Oven-Baked Walnut Quinoa Tacos
These tacos are so easy and crazy delicious! They are ready in under 30 minutes and perfect for those easy weeknight dinners. Crunchy on the outside and yummy on the inside. A delicious way to change up taco night.
Servings: 6 tacos
Calories: 327.65kcal
Ingredients
Walnut Quinoa Plant-Based Taco Meat:
- ½ cup quinoa tri-color, or single color
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1 ¼ cup walnuts
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp taco seasoning such as Siete Spicy Taco Seasoning, or see notes for homemade taco seasoning.
- ⅓ cup vegetable broth or sub water
- 1 bell pepper diced (or sub 4 small sweet bell peppers, diced)
- 4-6 Almond Flour or Corn Tortillas we like Whole Foods 365 Almond Flour brand
- 2 tbsp Avocado Oil
To Serve
- lime juice, cheese, sour cream, avocado, tomatoes, cilantro, lettuce, and hot sauce.
Instructions
Walnut Quinoa Plant-Based Taco Meat:
- To a saucepan, cook 1/2 cup of quinoa with 1 cup of vegetable broth (or sub water).
- Add 1 + 1/4 cup walnuts to a food processor and pulse until a meal forms.
- Add cooked quinoa and blend again until incorporated.
- Add mixture back to the saucepan and add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste, 1 tablespoon taco seasoning, diced peppers, and 1/3 cup of vegetable broth. Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes until liquid is gone and the mixture becomes thick in texture.
Make oven-baked tacos:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Toss tortillas with avocado oil and bake for about 5 minutes. Do not bake longer, or you will have tostadas.
- Divide Walnut Quinoa Plant-Based Taco Meat among the taco shells, add cheese (optional) and carefully close the tortilla. Bake for 10 minutes, and then flip the taco to bake for an additional 5 minutes.
To serve:
- Remove baked tacos from the oven and serve with your favorite taco toppings, such as lime juice, cheese, sour cream, avocado, tomatoes, cilantro, lettuce, hot sauce. Enjoy!
Notes
Homemade Taco Seasoning:
- 2 teaspoons chipotle chili powder
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder (optional), adjust per your taste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon nutritional yeast
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 327.65kcal | Carbohydrates: 25.42g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 23.1g | Saturated Fat: 2.73g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6.05g | Sodium: 224.94mg | Potassium: 308.18mg | Fiber: 4.26g | Sugar: 3.17g | Vitamin A: 748.26IU | Vitamin C: 27.06mg | Calcium: 63.05mg | Iron: 2.35mg