground turkey taco meat in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days and reheat portions in the microwave or on the stovetop.
- Taco meat can be frozen for up to 4 months. Add leftovers to a hearty low-carb chili or lasagna zucchini boats.
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Ground Turkey Tacos
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 pound ground turkey
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tablespoons salsa any variety
- 8 small low carb tortillas
- toppings as desired *see notes
Taco Seasoning
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- ½ tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- In a medium skillet, heat the oil over medium high heat.
- Add ground turkey and brown until no pink remains, breaking it up with a spoon. Drain any fat.
- Meanwhile, mix the taco seasoning ingredients in a small bowl.
- Add the seasoning mixture, water, and salsa to the cooked turkey. Bring to a simmer and let simmer 4 to 5 minutes or until thickened.
- Warm the tortillas according to package directions. Fill the tortillas with meat and desired toppings.
Notes
- Taco seasoning mix can be replaced with 1 packet or 2 tablespoons of prepared taco seasoning.
- *Toppings to try: guacamole, salsa, shredded cheese, sour cream, green onions, diced peppers, jalapenos, or sliced black olives.
- Leftovers should be refrigerated and consumed within 5 days, or frozen and used within 4 months.
- Thaw in the refrigerator before reheating in a skillet or microwave.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
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