This easy Turkey Taco Meat comes together in about 10 minutes with prep time! Flavorful, calorie, and point friendly. Have it on a salad, hard shell taco, soft shell, wraps, add them to eggs or you can even make a turkey taco fried rice!
We usually serve these on hard shell and soft shell tacos but I found these cute soft taco boats that are so perfectly portioned that we have added them to our Taco Tuesdays. They are 5 smartpoints on all three WW plans per serving.
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I use smoked paprika but you can use regular as well. I usually add some more once the turkey is done. If you like spicy, add some pepper flakes or chop in a chili pepper. I would totally do that if my kids liked spicy foods but to make it kid-friendly omit the heat.
This Turkey Taco Meat does not need any oil to cook, however, you may add and count the points and cals! To keep from drying out, once done cooking immediatley transfer to a bowl and cover with foil until ready to serve.
The nutrition values and smartpoints listed below are ONLY for the meat. They are based on the brand I used. Always double check when in doubt or if you use any substitutions. I used Butterball 93% lean 7% fat ground turkey for this recipe.
Turkey Taco Meat
Easy Turkey Taco Meat that is low in calories and points.
Ingredients
- 1 lb 93% lean 7% fat ground turkey
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 and 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 salt
- 1/2 onion powder
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp chopped cilantro
Directions
- Step 1 Mix all spices and salt together in a small bowl.
- Step 2 Heat a large non stick pan on medium heat and add ground turkey.
- Step 3 Sprinkle half of the taco spice mixture over ground turkey and mix together
- Step 4 Using a wooden spoon or spatula break up turkey into small pieces as it start to cook
- Step 5 Cook for 5-7 minutes
- Step 6 Add remaining spices at the last minute and stir. Add more paprika if desired or chili powder
- Step 7 Once done, transfer to a bowl and cover until ready to serve
- Step 8 When ready to serve, sprinkle cilantro. Enjoy!
Nutriton Info per serving 1/3 cup (using myfitnesspal)
Calories: 57, total fat: 3 g, total cabrs:1 g, protein: 8 g
myWW smartpoints (using WW recipe builder)
Serving 1/3 cup: 1 smartpoint on Green, Blue and Purple
2 servings: 3 smartpoints on Green, Blue and Purple
3 servings: 4 smartpoints on Green, Blue and Purple
