Turkey Taco Quinoa Skillet

January 20, 2016 by Danae 20 Comments

Ground turkey, quinoa, black beans, corn, tomatoes and Mexican spices all cooked together in just one skillet! This healthy and delicious Turkey Taco Quinoa Skillet dinner is sure to become your family’s favorite weeknight dinner!

Hey hey, it’s Wednesday! Half way through the week! I’m finally starting to get caught up on blog work, my skinned bruised knees from my fall last week are starting to heal, there’s no snow in the forecast this weekend meaning no long treadmill run inside for me, the weekend is looking good! You know what else is looking good? This awesome one pan wonder Turkey Taco Quinoa Skillet.

One pan/pot meals are really popular right now and I completely understand why. It’s so nice to be able to throw all of your ingredients in the same pan and not have to dirty 10,000 dishes that you will have to wash later. I loath washing dishes, especially in the winter. My skin is already beyond dry thanks to the cold dry weather in Colorado and on top of that I’m constantly washing them because I’m always cooking something. I envy people with soft smooth hands, I remember my grandma used to have the softest hands, I want those.

On top of having fewer dishes to wash when you make one pan dinners, I also love the versatility of them. You can pretty much throw whatever you want into the pan, add some spices and you’ve got a hearty and easy to make dinner in minutes. I have several one pan or as I like to call them “skillet” recipes on my blog that are all very popular. I love that a skillet dinner can either be carb or protein based or a combination of the two like it is in this Turkey Taco Quinoa Skillet. This skillet dinner can be served as is, in tortillas for tacos or on top of your favorite greens as a taco salad. It’s full of healthy ingredients and flavors that the whole family will love and that you can feel good about serving them! Today I’m sharing the recipe over on Spoonful of Flavor. Head on over there so you can make it tonight!

Comments

David @ CookingChat
January 20, 2016 at 5:03 am
what a delicious combo! definitely saving this--been getting more into quinoa lately.
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- Danae
  January 20, 2016 at 9:19 am
  Thanks David! Quinoa is definitely worth getting into. :-)
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Kristen @ A Mind Full Mom
January 20, 2016 at 5:46 am
Looks great and sounds like you have a good weekend ahead of you--enjoy!
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- Danae
  January 20, 2016 at 9:19 am
  Thanks Kristen!
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Jocelyn @BruCrew Life
January 20, 2016 at 8:07 am
Yay for being halfway through the week and no snow on the radar!!! I love an easy one pot skillet dinner! This looks so cheesy and delicious!
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- Danae
  January 20, 2016 at 9:18 am
  Thanks Jocelyn! Any weekend without snow is a good weekend!
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Shashi at RunninSrilankan
January 20, 2016 at 8:45 am
Oh wow - I could dive right into this turkey taco quinoa skillet bake! I love your use of quinoa in it - and yay for turkey! Hope you are 100% healed up soon!
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- Danae
  January 20, 2016 at 9:18 am
  Thanks Shashi! I love adding quinoa to skillet dishes like these!
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Erin @ Simple, Sweet & Savory
January 20, 2016 at 10:14 am
Loving this healthified Mexican dinner idea! And a one-pot meal? Sign me up! Pinning to try with the fam. They'll love it!
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- Danae
  January 20, 2016 at 2:17 pm
  Thanks Erin! I hope you and your family enjoy it!
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Lisa @ Healthy Nibbles & Bits
January 20, 2016 at 11:42 pm
This is definitely my kind of meal, Danae! Looks so good!
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- Danae
  January 21, 2016 at 5:16 pm
  Thanks Lisa!
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Mary
February 16, 2016 at 9:22 am
This looks great! I don't see the recipe though, I can only access the images for some reason. Can you direct me to the recipe please?
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- Danae
  February 16, 2016 at 10:08 am
  Hi Mary, thank you! The recipe for this skillet dinner is actually posted on Spoonful of Flavor where I did my monthly guest post. The recipe link is in the last paragraph of the blog post on my site, but in case you can't find it here is the link. http://www.spoonfulofflavor.com/2016/01/20/turkey-taco-quinoa-skillet/
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Patricia D'Onofrio
August 29, 2017 at 1:21 pm
I don't see the recipe listed on this page, very strange.
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- Danae
  August 29, 2017 at 5:20 pm
  Hi Patricia, The recipe can be found here: http://www.spoonfulofflavor.com/2016/01/20/turkey-taco-quinoa-skillet/. I do a guest post on Spoonful of Flavor every other month and this was one of them. There should also be a clickable link near the bottom of my blog post that you can click on and it will take you to the recipe.
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Kimberly
September 20, 2018 at 7:51 pm
Where are the measurements?
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- Danae
  September 21, 2018 at 2:01 pm
  This is a recipe that I posted on another blog, Spoonful of Flavor. There is a link at the bottom of the blog post, but if you can't find it, here is the link: https://reciperunner.com/turkey-taco-quinoa-skillet-recipe/
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Colleen
May 20, 2019 at 10:57 am
Making this tonight after revisiting it on Spoonful of Flavor (it is one of our favorites.) So happy to have found your site - I've taken too many years away from running (former HS and college soccer player and have also ran numerous 5K's, 1-half and 1-full marathon) Headed back out today to train for a 5K in August, your beginner tips and About section were inspiring. Thank you!
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- Danae
  May 24, 2019 at 9:45 am
  Hi Colleen! I'm so glad you like the recipe and the beginner running tips. Good luck with training for your 5k in August and glad to hear you're back out there running again! :-)
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