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A chaffle taco served on a wooden board and garnished with olives, avocado, and cheese.

Taco Chaffle Recipe

Chaffles make the perfect low carb and keto taco shells. Top with flavorful taco meat and your favorite taco toppings, and you've got a wonderful dinner everyone will love.
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Author Kori Butler
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Dish Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 593 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 small 6" to 8" waffle maker (makes 1 larger chaffle)
  • or, mini personal size waffle maker (makes 2 chaffles)

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground beef (80/20)
  • 1 recipe or packet taco seasoning mix
  • ½ cup water (if using a store-bought packet use their specified amount of water)
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 cups freshly grated cheese (cheddar, mozzarella, monterey jack, or pepper jack cheese are all fine)
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • optional toppings: shredded cheese, sour cream, salsa, green onion, olives, tomato, lettuce, avocado slices, fresh cilantro.

Instructions
 

Make Taco Meat

  • Brown ground beef, add copy cat taco seasoning mix, and water. Cook until water evaporates and taco meat is to your desired thickness, about 10 minutes. Keep warm until ready to use. (Note: if using a store bought taco seasoning packet, follow their instructions for making taco meat.)
    making the taco meat in a skillet.

Make The Chaffle

  • Preheat waffle iron to the highest setting.
  • In a small bowl add grated cheese, chili powder, cumin, and egg. Mix well.
  • Pour mixture over the center of the hot waffle maker and close lid.
  • Cook until the outside is to your desired crispiness. Repeat for each taco shell. Keep warm in an oven or air fryer until ready to use.
    making the chaffle in a waffle maker

Assemble The Tacos

  • Fill the cooked keto chaffles with the taco meat and then your favorite taco toppings.
    filling the chaffle with taco topping.

Kori's Tips

  • Don't miss all of our helpful hints, substitution ideas, cooking tips, and other delicious recipes that can be found in our post. Check it out!
  • VARIATIONS: use our Mexican ground beef recipe for added flavor. add cayenne pepper to the batter for extra spice. Use cheddar, jack, pepper jack, or mozzarella. Add chopped fresh cilantro or finely chopped chives to the batter. Use ground chicken or turkey instead of beef.
  • SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Top with your favorite taco toppings. 
  • NOTE: if using a mini waffle iron this recipe will make 2 chaffles. If using a standard waffle iron, this will make one.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 593kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 39gFat: 47gSaturated Fat: 21gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 323mgSodium: 547mgPotassium: 433mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.5gVitamin A: 1011IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 453mgIron: 3mg
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