Burrito-Style Tex-Mex Turkey Tacos
with Pico de Gallo & Red Pepper Crema
- Milk
- Wheat
- Soy
Craving tacos? Daydreaming about burritos? Then let’s taco ‘bout what’s for dinner! Our chefs put together a Tex-Mex-inspired taco-burrito hybrid that’s sure to satisfy. There’s ground turkey and onion simmered with Mexican-style spices, fresh pico de gallo, red pepper crema, and jasmine rice, all piled into steamy-soft tortillas. The best part? You’ll be savoring these beauties in only 25 minutes!
Ingredients
1 unit
Red Onion
10 ounce
Ground Turkey
1 unit
Tomato Paste
½ cup
Jasmine Rice
2 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
4 tablespoon
Smoky Red Pepper Crema
(Contains: Milk)
5 teaspoon
White Wine Vinegar
1 unit
Tomato
6 unit
Flour Tortillas
(Contains: Wheat, Soy)
2 unit
Scallions
1 tablespoon
Mexican Spice Blend
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• In a small pot, combine rice, 3⁄4 cup water (1 1⁄2 cups for 4 servings), and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve. • Wash and dry produce. Halve, peel, and dice onion.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4-5 minutes. • Add another drizzle of oil, turkey*, garlic powder, Mexican Spice Blend, salt, and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. • Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, until darkened, 30-60 seconds. • Add stock concentrates and 1⁄3 cup water (1⁄2 cup for 4 servings); reduce heat to medium low and simmer until mixture is slightly thickened, 1-2 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper. TIP: Add a splash of water if the mixture is too thick.
• While turkey cooks, trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens; mince whites. Finely dice tomato. • In a small bowl, combine scallion whites, tomato, half the vinegar (all for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt and pepper.
• Wrap tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave until warm and pliable, 30-60 seconds. • Fluff rice with a fork; taste and season with salt and pepper. • Divide tortillas between plates and fill with rice and turkey. Top with pico de gallo and red pepper crema. Sprinkle with scallion greens and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Sep 2026- Flavor: The seasoned turkey and red pepper crema earned real praise, though many found the overall dish mild and craved more spice or kick 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: This comes together quickly and easily, making it a reliable choice for busy weeknights.
- Suggestions: Season the rice — add tajín, butter, lime, or cilantro to keep it from falling flat inside the taco. Add cheese, black beans, or a crunchy element like slaw or tortilla chips for more texture and depth. Consider using larger tortillas, since the filling can make these messy and hard to wrap.
- Leftovers: Some found the filling generous enough to stretch across multiple meals or serve three people comfortably.
- Texture: Several reviewers noted the turkey turned pasty or mushy; breaking it into slightly larger pieces and avoiding overcooking can help. A crunchy topping — slaw, pickled onions, or tortilla strips — was widely requested to add contrast.
- Assembly: Many felt rice and tortilla together was one carb too many; serving the filling as a rice bowl or skipping one of the two worked well for some.
Reviews from our home cooks
The flour tortillas were unappetizing when combined with the other ingredients, and trying to eat these as a soft taco or burrito was really messy. Just skip them, and maybe add corn chips. Not enough pico de gallo. The red pepper crema was a great addition. All the seasonings meant the ground turkey tasted great.
The flavors of this were really good but it was really hard to eat as a taco. It probably would have been better as an actual burrito. But the flavoring was delicious. Love the pico salsa!
This meal was great, plus it was very simple to make on a busy week night. The ingredients blended well together to make the perfect, burrito-style taco.
One of my favorites so far and this recipe contained onions I've always hated onions but this was delicious I knew they were there but they didn't over power the taste of anything and the turkey/taco combo just great
I told the husband to stop giving 4 stars for EVERYTHING or you'll think he's not sincere. XD. He didn't touch the crema or pico, and STILL loved these. I loved the flavor of everything together, and how easy and filling the dish was.
We love the mystery crema sauce that is included in several of your Mexican dishes! This recipe actually fed three of us and was very easy.
We ate these tacos as a "last minute dinner idea", and they were DELICIOUS !!! Easy to put together and SO flavorful!!! Thanks Hello Fresh for getting us out of a bind for dinner ideas !!!
Bomb tacos!! Easy and tasty. Only thing missing was lettuce. Overall good and easy recipe
Only issue was that there is enough "filling" for about 12 tacos - It was pretty messy but absolutely delicious!
This was delicious and incredibly easy and quick. My whole family liked it. LOVE the red pepper crema.
