Keto Taco pie is a family friendly and delicious weeknight meal. It's a meaty, cheesy, satisfying recipe that will soon make it on your regular dinner plan rotation.
Keto Taco Pie includes everything that you would enjoy in actual tacos, but with no need for a tortilla to hold everything together. This is a satisfying and hearty meal.
For another low carb Mexican inspired meal, try our keto taco salad or keto taco soup with ground beef.
KETO TACO PIE RECIPE
This recipe is super simple! You just add all of your ingredients into a pan and bake them together. This is a very easy recipe to make.
When your Keto Taco Pie is done baking, cut yourself a slice, and enjoy the comforting flavors of taco night with this low carb, crustless taco pie.
If you love keto taco pie you're going to want to try this Keto Bacon Chicken Ranch Casserole next. Both are easy, satisfying keto dinners.
INGREDIENTS IN KETO TACO PIE
Ground Beef - About a pound of meat is perfect for this taco pie recipe. Use other ground meat if that's what you have available, but beef is traditional.
Taco Seasoning - Use your favorite type or brand here. Be sure to check the carb count if you're using store bought seasonings.
Heavy Cream - I always have heavy cream on hand. It's used in so many keto recipes because it's high in fat and low in carbs.
Eggs - Eggs bind your keto taco pie mixture together so it bakes up firm.
Garlic - I never need an excuse to add garlic to a recipe, and here it adds amazing flavor throughout the dish.
Cheddar Jack Cheese - This type of cheese melts beautifully in this recipe, but you could use just cheddar cheese or another type of cheese if you wish.
Salt - Seasoning with salt makes everything a little bit tastier.
Pepper - For the perfect hint of spice.
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HOW TO MAKE KETO TACO PIE
- Preheat your oven. In a 9-inch cast iron skillet set over medium heat, crumble and brown ground beef until no longer pink.
- Add taco seasoning and some of the cream and stir until combined, then reduce heat to medium low and cook until sauce is thickened. Remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine remaining cream, eggs, garlic, cheese, salt, and pepper. Pour over beef.
- Sprinkle with cheese and bake as directed in recipe.
These numbered steps match the numbered photos above and are for illustration purposes. For the complete list of ingredients and instructions, please see the recipe below
WHAT TO SERVE WITH KETO TACO PIE
This simple low carb taco pie often makes itself onto my dinner table without any side dishes. If you add enough toppings, it can totally stand on its own, but adding some sides makes it extra good.
Try adding a simple salad with sugar free salad dressing to this dish to create a balanced meal. Keto Broccoli salad or Keto Coleslaw are great recipes to add some keto veggies and fiber to the meal.
Keto Tortilla Chips are always welcome whenever we're eating Mexican food, and so is a cold glass of keto lemonade.
IS KETO TACO PIE A QUICHE?
This recipe is actually very similar to a quiche. It's a crustless quiche style pie with eggs and heavy cream, full of taco meat and seasonings. You could certainly could call this a taco quiche!
HOW CAN I MAKE THIS SPICIER?
The base recipe here for Keto Taco Pie is not very spicy at all. This way it's suitable for kids and adults. Feel free to make yours spicy though.
Adding in some canned diced chilies or a few splashes of your favorite hot sauce should do the trick.
WHAT GROUND BEEF IS BEST?
I really believe that eating healthy most of the time, while sometimes indulging or not eating perfectly is the best way to live.
That being said, on a strict keto diet, you probably want to use quality, high fat, grass fed beef. In reality, any type of ground beef that you buy will work in this recipe.
IS TACO SEASONING KETO?
Many taco seasoning packets that you buy at the grocery store include added starches or flour that is meant to act as a filler and a thickener when making taco meat filling. They sometimes even include sugar.
You can read labels and compare when you’re shopping to try to find the lowest carb seasoning. You can also make your own taco seasoning.
CAN YOU FREEZE KETO TACO PIE?
Yes! Cool your pie completely and then wrap to keep it air tight. Freeze for up to 3 months.
To serve, thaw it completely and then re-warm it in a 300F oven for about 15 minutes or until warmed through.
HOW TO REHEAT KETO TACO PIE
You can bake this pie and reheat when you're ready to enjoy it. From the refrigerator, reheat the taco pie in a 300°F oven, covered lightly with foil for 10-15 minutes or until heated through.
Single slices of taco pie can be reheated the same way, but will take less time.
The microwave also does a great, fast job of reheating leftover taco pie.
LOW CARB TACO PIE GARNISHES
The best part about this recipe is that while you can enjoy keto taco pie just as it is, you can also top it with lots of low carb garnishes to make it extra good.
These low carb taco pie garnishes are worth adding:
Chopped tomatoes, sour cream, pico de gallo, your favorite low carb salsa, avocado, fresh cilantro, or jalapenos.
Try this recipe for an Easy Keto Salsa recipe. My Keto Queso is also super delicious and a little be addicting.
HOW MANY CARBS IN KETO TACO PIE
Based on my calculations, each serving of this Low carb pie has 4 grams net carbs. That's not bad for a filling and satisfying meal.
Compared to the traditional Taco Pie recipe that calls for Bisquick, this recipe is just as good, with way less carbs.
You can reduce the amount of carbs in this dish by making a from scratch taco seasoning as mentioned above.
CAN I MAKE TACO PIE WITHOUT A CAST IRON PAN?
Yes! Cook your meat in a regular skillet. Mix the filling and transfer it to a deep dish pie pan that you've lightly sprayed with cooking spray. Bake as directed.
MORE KETO GROUND BEEF RECIPES
Ground beef is such an inexpensive and easy meat to cook keto recipes with! See all of our favorite Keto Ground Beef Recipes here.
Aside from taco pie, I think my absolute favorite ground beef keto recipe is this Cheeseburger Casserole.
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📖 Recipe
Keto Taco Pie
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef up to 1 1 /4 lb. if using a larger package
- 3 tablespoon taco seasoning 1 ounce
- ⅔ cup heavy cream divided
- 5 large eggs
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup cheddar jack cheese shredded, divided
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. In a 9-inch cast iron skillet set over medium heat, crumble and brown ground beef until no longer pink.
- Add taco seasoning and ⅓ cup of cream and stir until combined, then reduce heat to medium low and cook until sauce is thickened. Remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine remaining ⅓ cup cream, eggs, garlic, ½ cup shredded cheese, salt and pepper. Pour over beef.
- Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake 30 minutes, or until center is set and cheese is lightly browned. Allow to cool slightly before serving, topped with chopped tomatoes (or pico de gallo or your favorite low carb salsa), avocado, sour cream, and/or cilantro, if desired.
Notes
- You can freeze this recipe after baking. To reheat, thaw completely and then bake at 300F until warmed through.
- Look for a taco seasoning with low carbs, or make your own.
Gina
I made this for my family (me, my husband, and two teen boys). There was not a speck leftover! It was definitely a hit, and they have asked me to make it again. yay!
Long
Sooo tasty ! Inexpensive to make, really quick, delicious and filling. It’s a winner ! Thank you so much.