If you're an avocado fan, you're going to love this Avocado Tacos Recipe! They are a delicious way to enjoy tacos but without all the calories and carbs. Made with creamy avocados, seasoned ground beef, cheese, onions, tomatoes, and bits of crunchy taco shells in avocado halves, they are the ideal healthy taco night recipe. You can also make them vegetarian or vegan for Meatless Monday!

a white tray of avocado tacos with salsa and sour cream in the middle and lime wedges on the side

These Avocado Tacos are especially popular in the summer, but great any time of the year. This recipe was inspired by my Taco in a jar and pairs perfectly with my Pico de Gallo Salsa Recipe.

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🥘Ingredients
🔪Instructions
📖Variations & Substitutions
🥗 Side Dishes
🍽Equipment
🌡️Storage
💭Top Tip
👪 Serving Size
🔢WW Points
🦺Food safety
📋 Avocado Tacos recipe
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🥘Ingredients

The broken-up taco shell gives these Taco Stuffed Avocados a little crunch that makes you feel like you are actually eating tacos.

You will need the following ingredients for this recipe:

avocado taco ingredients in glass dishes, labelled

4 ripe avocados
1 cup cooked lean ground beef *I use extra lean ground beef
2-3 tablespoon taco seasoning
3 tbsp sour cream * I use light sour cream
3 tablespoon salsa
1 tomato, diced
1 taco shell, broken into small pieces
¼ cup green onions, diced
½ cup cheddar cheese *I use light cheddar cheese
2 tablespoon water (not shown)
1 lime, optional
Cilantro (optional)

🔪Instructions

ground beef cooked with onion in skillet

Brown ground beef in a skillet over medium heat (I add chopped onion) and drain.

Add 2 tablespoon water and taco seasoning and cook over low heat until water and seasoning are absorbed.

taco seasoned ground beef in a glass bowl with a spoon

If your ground beef is cooked, you can also add the water and seasoning and heat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes on high and stir together (as shown)

avocados cut in half on a black cutting board with a knife

Cut avocados in half and remove the pit

2 avocado tacos on black cutting board with ground beef, tomatoes and onion added

Add seasoned ground beef, tomatoes, and onions to avocado halves, dividing ingredients evenly by all 8 avocado halves.

cheese and crunched up taco shell added to avocado tacos, on a black cutting board

Add cheese and crunched up taco shell, dividing evenly by all 8 avocado halves.

avocado taco being held up by a hand over a white plate

Add salsa, sour cream, and cilantro as desired. Squeeze fresh lime juice over avocado tacos, if desired.

📖Variations & Substitutions

Ground beef - you can use lean ground beef, extra lean ground beef, or even substitute ground chicken or ground turkey instead
Vegetarian - the beef hamburger can be replaced with a plant-based burger, black beans, or refried beans to make this vegetarian
Vegan - you can make vegan avocado tacos by using the above meatless replacements and vegan cheese
Lactose-free - use lactose-free cheese
Spicy - add jalapenos or crushed red pepper
Sour cream you can use regular, light, or fat-free.
Tomatoes - you can use Roma or another type of tomato
Cheese - you can use shredded nacho cheese, cheddar cheese, queso fresco cheese, cotija cheese, or even feta cheese
Onion- you can use red onion or white onion, instead of green onions.
Salsa- you can use store-bought salsa or homemade salsa. My favorite store-bought brand is Pace Picante sauce.
Taco shells - you can use regular hard shells, lime shells, or soft tortilla shells (a corn tortilla or a flour tortilla)
Gluten-free - use corn tortillas
Taco seasoning - you can use store-bought taco seasoning or make your own taco seasoning with chili powder and garlic powder, and a few other ingredients
Toppings - add creamy chipotle sauce instead of salsa or another type of hot sauce

🥗 Side Dishes

I like to serve Avocado Tacos with a salad or bread. To keep it light, I serve with Everything Bagel Cloud Bread Recipe, (shown) a garden salad, or Skinny Coleslaw.

6 pieces of everything cloud bread stacked up

🍽Equipment

You will need a skillet for this recipe, as well as a grater (affiliate links),

🌡️Storage

Store the cut avocados separately from the meat and other toppings in an airtight container in the fridge. The taco shells or tortillas can be stored at room temperature.

These ingredients don't stand up well to freezing.

💭Top Tip

If possible, don't cut the avocados until right before you are going to use them. And if you need to store half an avocado, be sure to keep the pit in the avocado half (it will slow the browning process).

👪 Serving Size

This taco-stuffed avocado recipe makes 8 servings. However, you can half, double, or triple the recipe by clicking on the blue serving number and selecting the number of servings you'd like. The ingredient quantities will automatically adjust.

🔢WW Points

Avocados may be a little higher in points, but they are worth it because they contain healthy fats. This recipe is 6 WW points with extra lean ground beef, light cheddar cheese, and light sour cream.

However, you can lighten it up even more by using ground turkey or ground chicken breast instead of ground beef, as well as using fat-free sour cream and fat-free cheddar cheese. These changes will bring it down to 5 ww points.

If you really want to lighten these up even further you can use cooked bell peppers halves instead of avocados and just add a couple of avocado wedges/avocado slices to get your avocado fix for fewer points.

🦺Food safety

Cook ground beef to an internal minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
Wash hands after touching raw meat
Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
Never leave cooking food unattended
See more guidelines at USDA.gov

Avocado Tacos are also another excellent way to help you meet your 4-6 fruits and veggies a day quota!

collage of 6 photos of recipes for how to eat more fruit and vegetables, with white text on orange background in the middle

So if you are looking for easy weeknight dinners to keep Taco Tuesday on the light side, or for things to do with avocados, this Avocado Tacos recipe is the one for you! And it's bound to become a family favorite.