These easy Low Carb Keto Taco Tomatoes are perfect for taco night or for brunch! If you’re a tomato lover and on a low carb diet, these tomato tacos have just 4 g net carbs!
Carbs in Traditional Tacos
When it’s Taco Tuesday, but your following a ketogenic lifestyle, you may want to skip the traditional tacos in flour tortillas.
One flour tortilla with ground beef mixture and cheese has about 51 grams of carbs according the app Cronometer. That’s more than many on a keto diet eat in one day!
The best way to still enjoy that taco flavor is just getting creative with what you put all that taco goodness into. Rather than using tortilla chips or shells, we are scooping out the insides of the tomatoes from our garden for a fun twist on tradition and a lot less carbs.
To me the inside of a taco is the best part, and the delicious toppings. I’ve never liked regular taco shells made from flour or corn.
But if you’ve been on a keto diet or low carb diet and the carb count for regular tacos is over your personal macros, make our easy stuffed taco tomato recipe instead with just 4 total grams of carbs per tomato.
The printable recipe card with all nutritional information is at the bottom of this page.
Our taco meat mixture has more protein than traditional tacos with the addition of eggs. This is why it’s a fabulous brunch idea! If you’re not a fan of the eggs, you can remove them and just enjoy the taco meat without it but it does add a whole lot more protein.
Keto Stuffed Tomatoes
This new recipe is for a Mother’s Day brunch and I joined with some other fabulous momma bloggers to bring you a Mother’s Day Wisdom link up on how to find a balance working and being a mother.
I surely am not the expert on this subject in the least because finding balance is hard! I’m not the least bit organized and fail miserably in this area. I wish I could tell you I’ve got it all together and I’m happily balancing my family obligations with my food blogging business, but sadly this is not the case.
What I have learned though over the years of raising my children and working outside the home and now at home, one thing remains the same, my kids just want my time. Time where I focus on them, listen to them, play a game with them, make a snack together, read together, watch a movie, whatever it may be they just prefer my time.
So as I ponder on how to impart some sort of wisdom to all of you on how to balance motherhood, I can only share that often for me it’s not quantity of time, but quality of time with my kids that they appreciate and desire the most.
We as mom’s are so busy with so many chores and activities, volunteer work and just day to day lives to keep our family running smoothly that making an effort to sit down and slow down is rare.
As much as making time for the children is important, making time for oneself is equally as important. I make time for myself by getting up at the crack of dawn to work out because it makes me feel better, puts me in a better mood and just makes me happy. When I don’t make time for myself, I find I’m short tempered and frustrated with my family, not a place I like to be.
Baked Tomatoes or Fresh Tomatoes
My hubby is not really a fan of warm cooked tomatoes so he would have preferred them not baked. You could certainly skip the baking of the tomatoes if you prefer crisp and fresh and just scoop the taco meat right in them!
I love them warm and soft when their natural sweetness comes through! This probably wouldn’t be a choice of my kids but the hubby and I loved it!
I love recipes that can accommodate picky kids as well so use this filling for regular taco shells or breakfast burritos using scrambled egg and fill into tortilla wraps with your favorite toppings!
With this upcoming Mother’s Day, I will try not to focus on all the things I haven’t gotten to on my To Do list , but instead focus on the present and precious moments enjoying my family.
Healthy kids, loving hubby, and good health of my parents are on my gratitude list. Having healthy food options on Mother’s Day also brings me joy. I don’t want to hurt by body with unhealthy choices and this recipe I’m sharing today is one I’d love for a healthy brunch recipe!
Can I swap tomatoes?
I love fresh summer tomatoes, but if you don’t like tomatoes, this low-carb recipe for taco meat can be stuffed into a zucchini, or bell peppers.
If you’re looking for a low-carb option for a taco shell, use my cheese taco shells or lettuce as a shell. I also have a keto nut free Tortilla you can use or this one made with Almond flour.
Can I swap the ground turkey?
Yes if you prefer to swap the ground turkey with ground chicken or ground beef, the recipe will taste just as good. I am using ground turkey to keep the moderate fat intake with lean proteins for my Midlife Macro Method program.
Here are my fabulous blogging buddies to inspire you for Mother’s day with a new recipe as well as some tips to balancing this crazy life!
- Katie from Healthy Seasonal Recipes: Spinach Salad with Steak, Onion, Date Kebabs
- Olena from iFoodReal: 30 Minute Broccolini, Turkey and Baby Potatoes
- Carolyn from All Day I Dream About Food: Crispy Duck Legs with Braised Vegetables
More Low Carb Tomato Recipes
Summer cookouts are a great way to enjoy fresh tomatoes in many easy recipes, here are just a few of my favorites:
Low Carb Keto Taco Stuffed Tomatoes
Easy Low Carb Keto Taco Stuffed Tomatoes Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil or olive oil
- 12 ounces ground turkey or ground chicken or ground beef
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 6 eggs whisked
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 12 tomatoes organic ripe heirloom
- optional favorite taco toppings: salsa, cilantro, sour cream
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Add oil to a large skillet. Cook turkey and onion in oil over medium heat until turkey is browned and is no longer pink and onion is tender. Whisk in beaten eggs and cook until scrambled.
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Reduce heat to low and add the seasonings and cheddar cheese and stir to combine. Set aside.
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Cut the stem and scoop out the center seeds and flesh of each tomato and place in an 9 by 13 baking dish pan. Set aside.
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Spoon 1/2 cup taco mixture filling into each tomato.
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Bake in your preheated oven for 20 minutes.
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On top of each tomato and some salsa, fresh herbs and a dollop of sour cream if desired.
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Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Notes
Nutrition
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