Keto Taco Burger Recipe

These keto taco burgers are stuffed with cheddar cheese and topped with your favorite taco toppings. It’s a delicious change from your everyday burger and an easy low carb meal. No need for a bun and only 1.2g net carbs each.

You might also like this easy keto taco soup.

A long time ago I belonged to a wonderful group called Sunday Supper. And each week that had a theme in which me and my blogger friends came up with recipes. One week the theme was hamburgers and hotdogs. Well since I am mostly low carb blogger I came up with this easy and tasty keto taco burger recipe.

Personally I love taco meat and often whip up a batch to make taco salads for days on end. Today I made a taco in burger form and stuffed it with sharp cheddar cheese! All those tasty Mexican spices give the hamburger meat so much flavor you won’t miss the bun.

And if you want to go the next step you can top these with all your favorite taco toppings. For me that was lettuce, tomato, cheese, onion and avocado. So not only these easy to make they are also fun to make your own. And I love that they only have 1.2g net carbs each!

Recipe ingredients I used and substitutions.

The simple ingredients I used were ground beef, shredded cheddar and taco seasonings. I made my own taco mix with common spices in my pantry but you could also use packet taco seasoning. However if you are counting carbs it might have some hidden sugars.

My taco seasoning mix is a combination of chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper, paprika and cumin. If you are substituting with envelope taco seasoning you will want to use 5-6 tablespoons for the 2 pounds of ground beef which makes 8 hamburgers.

I used shredded cheddar cheese in the middle of these hamburgers but you can eliminate that if you want to save a few calories. You can also use other shredded cheese like Mexican blend, Monterey Jack, pepper jack, etc.

I used lean ground beef for this recipe but you  could also use ground turkey if you wish. And note if you want to only use 1 pound ground beef for 4 hamburgers, this is an easy recipe to cut all the ingredients in half.

How to make keto taco burgers.

Step 1: In a small bowl add all the spices and mix them together.

Step 2: Add the ground meat to a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle the seasonings over top and gently mix them into the hamburger. I used a big fork and at the end used my hands a little bit at the end to better incorporate the spices.

Step 3: Divide the meat mixture in to 8 portions. Take one portion and divide it in two pieces. Form them into very thin patties. Add some of the cheddar cheese on the surface of one of them and then place the other patty on top.

Use your hands to pinch the edges together to form the final hamburger. Continue with the other 7 beef patties.

Step 4: Heat up a large skillet to medium high heat. You could also use a cast iron skillet if you wish. When the skillet is hot, add the patties and then turn the heat down to medium heat. Cook for a couple of minutes (about 3-5 minutes) on each side and then let cool. You might have to do these in batches.

Take the off the heat and let cool a little before serving. You can even add a slice of cheese at the end if you want. I just topped them with shredded cheese.

You can serve the toppings along side these delicious burgers on a dish or platter so everyone can pick what they want. If you are not on a low carb diet you can eat these on bread or buns but you really don’t need them as these have a lot of flavor on their own.

Also you can try keto flour tortillas. Aldi sometimes sells them and you can find some on Amazon. I love this La Banderita  brand.

Store leftovers in an airtight container. Please scroll down to view the printable recipe card.

Keto taco burger toppings to try.

Now the fun part begins. Top your taco burger with anything you normally like on a taco. Some suggestions include: cheese, shredded lettuce, tomato, onion, sour cream, guacamole, avocado,  jalapeños, queso dip, black olives, green onions, fresh cilantro, sautéed peppers and onions, etc. You get the picture. You can even top them with some fresh pico de Gallo or chunky salsa which is usually low carb.

Speaking of jalapeños, I could kick myself for not using any of my hubby’s homemade pickled jalapeños. They would have be excellent on these burgers. Kind of like Mexican pickles  for your burger. Oh well, next time.

Lastly if you are looking for a burger sauce, try this creamy sriracha sauce. 

More low carb burger recipes you might like.

Homemade burgers are one of my family’s favorite food and we have them quite often in the summer because they taste great on the grill. Here are some awesome burger recipes to try.

• ultimate burger with jalapeño aioli
• a gyro burger made into a bagel
• bacon blue cheese burger with portobello bun
• pesto flavored, Thai flavored, feta and cilantro or everything bagel spice turkey burgers

I chose to eat mine as shown above because the bun doesn’t really do anything for me and of course it makes it lower in carbs. If I had some sour cream I would have used that too.

My husband took a few of these to work and crumbled them up for a taco salad for him and his buddy. He said that everyone was coming up to him and asking where did they get the taco salads.

I hope you enjoy these keto taco burgers. I think this is a good recipe for busy weeknights and I think it will be one that your whole family will love.

The nutritional information for just the taco burger patty is: 347 calories / 22.3g fat / 1.5g carbs / 0.3g fiber / 33.2g protein = 1.2g net carbs