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prep time

30 min
cook time

20 min
ready time

50 min

Keto Mexican Ground Beef Skillet

30 ratings

Everyone loves a quick, easy, weeknight Mexican meal! Ground beef makes this meal simple. Simply saute the meat in the pan with Mexican spices and then top the dish with freshly-sliced lettuce, sliced tomatoes, shredded cheese, cilantro, and fresh guacamole. This dish is a blank canvas for a wide variety of different toppings like sour cream, hot sauces, and salsas.

What kind of ground beef should I use?

Stick to grass-fed beef if possible in the 80% lean to 20% fat ratio. The fats in the meat will help keep you satiated.

What other toppings can I add?

Spicy habanero shredded cheese would be great, as well as black olives, low-carb salsa, and various hot sauces.

How is this dish to be served?

The dish is intended to serve family-style. All the toppings should be added to the final dish and served directly from the pan. This makes for easy cleanup and serving!

Net Carbs

5.9 g
Fiber

7.3 g
Total Carbs

13.3 g
Protein

33.6 g
Fats

39.6 g

535 cals

Quantity

Serving Size

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Garlic

2 clove
Red Onion

½ small
Avocado Oil

1-½ tablespoon
Hamburger Or Ground Beef, 80% Lean

1 pound
Coarse Kosher Salt by Morton

¼ tsp
Dark Chili Powder by Mccormick

1-½ tsp
Granulated Garlic by Tone's

⅛ tsp
Cumin, Ground

¼ teaspoon
Lettuce

2 cup
Cherry Tomato

12 cherry
Queso Chihuahua (Chihuahua Cheese)

⅓ cup, shredded
Serrano Peppers, Raw

¼ each
Cilantro

2 tablespoon
Avocado

12 ounce
Lime Juice, Fresh

1 tablespoon
Coarse Kosher Salt by Morton

¼ tsp
Red Onion

½ small
Cilantro

2 tablespoon

Step 1

Heat a large nonstick saute pan, over medium-high heat until hot. Add the avocado oil and tilt pan to distribute evenly. Add the garlic and ½ small red onion diced and a pinch of salt. Stir with a wooden spoon until it is starting to brown.
Step 2

Add the ground beef, using a wooden spoon to break up the meat to help cook the crumbles all the way through. Add ¼ tsp kosher salt to the meat and stir well. Turn the heat down to medium if necessary.
Step 3

Add all the spices like the dark chili powder, cumin, and granulated garlic. Stir well to incorporate. Finish cooking the meat the rest of the way.
Step 4

In the meantime, prepare the guacamole. Add ripe avocados to a bowl with 1 tbsp fresh lime juice, ¼ tsp kosher salt, 1 tbsp red onion, and 1 tbsp chopped cilantro.
Step 5

Gently mash leaving some larger pieces.
Step 6

In the meantime, prepare the lettuce by slicing it into thin strips and slicing the tomatoes in half. Garnish the final dish with the lettuce first, then tomatoes, the shredded cheese, and ¼ of a serrano sliced (add less or none if you don’t like heat). If you do like heat, you can add some of the serranos to the guacamole as well in the form of small dice. Serve hot with condiments like sour cream and hot sauces!

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Comments 28

Princess Vivvy 11 days ago

This is the most delicious recipe I’ve cooked in ages!!

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OutstandingRadish254688 5 months ago

I made this taco salad using preseasoned ground turkey. I used a portion of bagged kale salad for my greens and topped with a little salsa. It was delicious. If I would have had the cheese cracker recipe that would have provided the crunch 😋😋

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CN777 10 months ago

This meal is very tasty and quite filling. On our rotation for sure. I want to make sure the amount of avocado is correct? 12 oz or 340 grams seemed excessive for 4 servings. Cutting it into 2 servings for hubby & me still seemed like a lot. Don't get me wrong, we love avocado & guacamole, we wanted to make sure we weren't going over our fat allowance for the day. Silly question, but you aren't counting the weight of the entire avocado, correct?😉

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SpectacularKetone422806 a year ago

This was so delicious! I also added a splash of Agave Tequila and that Mexican spice mix. I also used lean ground turkey. Then I served it in the iron skillet and put jalapenos, sliced black olives, salsa and taqueria avocado salsa and sour cream on top - all super low/no carb + cilantro and fresh chives. I didn’t use the fresh chilis. We used butter lettuce leaves as our tortillas. YUMMY!!!!

