It’s no surprise why keto taco pie is one of my most popular dinner recipes. With a few basic ingredients and 15 minutes of prep work, you’ve got a healthy, crowd-pleasing meal ready to go.
I have been making this taco pie since 2014. It’s one of those things I threw together one day for my hungry family and it became an instant hit. And here we are, years later, and I am still making it exactly the same way.
It’s one of those recipes that I can make any time, anywhere, and everyone is happy. Not a single picky-eater complaint.
When I shared it with my readers, it became an instant hit for them too. Everyone who tries it raves about it, and most people put it into their regular dinner rotation. Because it’s simple to make and full of bold flavor.
What more could you ask from your keto dinner recipes?
Why you need to try this recipe
You can find any number of taco pie recipes on the internet, but they aren’t all created equal. The famous Betty Crocker recipe takes Bisquick, and other versions add canned biscuits or tortillas to bulk them up.
This keto recipe is so much healthier, full of protein and low in carbohydrates. Each serving has 33 grams of protein and only 2 grams of carbs. And absolutely no grains, gluten, or starches.
Have I mentioned how easy it is to make? This taco pie takes basic ingredients that most people have on hand and it’s ready in 45 minutes, start to finish. It’s the sort of easy keto meal you can make on a busy weeknight, and the leftovers make great breakfast or lunch.
And it’s a fabulous make-ahead recipe, as it freezes well and re-heats easily.
Ingredients you need
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- Ground beef: You can also use ground turkey, pork or chicken. It’s up to you whether you drain the fat after cooking the meat. I purchase my good grassfed beef from Wild Pastures. Get 20% off your first box today!
- Taco seasoning: You can use store-bought seasoning, but make sure it has no added fillers, sugars, or starches. I really like the seasoning from Primal Palate. Or make your own by combining chili powder, cumin, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper.
- Eggs: Eggs make up the bulk of this recipe, besides the taco meat. They give the casserole cohesiveness, structure, and great flavor.
- Heavy cream: Some of my readers have substituted heavy cream with coconut milk. You could use regular milk but because it has less fat than cream, it will take longer for the eggs to set.
- Shredded cheese: I usually use cheddar or a Mexican blend. You can also use Monterey Jack or Pepper jack. It doesn’t matter whether you
- Garlic: A few cloves of minced garlic add more flavor.
- Salt and pepper
Step-by-step directions
1. Cook the beef: Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until no longer pink, about 7 minutes. Then add the taco seasoning and stir until combined.
2. Transfer to a pie plate: Spread the seasoned beef in a greased glass or ceramic 9-inch pie pan.
3. Whisk the eggs: In a large bowl, combine the eggs, cream, garlic, salt and pepper. Pour over beef the beef in the pan.
4. Add the cheese: Sprinkle with the shredded cheese and bake at 350ºF for 30 minutes, or until centre is set and cheese is browned. Remove and let sit 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
Recipe tips and FAQs
Get creative with your toppings: Tacos are all about the toppings and this taco pie is no different. Try adding a dollop of sour cream, some chopped tomato and avocado, or some salsa and guacamole. Fresh cilantro or green onions are delicious too.
Dairy-Free Option: Use coconut milk in place of the heavy cream and some dairy-free cheese shreds for the cheddar cheese.
This recipe for easy taco pie has 2.3 grams of carbs and 0.3 grams of fiber. Thus it has 2 grams net carbs per serving.
This keto taco pie has 393 calories per serving. There are 6 servings in the recipe.
Taco pie is a great make-ahead recipe as it freezes really well. Simply bake the pie until it’s done, then let it cool, and wrap it up tightly. It can be frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw completely and then re-warm it in a 300F oven for about 20 minutes before serving.
Rave reviews for Keto Taco Pie
This is such a favorite in our house! I’ve made it many times and I think I just make it again tonight! Leftovers heat up so beautifully for lunch. Yum! – Kath
Easy and fast. The whole family loved it, even my picky 16 year old who tries to refuse low carb eating. She asked me to make it again! – Lori
This may my most favorite of all keto recipes I have tried! I have had to pace myself to NOT make it every week! I double the recipe and eat off it for a few days. It is so good! I have even started to bring it to folks as a meal. – Christine
More Mexican Inspired Keto Recipes
- Easy Keto Fajitas – A simple sheet pan meal that’s full of delicious fajita flavor.
- Chicken Enchilada Soup – Made in the Instant Pot, this flavorful soup is ready in 40 minutes.
