Mexican Ground Turkey Taco Meat (15-minute)

Name: Mexican Ground Turkey Taco Meat (15-minute)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 lb. ground turkey; 1/4 cup water (60g); 3 Tbsp taco seasoning; 2 Tbsp tomato paste (32g); 1 tsp brown sugar; 1-2 tsp apple cider vinegar

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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings
4 servings
Calories
176 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Mexican

Mexican Ground Turkey Taco Meat (15-minute)

Heidi Hunt

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Make this Mexican Ground Turkey Taco Meat any night of the week to build a quick and easy healthy, high protein meal! It's so good to throw into tacos, use for a taco salad, quesadillas, rice bowls, so much. Make a double or triple batch for leftovers (makes life easy!)

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Ingredients

Servings

1 lb. ground turkey 93% lean
1/4 cup water (60g)
3 Tbsp taco seasoning
2 Tbsp tomato paste (32g)
1 tsp brown sugar
1-2 tsp apple cider vinegar

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Instructions

Grease a skillet and set to medium-high heat. Add the ground turkey and cook for about 4-5 minutes, breaking into small pieces with a meat chopper or wooden spatula as you go until brown.
Add the water, taco seasoning and tomato paste; stir. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for another 5 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated.
Stir in brown sugar and apple cider vinegar (these aren't necessary but they help balance out the strong flavors of the taco seasoning and give this taco meat a more well-rounded flavor profile). Let simmer for another minute or two then remove from heat.
Use turkey taco meat for tacos, salads, quesadillas, burritos, taquitos, etc!

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Serving 1/4 of turkey (108g) Calories 176kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 3.7g (1%) Protein 22.3g (45%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 2.5g (13%) Fiber 0.3g (1%) Sugar 2.1g (4%)