Ground Turkey Tacos

5 from 5 votes

These ground turkey tacos are quick, easy, and healthy. The ground turkey is cooked in a delicious spice blend and dinner is on your table in 30 minutes!

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: easy turkey tacos, ground turkey tacos, healthy turkey tacos

Servings:

Author: Natasha Bull

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound lean ground turkey
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 heaping tablespoon tomato paste optional
Salt & pepper to taste
For serving: flour or corn tortillas
Toppings (optional, to taste): sour cream, guacamole, cilantro, salsa, hot sauce, onions, cheese, etc.

Instructions

Pre-heat your oven to 350F (for warming tortillas), stack tortillas and wrap them in foil and place in oven. Or use a tortilla warmer or warm the tortillas over a gas stove burner if you have one. You can prep the toppings beforehand or while the meat is cooking.
Add the olive oil to a skillet along with the ground turkey and the spices. Cook, over medium-high heat, breaking the meat up as you go along, for about 8-10 minutes or until cooked through. When the meat is close to being done, stir in the tomato paste if using (I mostly add it for color, and I sometimes leave it out since I add a lot of toppings to my tacos for flavor/moisture anyway). Season with salt & pepper as needed.
Top the tacos as desired and enjoy immediately.

Notes

This recipe makes about 2-3 tacos/person (if you add plenty of toppings). I recommend doubling the recipe if you're feeding very hungry folks.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary and Salt & Lavender makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information. Nutrition for this recipe is just for the taco meat as toppings and the size/brand/ingredients of tortillas vary.

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