Tacos are a traditional and very popular Mexican dish. Tacos can be made with a variety of fillings like chicken, minced meat, pork, vegetables etc and garnishes such as salsa, guacamole, tomatoes, sour cream, lettuce etc. Traditionally, soft-shelled tacos are referred to as corn tortillas. Beginning from the early part of the twentieth century, various styles of tacos have become popular in the United States and Canada, like the hard-shell, U-shaped version (source wiki). When I was in London, I went to Chipotle many times and enjoyed Mexican/Tex-Mex food. They serve delicious burritos and tacos. My favorite was the crispy shell tacos filled with beans, grilled vegetables, mild salsa and with lettuce and guacamole toppings. This Vegetarian Tacos is so easy to make and packed with full of healthy ingredients.
Mexican Tacos-Vegetarian
Prep Time : 15 mins
Cook Time : 20 mins
Serves: 4-5
Recipe Category: Dinner/Lunch
Recipe Cuisine: Tex-Mex Food-Mexican
Author:Padhu Sankar
Serves: 4-5
Recipe Category: Dinner/Lunch
Recipe Cuisine: Tex-Mex Food-Mexican
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Hard Taco Shells (available readymade) -10 shells
Refried Beans as needed
Salsa as required
Toppings
Guacamole as needed (available readymade)
Romaine lettuce leaf -3-4
Olives -1 or 2 per tacos
Shredded Cheddar cheese or any other cheese
For bell pepper
Olive oil -2 tsp
Bell peppers- all colors -1 cup
Pepper powder as needed
Salt as needed
Taco seasoning -1/2 tsp
Preparation
Remove seeds and ribs and thinly slice bell pepper. Heat olive oil in a pan, add bell pepper, needed salt and pepper and cook until tender. Add taco seasoning. If you do not have taco seasoning, just add salt and pepper powder. Keep it aside. You can also roast bell pepper in oven adding salt, pepper powder and olive oil.
Prepare Refried beans and salsa as given in the links below.
Keep it aside.
Taco Shells – Prepare taco shells as instructed on the packet or just heat taco shell in oven for 2-3 minutes at 120 degree C or till tacos are warm and crisp. In India, you get ready made tacos in all big departmental stores.
Chop romaine lettuce into fine strips and keep it aside.
All the ingredients for the vegetarian tacos are kept ready below- Hard taco shells, refried beans, salsa, roasted bell pepper, olives, lettuce, guacamole and cheese.
How to assemble Tacos
Place a scoop of refried beans into a taco shell as shown in the picture below.
Then place 2-3 tsp of salsa on top of it.
Fill a layer of roasted bell pepper, followed by lettuce leaves.
Top it with Guacamole, cut olives and shredded cheese.
Mildly spiced and flavorful Vegetarian Mexican Tacos is ready. Serve immediately.
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This also makes a quick dinner. Repeat the same process for the rest of the tacos.
Enjoy making delicious Tex Mex Vegetarian Tacos at home. Your kids will love it.
Note – I got all the ingredients from Nilgiris, Chennai.
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hmmm healthy, yummy, delicious
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I have tried 2-3 of your recipes by now and they turned out to be so tasty. My husband loved all of them. I would love to try these yummy Tacos as well,,,I love Mexican food. Thank you!!