Quinoa Taco Meat

Thank you so much for a delicious alternative to ground beef tacos. Trying to help reduce cholesterol and eat more plant based. We gobbled them up. I will be making this again.

Donna

I love this recipe. The quinoa pilaf alone (before baking) is so good that I make it and eat it over braised greens with some sun dried tomatoes. Then I bake the quinoa the second night and make tacos, per the recipe. And any leftovers become taco salad. This recipe is so versatile and each iteration is delicious!

I made this and was not disappointed – used it for burritos – and my husband and I each had two servings – and we are folks who have always used meat in our tacos and burritos but this recipe did not leave us missing the meat. I have recommended this recipe to family and friends.

This was so good! Used it for taco salad, and both my boys ate it up. I cooked the quinoa in my instant pot (using instructions from this blog), and then moved it to the air fryer after seasoning to get it crispy. Wasn’t willing to heat up the house using the oven on this warm evening! I lined the bottom of the basket with parchment paper and cooked at 370 for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Perfection!

Would rate 10/10 if I could. This recipe is on permanent rotation at our house. It freezes beautifully so I make a double batch. I Do NOT toast the quinoa first and can’t tell the difference. I also just use water to cook. There are so many wonderful spices added that it doesn’t need it. We use it as a baked potato filling with queso or for tacos and enchiladas. Also love it for Taco salads. And I just eat it plain by the spoonful right out of the oven. On my “Top 10” recipe list for sure.

I just finished this today. It is delicious, I left out the oil and just doubled up on the salsa and it is awesome

I first made this about 2 years ago and haven’t made a meat filling for tacos since. My husband and I both love it. We stopped eating meat at home and this has helped a ton! Thanks for sharing this recipe!

This recipe has totally rocked my world! Since going plant-based tacos, burritos & nachos have not been the same. Beans just weren’t cutting it for me. I tried this recipe today and literally ate over the kitchen counter muttering to myself “I am so HAPPY”, lol. Can’t thank you enough for sharing! Only thing I did different was using Taco seasoning in place of the Cumin and Chili powder but I don’t think that made it too far off from the recipe.

This recipe is so good!!! I make this every week now.

This recipe is genius! It takes quinoa to a whole new level. I did omit the oil and the nutritional yeast, and added a bit more taco seasoning. Very tasty. Thanks for the recipe, Dana!

Great recipe! My husband who doesn’t like beans enjoyed this bean free taco recipe!

WOW ! I was pretty skeptical but I absolutely loved those vegan tacos. Thank you !

Time consuming process (especially with quinoa needing rinsing & drying prior to starting) but worth it! Will be on my rotation going forward. I previous was not a fan of quinoa either. This recipe has convinced me of its potential to actually taste great. Thank you MB. :)

Beware ! This taco meat recipe is like crack and I’m hooked ! If you haven’t tried it yet you have to!

I generally hate quinoa, but LOVED this recipe! It went really well with a crunchy taco shell, not sure if I would have liked it with a soft taco/burrito. Taco night came together in just about an hour which makes it great for a weeknight meal that is really nutritious. You can get your other toppings ready while the quinoa is cooking/baking. Excited to have this in my rotation and up my intake of quinoa!

This was absolutely incredible. I made it just as the recipe says although I didn’t have vegetable broth so I used water and added a little butter and salt to compensate for the lack of broth. Otherwise, to the letter. I can’t believe how much this actually tasted like a ground beef taco, which I love but try not to eat to avoid red meat. Thank you for this recipe!! Will make again!

You’re amazing. I’ve made a lot of your recipes over the past few years, but this one inspires me to let you know how much I enjoy your work. I really love the beefy flavor of this. Thank you!

Delicious – even my meat eating teenage son approved! I only used half the chilli and was still spicy.
3 of us ate the whole thing – to serve 6 would be a stretch.

I tried this for the first time today for lunch. The texture and flavour were both great. I made tacos with Navajo Fry Bread for the first time. Both were really good. I printed off this recipe to add to my favourites. I find your recipes consistently good and know I can trust them. Thanks!

