Easy Low Carb Keto Taco Stuffed Tomatoes Recipe

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!

These easy Low Carb Keto Taco Tomatoes are perfect for taco night!

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!

โ€‹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. 

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Keto Stuffed Tomatoes

This new recipe is for a  Motherโ€™s Day brunch and I  joined with some other fabulous momma bloggers to bring you a Motherโ€™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.

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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 wouldnโ€™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!

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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?

โ€‹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. 

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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!

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:

Tomato Olive Salad

Tomato Cucumber Avocado Salad

Caprese Zucchini Noodle Salad

Easy Low Carb Keto Stuffed Taco Tomatoes

Low Carb Keto Taco Stuffed Tomatoes

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Easy Low Carb Keto Taco Stuffed Tomatoes Recipe

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Servings: 12 stuffed tomatoes
Calories: 141kcal
Author: Brenda Bennett| Sugar-Free Mom

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

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 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.ย 
  • Reduce heat to low and add the seasonings and cheddar cheese and stir to combine. Set aside.
  • 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.
  • Spoon 1/2 cup taco mixture filling into each tomato.
  • Bake in your preheated oven for 20 minutes.
  • On top of each tomato and some salsa, fresh herbs and a dollop of sour cream if desired.
  • Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Notes

Eating 1 is sufficient if you are having brunch so serving size is just for one stuffed tomato, but it making for dinner, just double the nutrition info and enjoy 2!
This recipe was first published in May 2014.

Nutrition

Serving: 1stuffed tomato | Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 392mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1227IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 1mg
Tried this recipe?Mention @sugarfreemom and tag #sugarfreemom, I’d love to see your dish!

 

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About Brenda

Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.

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23 Comments

  1. It’s so hard for moms to take time for themselves and not feel guilty, isn’t it? Yet when we do, the whole family ends up happier in the long run. Those were some wise words indeed…thanks for them. And, thank you for those stuffed tomatoes. I would adore them. Hubby isn’t a tomato fan so he and Dudette would probably go the tortilla route. That’s okay though, more for me.

  2. That is so well said – our children just want mommy time. Period. And quality vs. quantity is important, I so agree. It’s hard to shut off the brain and give the kids 100%. So hard but yet should be so simple. Let’s keep working on it. I’m sure it’s possible to train our brains, sort of. ME time note is spot on. I also loved how you said you don’t want to hurt your body with unhealthy choices. Amen! And love this recipe and I love baked tomatoes too!

  3. This all is so true Brenda. I just love this post. Everything about it. You are so right that our children just want our time. It breaks my heart to even think of that. How simple it sounds, yet how challenging it can be to stop and give them a moment. And yes to the ME-time too! A workout makes me about a million times more calm and reasonable and able to deal with the daily challenges. As for the recipe, sounds great and interestingly, I love baked tomatoes and my husband would prefer them raw too! How funny. Thanks for your tip!

    1. Thanks for inviting me to participate Katie, it was thought provoking but I feel we all need to give ourselves a break don’t we?!

  4. It’s tough to balance it all, and you’re right – All our children want is our time. I take time out of my day to do things with them, even when using them as free “handy helper” labor. They enjoy the time with me. We talk, we laugh, and I get chores and stuff done. Now these stuffed tomatoes are genius! I love this taco version!

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