Ground Turkey Tacos Recipe

These GroundTurkey Tacos are easy, healthy, and perfect for meal prep! Fewer than 200 calories per serving and loaded with protein and fiber.

Why you’ll love these

• Tacos. Load up a corn tortilla, flour tortilla, or even some lettuce cups with this turkey taco meat…whatever you choose, you can’t go wrong.
• Meal Prep Friendly. Make a double batch. One for this weeks’ lunches and one for the freezer.
• Healthy. Each serving has less than 200 calories with a whopping 29 grams of protein and 4 grams of fiber! 

Ingredient notes

To keep these tacos healthy, we’re swapping the classic ground beef for lean ground turkey and loading up on good for you vegetables! To keep things flavorful, we’re loading up on spices!

• Ground Turkey – I use extra lean ground turkey to keep these tacos lower in fat and calories, but for more flavor and moisture, feel free to use ground turkey with a higher fat content.
• Veggies: Yellow Onion, Green Bell Pepper, and Red Bell Pepper – any onion (red, white, yellow) will be fine and feel free to use any color bell peppers. Want even more veggies? Throw in some chopped zucchini, mushrooms, and/or spinach!
• Spices: Chili Powder, Smoked Paprika, Cumin and Garlic Powder, Salt, and Pepper – use this combination of spices or make my homemade taco seasoning blend! Your favorite store-bought taco seasoning will also work.
• Water – or broth to add moisture back into the lean meat. 

How to make

Extra lean ground turkey can be a little dry, so feel free to add a little oil to your pan before cooking, if desired.

1. Cook turkey, veggies, and spices in a large non-stick skillet.
2. Stir in water, taste and re-season if necessary, then serve and enjoy!

Topping ideas

To garnish these turkey tacos, just pick your favorite taco toppings! I love to serve mine in hard or soft taco shells or, for a lower carb version, in living lettuce for lettuce wraps! Then top with any or all of the following:

• cilantro lime sauce
• avocado sauce
• pico de gallo
• guacamole
• greek yogurt

• salsa
• corn
• cilantro
• shredded lettuce
• shredded cheese
• crumbled feta or cotija

What to serve with tacos

• Coconut Lime Rice
• Instant Pot Spanish Rice
• Mexican Corn Salad Recipe
• Easy Black Beans

How to store

The fully cooked and cooled turkey taco meat can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days or in the freezer for 2-3 months!

To reheat, simply pop in the microwave until warmed through.

– Jennifer

Ground Turkey Tacos

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These Ground Turkey Tacos are easy, healthy, and perfect for meal prep! Fewer than 200 calories per serving and loaded with protein and fiber.

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Yield: 4 people

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Ingredients

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• ▢ 1 pound extra lean ground turkey can use higher fat for more flavor/moisture
• ▢ 1 small yellow onion diced
• ▢ 1 large green bell pepper diced
• ▢ 1 large red bell pepper diced
• ▢ 2 tablespoons chili powder
• ▢ 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• ▢ 2 teaspoons cumin
• ▢ 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• ▢ 1 ½ teaspoon salt more to less to taste
• ▢ 1 teaspoon pepper
• ▢ ¼ cup water or broth*

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Instructions

• Spray a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium/medium-high heat.
• Once hot, add in turkey, onion, bell peppers, and spices.
• Cook, breaking up meat as you go along, until meat is no longer pink and the veggies are tender.
• Once the meat is almost fully cooked, stir in 1/4 cup water, and simmer until thickened.
• Taste and re-season, if necessary, and serve!
• Serving ideas: hard/soft taco shell, living lettuce for lettuce cups, shredded lettuce, shredded cheese, pico de gallo, greek yogurt, salsa, beans, corn, cilantro, etc!
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STORING

Room Temp:N/A

Refrigerator:3-4 Days

Freezer:2-3 Months

Reheat:In microwave until warm.

*Storage times may vary based on temperature and conditions

Notes

*Because these are so low in fat, these aren't going to be as tender as beef tacos, but the water helps keep these moist. 

**These can easily be doubled, etc!

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Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Ground Turkey Tacos

Amount Per Serving (1 scoop)

Calories 191 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Sodium 793mg34%

Potassium 407mg12%

Carbohydrates 12g4%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 4g4%

Protein 29g58%

Vitamin A 3865IU77%

Vitamin C 86.6mg105%

Calcium 58mg6%

Iron 3.4mg19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

*Note: Nutrition information is estimated and varies based on products used.

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Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American, Mexican

This post was originally published April 2, 2018 and has been updated to provide more detailed content.