Snacks

Info

• Serving: 4 People
• Cooking Time: 3 Min

Description

A meal for 4 comes together in less than 15 minutes with this easy meatless taco recipe. The taco "meat" is made with California walnuts, diced onion, and just 6 other ingredients that you can almost certainly find in your pantry. It's the perfect weeknight supper for a hungry family. Top the plant-forward tacos with classic taco toppings for a no-fuss taco dinner or serve single tacos as an unexpected game day treat.

Ingredients

• California Walnut Taco "Meat":
• 1 1/2 cups California walnuts
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• ½ medium onion, diced
• 1 1/2 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos
• 1 Tbsp chili powder
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• Tacos:
• 8 hard taco shells
• 2 cups lettuce, shredded
• 1 cup tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup mild salsa
• 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream

Preparations

• Add walnuts to a food processor and pulse until walnuts are evenly crumbled, resembling ground meat.
• Heat olive oil over medium-low heat in a medium skillet. Add onions and cook for 5 minutes, add walnuts, soy sauce, chili powder, cumin, salt, oregano, and garlic powder. Stir well to evenly coat and moisten walnuts. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Spoon walnut taco mixture into shells. Top with lettuce, tomato, cheese, salsa and sour cream.