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Home » Healthy Recipes » Easy Taco Bowl Recipe [Customize for Any Meal]

Easy Taco Bowl Recipe [Customize for Any Meal]

Last Updated September 15, 2020. Published September 14, 2020 By Davinah Cenou Montezuma

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When I need to go to the market and only have a few ingredients, I find that I get really creative in the kitchen. This Breakfast Taco Bowl started as one of those meals. At the time, I needed to turn four ingredients (eggs, ground beef, taco seasoning, and a can of tomatoes) into something filling, simple, and delicious.

In this post, you’ll find my jazzed up version of the original dish. But, also tips to customize this for any meal and use it for meal prep, depending on what’s available in your kitchen. 

One Breakfast Bowl with sunny-side-up egg topping
Main Ingredients

As I mentioned, the basic recipe has just a few main ingredients:

  • eggs
  • homemade taco meat – uses ground beef, a can of diced tomatoes and my homemade taco seasoning
  • yellow onion

Toppings

Similar to when you take a trip to Moe’s or Chipotle, you can really build your own bowl. While I chose to keep this breakfast themed (and topped this with an egg), the options are really endless.

Some toppings that work great on this bowl for any meal are:

  • Salsa
  • Avocado
  • Guacamole
  • Shredded Cheddar Cheese or Cojita Cheese crumbles
  • Chopped Cilantro
  • Fresh or pickled vegetables like jalapeños and red onions
  • Fajita Vegetables
  • Full-fat sour cream

How to Make a Taco Bowl

There are three main steps to making this at home.

  1. Gather: you can use the recipe card below to gather the ingredients for the dish, including your favorite toppings
  2. Brown & Sauté: brown the ground meat with onions. Then, add the spices, onions, and tomatoes and bring it to a simmer
  3. Build: Top this dish with the suggested toppings or others that you can think of
    Recipe How To infographic for making Taco Bowls

Meal Prep Options

You’ll notice that this keto-friendly taco bowl has taco meat at the base. If you want to “stretch” this dish or use it as part of a meal prep, you can use the ideas below:

  1. Add a side of cauliflower rice: two of my favorites that would work well with this dish are Spanish cauliflower rice or Cilantro Lime cauliflower rice.
  2. Make a taco salad: All you’d need to do is pair the meat and toppings over a bowl of lettuce. When I do this, I allow the toppings like salsa to serve as a salad dressing. If you’re not ready to eat, be sure to keep toppings like salsa separate. You can also keep the meat separate so that you can reheat it when needed.

More Taco Tuesday Recipes:

If you’re following the keto way of eating or wanting to cut carbs, you’ll find a ton of Mexican-inspired recipes across the site. Some you might be interested in are:

  • Taco Salad Supreme
  • Loaded Pork Rinds (Keto “Loaded Nachos”)
  • Keto Burrito Bowl
  • Keto Shrimp Tacos
One Breakfast Bowl with sunny-side-up egg topping

Easy Taco Bowl Recipe

A keto and low carb Taco Bowl recipe that contains just 4 main ingredients. Perfect as a quick meal. Endless options for extra toppings.
Prep: 2 minutes mins
Cook: 15 minutes mins
Ready in: 17 minutes mins
Cuisine: American
Course: Breakfast
Servings: 4
Calories: 434kcal
Author: Davinah
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Ingredients

Taco Meat

  • 1 lb Grass-fed Ground Beef
  • 13.5 oz Diced Tomatoes, keep the juice
  • 1.5 tbsp Homemade Taco Seasoning, click for recipe
  • 1 medium onion, optional, sliced thinly
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil

Fried Egg

  • 4 large Eggs
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil

Optional Toppings

  • Avocado, sliced
  • Sour Cream, full-fat
  • Guacamole, click for recipe
  • Pico de Gallo
  • Cilantro, chopped
  • Cojita Cheese, crumbles
  • Cheddar Cheese, shredded
  • jalapeños
  • Red Onion

Instructions

Taco Meat

  • Heat a medium-sized skillet to medium-high heat. Drizzle 1 tbsp of olive oil into the pan.
  • Add the onions to the pan and sautee them until they are translucent
  • Add the ground beef to the pan and brown it
  • Add the can of diced tomatoes and the packet of Taco Seasoning. Continue to cook until the tomatoes, seasonings, and meat are warm and incorporated. 