- Mexican Cauliflower Rice is one of my most popular dinner recipes, next to Taco Pie of course!
- Keto Egg Muffins with Chorizo are an easy on-the-go breakfast.
Easy Taco Pie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb (453.59 g) ground beef
- 3 tbsp taco seasoning
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 cup (119 g) heavy cream
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) salt
- 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) pepper
- 1 cup (113 g) shredded Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF and grease a 9-inch glass or ceramic pie pan.
- Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until no longer pink, about 7 minutes, breaking up clumps with the back of a wooden spoon. Stir in the taco seasoning until well combined, then transfer the beef to the prepared pie pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, garlic, salt, and pepper. Pour over beef in the pan.
- Sprinkle with the shredded cheese and bake 30 minutes, or until the centre is set and cheese is browned. Remove and let sit 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
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So much to love about this! What a great idea!
Your video says 1/2 cup cream and no water yet recipe says 1 cup cream and 3/4 water?
I must have misspoken in the video, it is 1 cup cream. But it’s really strange because that water came out of nowhere. I recently switched recipe plug-ins and I’ve had a little trouble converting things from the old one so I think it did something strange to this recipe.
So it’s 1 cup cream and no water, correct? I am about to make this and noticed the water addition after browsing the meat in the recipe above and was confused. Also wondered about the cream. Thanks.
There was never supposed to be water and I can’t for the life of me figure out how it got in there…
I made this in my cast iron skillet last night and it was amazing! Thank you so much!
This looks like the best kind of pie!
I just got a delivery of yummy Cabot cheeses—I think it’s fate that I found this delicious recipe today!
Just fixed this recipe today. It is fantastic!! I halved the eggs and cream and it turned out perfect!!
I am on a low calorie diet and this recipe caught my eye since I have leftover taco meat. I added up if I used low fat half and half that I would save 85 calories per slice! Making a 1/8 slice only 217 calories! YAY!!!!! I’m so excited to try this recipe!
I just made this, and it tastes great! Made a few adjustments based on ingredients I had. I browned 1lb. of ground turkey with onions and added spices (chili powder, cumin, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder). After reading the comments, I decided to cut in half the amount of heavy cream (used 1/2 C) and the number of eggs (used 3 extra large). When I poured the egg-cream mixture over the meat, I was glad I reduced those, because my 9″ pie plate would have overflowed. Cooked it the full 30 minutes, and it the final product holds together well. Mine isn’t as dense/dry (in a good way) as in the pictures. It tastes fantastic, though! Definitely making this again…soon. When I do, I’m going to attempt to kick up the spice a bit. And…need to make some guacamole to plop on top. Thanks for so many great recipes!
I made this for lunch (and it will probably be dinner too. My pie pan was just a little bigger so I cooked it at a bit of a lower temp in the oven. Came out delicious and very pretty, especially after I topped it with lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, and sour cream. So simple, so tasty…I’ll be making this often!
Made this tonight and we loved it. ** I realised I only had 2 eggs but it still came out delicious!! Just added more cheese.
I just found your site and this amazing recipe!! My son was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes so have been looking for low carb recipes that he may like…definitely found it with this one! It was so low carb that he was able to crush up some Doritos chips on top plus the sour cream, tomatoes, green peppers and avocado. It tasted like our favorite taco pizza!! Thank you so much!!
This looks like a great recipe for when it’s my daughter’s night to cook dinner!
This has become a family favorite for us! I follow the Trim Healthy Mama eating plan, and this is a perfect S meal. Thank you for sharing this.
This was AMAZING! I topped with sour cream, salsa, and green onions. Will be making again!
Great recipe. I was working, lost track of time and over cooked it by 20 minutes and it is still moist and flavorful.
Wow, glad to hear it!
I was looking to use up some ground turkey, and this recipe looked great, It is. easy! tasty! will make again. made my own taco seasoning mix/no sugar/fillers/negligible carbs. Fabulous. Of course, no pie pan either and added more cheese worked great..
I added a few low carb tortillas on the bottom of the pan that I think really made a nice difference.
I made this for dinner tonight!! My husband and I thought it was delicious!! I will definitely be making it again!! Thanks so much for this recipe!!
I made this recipe last night with leftover smoked and pulled pork instead of ground beef–yummy! My husband and I really loved it… and will love it again and again over the next few days!
Made this tonight for supper. Very nice. Thank you!
Just made this and it was great! Thought it might be too frittata-ish, but not at all. It was a hit with the whole house. Thanks!