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Mexican Ground Turkey Taco Meat (15-minute)
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!)
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 176 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 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
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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Nutrition Information
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%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 176
% Daily Value*
| 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% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.