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Jtenney a year ago

Okay. I like food with big flavor and this was not i even though I more than doubled th amount of cumin. I am allergic to tomato so left them out but it was still fine. Not sure they would have helped but then I don't know what they taste like. I also used extra lean (90% lean) ground beef.

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- Chrissy0628 8 months ago
  
  Keto is a fat based diet. You need those fats to keep your body fat adapted. You should really try to stick with 80/20. This isn’t a diet where you are trying to cut fat, you need more fat in order to burn fat. Anyways, I just tried REAL SALT taco seasoning and it’s amazing. You can add to your liking and not suffer consequences as it’s all natural and healthy ingredients. No sugars.
  
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varissul 2 years ago

I used lean grass-fed ground beef. It did not require draining. Prepared this according to the recipe. I love it. However, I did leave out raw chilies, as I cannot stomach them. Also, instead of putting the dish together in the frying pan, I plated it backward - lettuce, tomatoes, cheese I used Cotija instead), and meat, and served it with the guacamole. It was much easier than trying to get it all out of the pan.

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Kyladc 2 years ago

For the people saying it was greasy, did you use regular ground beef or the lean ground beef? I always use lean so I wanted to see if that was the reason people were saying it was greasy. If not, then I might just end up draining it. I am making tonight!

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- Chrissy0628 8 months ago
  
  Yes, you need the fat on keto. 80/20 is best.
  
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- LAHJ a year ago
  
  Watch Kelly Hogan on YouTube... a lot of successful dieters have said that "fat" is actually good for us.
  
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SpectacularKale446761 2 years ago

Delicious 😋

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FortuitousMacadamia287614 3 years ago

Aloha;) Try bison meat or any game meat instead of beef:) still red meat but way less oil:)

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Nova_marie 4 years ago

So good! Great for taco Tuesday! My only complaint is that its VERY greasy/oily..

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- lilid910 2 years ago
  
  I use the wagyu ground beef from Costco and it's pretty lean and delicious
  
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Maria19* 4 years ago

Easy and quick

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zerondasmith 4 years ago

This is so tasty! It so full o flavor.

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GRehfeld 4 years ago

This is quite similar to the way I've been making my taco filling, minus the cilantro as I have some people who don't like cilantro.

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secas221ded7 4 years ago

Super easy and very tasty. Great way for me to enjoy “taco Tuesday” with my family!

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SparkleFemme 4 years ago

It was yummy and filling. My only complaint is the excessive grease. It doesn't say to drain, but I drained the meat before adding the reast of the ingredients. I also added the cheese on top and placed the skillet in the oven for 7 mins at 355° to melt the cheese a little. Oh, and I use Mexican blend cheese. It was delicious 😋!

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- Shewoff642 2 years ago
  
  Ground venison would work well with this.
  
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- lowcarbdieterb636 4 years ago
  
  Grass feed ground beef from local producers has no fat I have to add olive oil
  
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- AwesomeKetone958203 4 years ago
  
  Can you use ground turkey instead?
  
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- Hannahwall1 4 years ago
  
  You need the fat though!
  
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Kookie2003 4 years ago

It was delicious and easy to make

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Suefar 5 years ago

We liked it and it was very easy and quick.

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MirthfulMacadamia487367 5 years ago

How much of the beef mix is a serving (without the lettuce etc)?

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- Livingthislife 5 years ago
  
  1/4
  
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Mandy 5 years ago

This was soooo good ...I did it with cheddar..

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Keto Mexican Ground Beef Skillet

What kind of ground beef should I use?

What other toppings can I add?

How is this dish to be served?

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