Fried Egg

  • Heat a griddle pan or skillet to medium-high heat
  • Drizzle the remaining tbsp of Olive Oil into the pan
  • Open the eggs over the pan one at a time. Be gentle so as not to break the yolks.
  • Cook the eggs until the yolk is warm to the touch (~5 minutes)

Build a Bowl

  • Divide the homemade taco meat between bowls. Top them with a fried egg.
  • Add more fresh flavor to the dish by adding some of the optional toppings to the bowl

Nutrition Details

Calories: 434kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 263mg | Sodium: 1063mg | Potassium: 623mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 380IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 4.2mg

The nutrition facts come from entering the recipe ingredients into Spoonacular API, a database of food ingredients. They may vary for any recipe based on the exact product used. The keto sweeteners I use have 0g net carbs & are not included because sugar alcohols do not impact most people. This is provided as a courtesy, but you can do your own calculations if you wish!

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Comments

  1. Kylie says

    November 4, 2020 at 6:12 pm

    5 stars
    Seriously anything in a bowl tastes more awesome! This was so delicious.

    Reply
  2. Denay DeGuzman says

    November 4, 2020 at 5:09 pm

    This tasty breakfast bowl is full of my favorite ingredients! I made this recipe yesterday and it was delicious!

    Reply
    • Dr. Davinah's Eats Team says

      March 6, 2022 at 4:34 pm

      Thank you so much for trying our recipe. We’re glad you enjoyed it.

      Reply
  3. Tara says

    November 4, 2020 at 3:41 pm

    5 stars
    Oh yum! Such a great option for breakfast. I usually have all of these ingredients on hand and love how customizable it is for when I need to use up leftovers.

    Reply
    • Dr. Davinah's Eats Team says

      March 6, 2022 at 4:35 pm

      We really appreciate you stopping back to write such a thoughtful review.

      Reply
  4. Chenée Lewis says

    November 4, 2020 at 2:40 pm

    5 stars
    I love all the ways you can customize this! Thanks for a fantastic, easy recipe!

    Reply
    • Dr. Davinah's Eats Team says

      March 6, 2022 at 4:35 pm

      You’re welcome! We’re so glad you liked it.

      Reply
  5. Maria says

    September 24, 2020 at 4:57 am

    5 stars
    New alternative to the regular tacos that can be done for Taco-Tuesday! Would love to try this sometime. Kids at heart will surely love this.

    Reply
    • Dr. Davinah's Eats Team says

      March 7, 2022 at 3:57 pm

      We really appreciate you stopping back to write such a thoughtful review.

      Reply
  6. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says

    September 23, 2020 at 1:17 pm

    5 stars
    This is such a delicious and quick meal! It is so filling and so tasty.

    Reply
    • Dr. Davinah's Eats Team says

      March 7, 2022 at 3:58 pm

      We’re so happy that you enjoyed our recipe.

      Reply
  7. Andrea Metlika says

    September 23, 2020 at 12:40 pm

    5 stars
    I’m all in for this deliciousness! Tacos for breakfast looks and sounds wonderful.

    Reply
    • Dr. Davinah's Eats Team says

      March 7, 2022 at 3:58 pm

      We really appreciate you stopping back to write such a thoughtful review.

      Reply
  8. Genevieve | Fitty Foodlicious says

    September 23, 2020 at 11:48 am

    5 stars
    I love a good taco bowl and one for breakfast is sheer genius! Love the vibrant colors too. Looks so good!

    Reply
    • Dr. Davinah's Eats Team says

      March 7, 2022 at 4:00 pm

      We really appreciate you stopping back to write such a thoughtful review

      Reply
  9. Jamie says

    September 23, 2020 at 11:28 am

    5 stars
    I love how hearty and filling this is and it’s a great way to start the morning. Definitely a breakfast I’ll be making again and again. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Dr. Davinah's Eats Team says

      March 7, 2022 at 3:59 pm

      Thank you for trying our recipe. We’re so glad you enjoyed it.

      Reply

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