Thank you for this delicious recipe!! I love it!! I have made it a few times for me and my husband (he loves it too!). It is now one of my favorite recipes of all time! I add diced mango and avocado too.

Wow! This was simple, easy, and delicious! I’m vegetarian and my boyfriend is too and we both loved ot. I followed the recip exactly and made simple fajitas as an extra taco topping (red and green pepper, onion ,and mushroom) . Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe!

están deliciosos estos tacos. si los pones en tortilla de maíz saben mejor!!

I have made this for my Vegan friend and we all loved it! Made it again for me! Great easy delicious recipe!

Made it with your red salsa recipe as well! Soo good i loved this recipe alot. I also doubled it and it worked out perfectly 🪄✨

This is the best!! I’m vegetarian but my family isn’t. We also have a dairy issue. Finding a recipe that everyone gets excited about is rare. Everyone devours it! I quadruple the batch for 4 people and it’s gone in 2 days! This is super yummy on a breakfast tostada with a poached egg on top.

Yum, yum, yum!!! I didn’t have salsa on hand so I made your basic salsa recipe and it was all very tasty!

I made this tonight to use tomorrow. I was out of chili powder so used some taco seasoning that I make a big batch of. I also doubled the seasonings. It is so good. I keep nibbling at it as I wait for it to cool down. This “meat” is a keeper.
Thank you

This is so good! I am new to plant based replacements for meat. This tastes great.

I love this recipe and make it quite often I use it in tacos burritos stuffed peppers and nachos

I put quinoa tacos on the menu this week and my husband was very sceptical about it (he hates quinoa). I told him I wanted to try a new recipe and I was just going to make it and when he didn’t like it he could tell me how terrible he thought it was. Well I made it tonight for dinner and he had to eat his words! It was so good!! This is my greatest triumph. 😆

I also wonder if this recipe might be tweaked to make vegan sloppy joes? 🤔

I made this tonight and I love it. I didn’t have tri-colored quinoa, so I just used regular quinoa. I gave it to my five year old, and he is super picky but also loved it. Now, I can do Taco Tuesday without being left out.

This recipe is just so good there are no words. I love tacos and this is the perfect addition to all my other veggie ingredients. Love it!!

Made this for the first time and it was awesome! I made the recipe exactly as prescribed and had in the oven for about 35mins. I made nachos and wanted a beef substitute, this was SO GOOD!

My picky and meat eaters alike love this. They ask for this many times now. Thinking of trying this in stuffed peppers
Thank you

Terrific!

I’m new to the plant-based diet thing, and prepared plant proteins don’t agree with me, this was great for when the rest of the family had traditional tacos.

I omitted the oil, and replaced it with a non-stick olive oil spray (doctor’s idea not mine). Served on a whole wheat tortilla, with chopped onions, cilantro, and a dab of guacamole.
Thank you!

This recipe is incredible! I can’t go a week without making it for taco night. I use leftovers in the morning to mix it into scrambled eggs or sprinkle on top of avocado toast. Thank you!!!

I’m working on transitioning to plant based and it’s hard while I’m still getting used to it. Nothing tastes like what I want and expect. It’s always a little disappointing. This taco “meat” was not. I was shocked at how delicious and satisfying it was. This will probably be my new favorite thing. You made my day. I can’t wait to share it with my non plant based friends because I know they’ll love it too.

Five stars! Just served this to my family of four and everyone gobbled it up. My husband (an omnivore) declared it delicious and my picky six year old made me promise to make it again.

Love, Love, love this recipe for a meat replacement. My kids were asking for seconds!

I’m obsessed with this recipe. My boyfriend hates quinoa but will eat it only if I make it this way. Use it for tostadas and enchiladas. Nachos will be next! 😊

Excited for this plant-based taco meat that doesn’t rely on “fake” meat products (which my family dislikes). Bonus- I have a huge bag of quinoa lurking in my cupboards and lots of veg stock in the freezer. I made a double batch, used at least 2x as much salsa as called for and added diced red peppers that needed to be used up. We thought it was on the dry side (guess we like our tacos more “saucy”) so stirred in more salsa at the end. Next time will add a can of black beans or some frozen corn, maybe some chopped onion as well. Yum! served in tortillas with lettuce, tomato, avocado, pickled red onion and cheese.

