Healthy Taco Turkey and Potato Skillet

By: Kathryn Doherty | Last Updated: Apr 10, 2025 | Published: Apr 19, 2016
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Taco turkey and potato skillet has your favorite taco flavors in a mixture of ground turkey, diced potatoes and veggies. This is an easy one-pot dinner!

A skillet full of ground turkey potatoes, tomatoes and toppings

I’ve got a great, easy, one-pot dinner recipe for you today.

It’s a healthy taco turkey and potato skillet that combines my undying love of potatoes with tasty taco goodness.

Easy, healthy, delicious - all the things I'm after in a meal 🙂

(You might also like this one-pan cheesy skillet chicken and potatoes for a different twist.)

OK, let's get cooking.

Stages of cooking ground turkey and potatoes skillet with taco seasoning

Now, I've got some tips, notes and substitutions coming up on how to make this taco turkey potato skillet recipe. Just tryin' to be helpful.

If you want to jump on down to the recipe, simply scroll right on through the rest of the text. The recipe card is near the bottom of the page, above the comments section.

Recipe Tips and Notes:

I think it’s important to season each layer and then combine and season everything again. It really helps infuse the taco flavor throughout the dish.
Make sure the potatoes are chopped very small — about ¼-inch cubes -- so they cook all the way through. If they are too big, they’ll still be a bit crunchy, and that’s no bueno.
I use ground turkey (because I always do with our tacos) but you could certainly sub ground beef if that's what you prefer. Or even use ground chicken, ground pork or a mix of meats.
I use and prefer homemade taco seasoning so I can control the amount of sodium. Store-bought is fine, too, just reduce the amount of salt you use in the recipe and taste near the end to adjust.

Turkey potato skillet with toppings in bowls nearby

And don't forget to add your favorite toppings, just as you would if you were eating tacos.

Topping Ideas:

Chopped or shredded lettuce
Shredded cheddar cheese
Salsa, pico de gallo or chopped fresh tomatoes
Greek yogurt or sour cream
Sliced avocado or a dollop of guac
Chopped fresh cilantro
Pickled or fresh jalapeno slices
Crushed tortilla chips

Leftovers are great any time of day.

I like them with a fried egg on top as a hash for breakfast, wrapped in a tortilla for lunch, or just reheated for dinner.

A skillet full of taco turkey mixed with diced potatoes and tomatoes plus cilantro and sour cream

Variations:

You can substitute black beans for the ground turkey and make a vegetarian taco dinner. (It could also be vegan without the cheese or with a vegan cheese substitute.)

Or you can add black beans to this mix and make it an even more hearty meal.

You could substitute sweet potatoes or russet potatoes for the Yukon potatoes. I don't discriminate when it comes to potatoes, I just love them all!

A scoop takene out of a turkey and potato skillet meal and served on a small white plate

Any way you make it, any way you serve it, this healthy taco potato skillet is an easy, fun twist to get your taco cravings met.

Because you cannot, should not, resist a taco craving.

Enjoy!

XO,

Kathryn

P.S. Other favorite taco meals in our house are this taco pasta, these baked shredded chicken tacos and baked taco mac and cheese with a crunchy tortilla chip topping.

We even make breakfast tacos! I told you, we are taco obsessed.

A large skillet with a wooden spoon resting in a mixture of taco turkey meat with potatoes, all topped with diced tomatoes, cilantro and a dollop of sour cream.

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