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The Best Vegan Tacos

The taco meat for these Vegan Tacos is unbelievably delicious and made with 100% plants! Everyone will enjoy these plant based tacos made from mushrooms, walnuts and a few other pantry-staple ingredients. Ready in 20 minutes!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican-inspired
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 186kcal
Author: Nora Taylor

Ingredients

Taco meat

  • 8 ounces mushrooms
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 small sweet onion finely diced
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt or more to taste
  • 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce

For serving

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Instructions

  • Add the mushrooms and walnuts to a food processor and pulse until they are crumbly, but not too much that they become a paste. You want a meat crumble type texture. Set aside.
  • Warm the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for about 5 minutes, until translucent.
  • Now add the mushroom-walnut mixture from the food processor, as well as the chili powder, cumin, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and tomato sauce.
  • Cook, stirring frequently for about 10 minutes, until the mushrooms have softened and it begins to brown. Add a little water if it gets too dry.
  • Assemble tacos with toppings of choice.

Notes

  1. May use another nut for the walnuts if needed, such as almonds, cashews, pepitas or sunflower seeds even.
  2. I like to warm my corn tortillas right on my gas stovetop to get them a bit blackened and soft. So good!
  3. This vegan taco meat will keep in an airtight container for up to 1 week. Simply reheat on the stovetop or microwave. It freezes well, too.

Nutrition

Serving: 1of 6 servings | Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 511mg | Potassium: 454mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 670IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 2mg