Leftover taco meat recipes go far beyond tacos on repeat all week. These recipes will freshen up your dinner routine with fun new ideas! Any of these recipes work with ground turkey, ground chicken or your favorite meat.
It’s worth throwing it out here that packaged taco seasoning is some pretty sad stuff. Most of it has added sugar, preservatives, and MSG you don’t need so make sure to stick this homemade taco seasoning recipe away for later!
How to freeze taco meat
Leftover taco meat (beef, chicken or turkey) can be frozen for later. Seal it well and pack it away in serving sizes your family eats in one meal. Use within 2 months and just stick the meat in the fridge to thaw overnight before adding to your favorite recipes.
19 Leftover Taco Meat Recipes
20-minute taco pie with crescent rolls
Tired of tacos? Sick of burritos? This fun and different taco pie with crescent rolls is a way to get those Mexican flavors you love in a tender crescent roll crust.
Take a bite out of these crunchy Beef Taquitos! This Mexican appetizer is a yummy way to use up leftover taco meat. Serve with your favorite salsa and enjoy!
This French bread taco pizza is a twist on taco night and a great way to use that leftover taco meat. The French bread is split horizontally smeared with taco sauce and it makes a great base with tacos.
This Stuffed Chile Relleno Recipe stuffs ground beef Picadillo, (taco meat), inside roasted poblano peppers and smothers them with melted cheese to make a flavorful, zesty, and cheesy Mexican dinner.
This copycat Taco Bell recipe makes the best DIY Crunchwrap Supreme at home! Seriously SO good. Layered with ground taco meat, queso, creamy jalapeno quesadilla sauce, tostadas, sour cream, and salsa.
Zucchini taco boats make the perfect delicious and healthy dinner! They’re so easy to prepare, are a great low carb weeknight dinner, and are the perfect way to use up leftover taco meat.
This southwestern frittata is made extra hearty with spiced up meat! Using leftover taco meat saves steps and time. Love this dish for any meal of the day – not just breakfast.
Hash Brown Taco Casserole is the perfect combination of comfort foods! Zesty ground beef and hash browns along with cheese, this is one delicious dinner.
How long is leftover taco meat good for in the refrigerator?
Freshly made taco meat can last 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator in an air tight container. If you get close to that time frame and don’t use yours, go ahead and freeze it but make sure you use it within a day of thawing.
The best toppings for leftover taco meat inspired meals
As with the tacos you intended the meat for, any of these 19 recipes would love a dollop of sour cream, cilantro, diced tomatoes, avocado, or black olives. If you’ve chosen a non starchy recipe to make, add some rice or beans on the side to round out the meal.
Rachel Ballard, RN, BSN brings more than 20 years of professional nursing expertise to Feast and Farm. With a love for nutrient dense foods that support wellness, she works to distill complex health information and current trends into recipes that fuel the best version of yourself. Read more about Rachel here.
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Rachel Ballard, RN, BSN brings more than 20 years of professional nursing expertise to Feast and Farm. With a love for nutrient dense foods that support wellness, she works to distill complex health information and current trends into recipes that fuel the best version of yourself. Read more about Rachel here.