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Home Recipes Course Lunch & Dinner Pineapple Turkey Tacos

Pineapple Turkey Tacos

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Posted:5/2/22
Updated:5/2/22

Delicious and flavorful Pineapple Turkey Tacos, ready in 20 minutes for an easy weeknight meal. Gluten free and paleo friendly using your favorite shells.

If you’re looking for plant based taco recipes, check out my Sweet Potato Tacos and Jackfruit Tacos!

pineapple turkey tacos with avocado and cabbage

A simple dinner ready in less than 20 minutes? YES, PLEASE.

Friends, these turkey tacos have been our favorite recently.

Back in early July before Finn arrived, I had bought a pineapple to devour, hoping it would help me go into labor. My plan was to simply eat it on its own, but then Drew suggested throwing into our turkey taco meat.

At first I said, “No that’s weird…” thinking he was just making up some crazy concoction… but pregnancy brain is a real thing and I realized adding pineapple to tacos, is in fact, a real (normal) thing.

And seriously delicious!

So, it’s time to take your turkey taco recipe up a notch and throw in some pineapple!

Why You’ll Love Them

  • An easy and flavorful dinner recipe.
  • A delicious take on turkey tacos to change up your normal Taco Tuesday night.
  • Great for when you need a quick dinner in under 30 minutes.
  • A dietary friendly recipe using your favorite taco shells
pineapple turkey tacos served with avocado slices, bowl of pineapple, limes and fresh cilantro

What you Need

  • oil for cooking – use olive oil or avocado oil for high heat cooking
  • onion and minced garlic – to enhance flavor
  • ground turkey – use 97% lean or extra lean
  • homemade taco seasoning – I love using a homemade blend for less sodium and there are no filler ingredients
  • diced pineapple – use fresh or canned
  • your favorite salsa – I would go for a jarred salsa here because we’re cooking it in with the meat
  • taco shells – corn tortillas, flour tortilla, grain free tortillas, etc.

Dinner Ready in 15 Minutes

This recipe is so easy to make and a delicious way to enjoy Taco Tuesday.

Step 1 – Sauté Onion and Garlic

Add your oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Add chopped onion and minced garlic; cook for about 3-4 minutes until fragrant and onions are translucent.

onions sautéing in a pan

Step 2 – Add Turkey Meat

Add the ground turkey and taco seasoning, cooking until almost brown. Next add in the diced pineapple and salsa, simmering until meat is cooked through, about 5 minutes or so.

ground turkey and pineapple in a pan with wooden spoon

Step 3 – Make your Tacos!

Assemble your turkey pineapple tacos with your favorite toppings and enjoy!

Turkey Taco Toppings

  • sliced red cabbage
  • diced red bell pepper
  • diced red onion
  • shredded lettuce
  • pico de gallo
  • sour cream
  • avocado slices
  • cilantro
  • lime juice

Of course you can pick and choose what you like here. You can also make a burrito bowl or taco salad!

This recipe would also be delicious to serve with my Pineapple Salsa too.

pineapple and avocado on turkey tacos next to bowl of red bell pepper and fresh cilantro, garnished with red cabbage

I hope you love these turkey tacos as much as we do!

More Healthy Ground Turkey Recipes

  • Healthy Turkey Chili
  • Stuffed Greek Turkey Burgers
  • Greek Spaghetti Squash Bowls
  • Paleo Pesto Turkey Meatloaf

Let me know if you make this recipe by leaving a comment and rating below! It helps others learn more about the recipe too! Xx Ashley

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Delicious and flavorful Pineapple Turkey Tacos, ready in 20 minutes for an easy weeknight meal. Add your favorite toppings, make into a taco salad if you wish! Gluten free and paleo friendly.

  • Author: Ashley
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Entree
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: American-Mexican
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

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Pineapple Turkey Tacos

  • 1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • ½ tablespoon minced garlic
  • Oil for cooking
  • 1 pound ground turkey (97% lean)
  • 1 tablespoon homemade taco seasoning
  • ⅔ cup diced pineapple
  • ½ cup salsa (I use jarred)
  • taco shells 

For Serving

  • sliced red cabbage
  • diced red bell pepper
  • shredded lettuce
  • avocado slices
  • cilantro
  • lime juice

Instructions

  1. Add oil to large skillet over medium heat. Add chopped onion and minced garlic; cook for about 3-4 minutes.
  2. Add ground turkey and taco seasoning, cooking until almost brown then add pineapple and salsa, simmer until meat is done.
  3. Make tacos with desired toppings. I like a little red cabbage, diced bell pepper, fresh pineapple, avocado slices, cilantro and some fresh lime.

Notes

I love Siete brand shells as a grain-free and paleo friendly alternative to traditional shells.

Keywords: turkey tacos, pineapple tacos, weeknight dinner

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About Ashley

"Ashley Walterhouse is the founder of Fit Mitten Kitchen, based in the Greater Lansing Area of Michigan, AKA “the Mitten.” Ashley grew up as a picky eater but later discovered that eating healthy was actually easy and fun. She started FMK in 2015 as a way to share her newfound love of developing healthier recipes for all to enjoy."

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  1. Joelle says

    10/6/2020 at 9:20 pm

    Loved this recipe! So quick and easy to make, perfect for a weeknight dinner

    ★★★★★

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  2. Stephanie M. says

    3/1/2023 at 9:45 am

    Loved this recipe! It came together really quickly and really liked that it was customizable – each person could add their own toppings!

    ★★★★★

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    • Ashley says

      3/1/2023 at 10:03 am

      Thanks so much for sharing Stephanie! I appreciate you taking the time to come back and leave a review 🙂 It’s funny I was just thinking about this recipe last night, as we had some fresh pineapple and it made me want to make these tacos again!

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