Ground Chicken Tacos (low carb, Keto, Paleo, Whole30)

Tortillas – If you need the tacos to be gluten-free, be sure to use corn tortillas instead of flour.

Tortilla alternatives – There are brands that are making new and different kinds of tortillas. Siete, for instance, has tortillas made from almond flour, cassava flour and more. So they’re gluten-free, grain-free and Paleo friendly! (Learn more about these and other Paleo-friendly ingredients here.)

Lettuce cups – Not only do they provide crunchy freshness, lettuce cups make these chicken tacos low carb (practically no carb!), Keto, Paleo and Whole30-friendly. I find the best lettuce for taco wraps is butter lettuce or Romaine, as the leaves create sturdy round cups to hold the filling. Be sure to double-up the leaves to make sure they’re sturdy enough.

Sliced avocado or guacamole

Your favorite salsa

Lime wedges

Chopped cilantro

Your favorite shredded cheese for tacos, if you tolerate dairy.

Sour cream, if you tolerate dairy.

It’s also easy to double or triple this recipe for a crowd. Use your biggest skillet or even a large, deep pot. Once cooked, stir occasionally to keep it moist (<– I know, sorry, but the word is necessary).

You can keep it warm in a slow-cooker as well.

You can use other kinds of ground meat but keep in mind they all have different amounts of fat. Ground turkey would make an easy alternative.

For meat with higher amounts of fat (like pork or 85% beef, for example), you might want to drain the fat out before adding the spices, lime juice and broth.

If using ground beef, use beef broth instead of chicken broth.

You can adjust the spices as you like. If you don’t want spicy tacos, use less chipotle powder or none at all.

If you want spicier tacos, add ground cayenne pepper.

Instead of arrowroot, you can use tapioca flour/starch (to keep it Paleo-friendly, if necessary) or corn starch (to keep it gluten-free).

If you don’t want to use tortillas, you can pile the taco meat on top of rice or veggie rice. You can try:
parsnip rice
sweet potato rice
broccoli cauliflower rice

The cooked taco meat can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days. Reheat in a skillet over low heat.

The cooked taco meat can be frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge. Reheat in a skillet over low heat.

The chicken taco meat is Paleo-friendly as written, so keeping the meal Paleo just depends on what else you serve with it.

For tortillas, there are brands that are making new and different kinds of tortillas. Siete, for instance, has tortillas made from almond flour, cassava flour and more. So they’re gluten-free, grain-free and Paleo friendly!

Or use lettuce cups (butter lettuce or Romaine are my favorite options) instead of tortillas. Be sure to double-up the leaves to make sure they’re sturdy enough.

Omit cheese and sour cream, but you can use a dairy-free, Paleo-friendly sour cream like Forager.

The chicken taco meat is keto-friendly as written, so keeping the meal keto just depends on what else you serve with it.

Instead of tortillas, use lettuce cups. I find the best lettuce for taco wraps is butter lettuce or Romaine, as the leaves create sturdy round cups to hold the filling. Be sure to double-up the leaves to make sure they’re sturdy enough.

The rest of the topping ideas should all be keto-friendly. To make sure you’re getting enough fat, be sure to add avocado, guacamole and/or sour cream.

The chicken taco meat is low carb as written, so keeping the meal low carb just depends on what else you serve with it.

Instead of tortillas, use lettuce cups. I find the best lettuce for taco wraps is butter lettuce or Romaine, as the leaves create sturdy round cups to hold the filling. Be sure to double-up the leaves to make sure they’re sturdy enough.

The rest of the topping ideas should all be low carb-friendly.