This easy Low Carb Taco Skillet Dinner recipe gives you all the taco flavors in one dish. It’s a family favorite that’s on the table in just 30 minutes.

If you need a quick and easy recipe for busy weeknights, this Skillet dinner is it.

Taco Skillet Dinner

Taco Skillet Dinner is a delicious low carb meal when served in a bowl. Made with lean ground beef, Mexican blend cheese, green peppers, tomatoes, avocado’s and black olives.

How To Serve This Skillet Dinner

You can easily serve this up in a bowl and top with your favorite toppings. Or you can serve it over Mexican rice or Cauliflower rice for low carb option.

You can also add a scoop of this to a tortilla which makes it very kid friendly.

If you want to include a side dish this recipe is great served with a side of refried beans or black beans and Mexican style corn. You can also serve with tortilla chips and salsa.

Ingredients

1 ½ to 2 ½ pounds lean ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 to 3 tablespoons taco seasoning
1 cup water
2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese, divided
1 cup sour cream
1 tomato, diced
1 avocado, diced
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Sliced black olives, optional

How To Make Taco Skillet Dinner

In a large skillet, brown ground beef. Remove from skillet but keep warm. If the oil is excessive, remove all but 1 tablespoon.

Add onions and green bell pepper to skillet. Cook, stirring often, over medium-high heat for about 2 minutes.

Return beef to skillet. Add seasonings and water. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for about 20 minutes or until liquid has evaporated.

Stir in 1 cup cheese and sour cream until blended. Top with additional cheese and remove from heat.

Once cheese has melted, add additional toppings such as diced tomato, diced avocado, chopped cilantro, and sliced black olives.

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Taco Skillet Dinner (Low Carb)

This easy Low Carb Taco Skillet Dinner recipe gives you all the taco flavors in one dish. It’s a family favorite that’s on the table in just 30 minutes.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword Taco Skillet

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Servings 6

Author Recipes Simple

Ingredients

• 1½-2½ lbs lean ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 2-3 tbsp taco seasoning
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese, divided
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tomato, diced
• 1 avocado, diced
• 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
• sliced black olives, optional

Instructions

1. In a large skillet, brown ground beef. Remove from skillet but keep warm. If the oil is excessive, remove all but 1 tablespoon.

2. Add onions and green bell pepper to skillet. Cook, stirring often, over medium-high heat for about 2 minutes.

3. Return beef to skillet. Add seasonings and water. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for about 20 minutes or until liquid has evaporated.

4. Stir in 1 cup cheese and sour cream until blended. Top with additional cheese and remove from heat.

5. Once cheese has melted, add additional toppings such as diced tomato, diced avocado, chopped cilantro, and sliced black olives.

This mouthwatering Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie is a hearty dish that is full of flavor and will quickly become a favorite meal!

Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

My family loves sweet potatoes and switching out the mashed potatoes for sweet potatoes in Shepherd’s pie was a huge hit at our house. Shepherd’s pie is comfort food at it’s best!

Substitutions and Tips For Making Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

Shepherd’s pie is such a easy recipe to make to your own. If your family does not like mushrooms leave them out or you could add zucchini or one of their favorite vegetables instead.

Use whatever mixture of frozen vegetables you have on hand. Frozen peas or a bag of frozen mixed vegetables are what I use most of the time.

You can use ground turkey or chicken in place of ground chuck. If you prefer you can make the topping with russet potatoes instead of sweet potatoes.

Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie Ingredients

Ingredient List:
1 ½ pounds ground chuck
1 small onion, finely chopped
8 ounce package mushrooms, sliced
8 ounce bag frozen peas or frozen mixed vegetables
½ teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground thyme
¼ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon chili powder
¼ cup tomato paste
1 cup water

For the sweet potato topping:
3 to 4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cooked
½ cup (1 stick) butter
½ to ¾ cup milk, depending on desired consistency

How To Make Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine cooked sweet potatoes, butter, and ½ cup milk. Beat until combined. Add additional milk if needed.

In a large skillet, brown the ground beef with the mushrooms and onions, crumbling as it cooks. Drain well.

Add remaining ingredients to the skillet with the beef, except for the mashed sweet potatoes. Bring to a simmer.

If you are using a cast iron skillet spoon the mashed sweet potatoes over beef mixture. If not you will need to transfer the beef mixture to a 2-quart baking dish before add sweet potato topping.

Next you will smooth the sweet potato topping. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Sprinkle with smoked paprika or chopped parsley as garnish if desired.

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Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

This mouthwatering Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie is a hearty dish that is full of flavor and will quickly become a favorite meal!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Servings 4

Author Recipes Simple

Ingredients

• 1 ½ lbs ground chuck
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 8 ounce package mushrooms, sliced
• 8 ounce bag frozen peas or frozen mixed vegetables
• ½ tsp cumin
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp ground thyme
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp chili powder
• ¼ cup tomato paste
• 1 cup water

Sweet Potato Topping

• 3 to 4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cooked
• ½ cup (1 stick) butter
• ½ to ¾ cup cup milk, depending on desired consistency

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a large bowl, combine cooked sweet potatoes, butter, and ½ cup milk. Beat until combined. Add additional milk if needed.

3. In a large skillet, brown the ground beef with the mushrooms and onions, crumbling as it cooks. Drain well.

4. Add remaining ingredients to the skillet with the beef, except for the mashed sweet potatoes. Bring to a simmer.

5. If you are using a cast iron skillet spoon the mashed sweet potatoes over beef mixture. If not you will need to transfer the beef mixture to a 2-quart baking dish before add sweet potato topping.

6. Next you will smooth the sweet potato topping. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly.

7. Sprinkle with smoked paprika or chopped parsley as garnish if desired.