This went beyond my expectations! I did 9 servings for 4 people and we had enough for a taco “salad” the next day. I subbed Better Than Bouillon Beef stock in the quinoa as I didn’t have veggie on hand and it was great. I also cooked an additional 15 minutes as my baking pan was pretty full and it wasn’t as crispy as I’d like. The kids LOVED it. Next time I might prep the Quinoa the night before so it’s a bit of a faster mid week recipe and have some vegan sour cream on hand ;-) We used both hard taco shells and soft. Thank you for this!

Walk, don’t run, to your kitchen and make this today. I added a can of black beans and used it to make nachos with a sharp cheddar, avocado and tomatoes, cotija and roasted pumpkin seeds. Amazing! Trying it with tacos this week.

I’m on an SOS free plan (no salt, oil, sugar) and this recipe was outstanding even with omitting the salt. It’s flavorful, the texture is perfect, and my kids loved it too! This is a new staple recipe, thanks!!

Five Stars!!!! I made this for a dinner that included a vegan and non-vegans. I made a traditional ground beef and the quinoa. Of course the vegan raved about the quinoa filling so everyone tried. we all actually like the quinoa better than the traditional ground beef!!! for the non-vegans, the meal became more vegetarian as we used traditional cheese. we all loved them best with guacamole! The cream guac and the crispy quinoa were the perfect compliment to each other.

I discovered this recipe about two weeks ago and have made it *3* times since then. My meat eating husband loves it in burritos and tacos and I have been eating it with just tortilla chips. It is so filling, delicious, hearty and the perfect texture. We used pre-mixed taco seasoning but otherwise followed the recipe exactly. We have been mixing it with the vegan queso from the cook book. I’ve started freezing batches of quinoa just so I can add the seasonings and pop it in the oven whenever I’m hungry.

Your recipes are amazing! Thank you so much for making it easier for plant based people like me to live our lives and still have amazing food!

This is my go to recipe! We love it. When we have “haystacks” and go to friends they always want me to make this. Love all your vegan quick recipes. Thank you for sharing😊👍🏻

This was the absolute BEST version of meatless taco meat I’ve ever tasted!! So easy and dii oh es nor taste much different than beef. This will definitely be a weekly recipe for me!!

I have made this twice now and we really like it.
The first time I was being lazy and just pan fried it like a couple others had done. We used that one for nachos.

The second time I made it I used Ancho Chilli powder and used the oven (as the recipe directed). I definitely prefer it baked in the oven. This time we used the filling in tacos. We heated up some refried beans and spread that on a soft tortilla shell and wrapped that around a hard shell which we filled with the quinoa taco filling.

Thank you for the recipe. It was very good.

Hi Dana,

Love your website and recipes!! I was looking at the Quinoa Taco Meat and was reading how you did not like fruit except canned pears as a kid. I haven’t met or read about anyone else that didn’t like fruit. My youngest son is in that category. The only fruit he likes is cherry smoothie. Fortunately, he eats his veggies. He’s nine now but I’m wondering as you got older if you started liking fruit or if you still dislike it now. Just curious. I have him try fruit periodically and he wants to gag pretty badly but I keep hoping that will improve.

Thanks and keep up the great recipes!!

Julie Pellow

We tried this recipe with beck and bulow buffalo meat. the taste was yummy delicious output came and my kids are really liked the recipe.

Have just made this and it’s unbelievably tasty – who knew quinoa could be so yummy? Followed instructions to the letter and it’s perfect! Currently feeding spoonfuls to my little one who seems rather taken with it too!

My wife and I loved this. We used it for taco salad the first night and had enough left over for nachos the next. It’s a keeper!

I make these all the time. So delicious. I would love if you made an app with all your recipes! :)

This was delicious. I added 2 cans of pinto beans. My vegan and non vegans friends loved it.

I made this recipe just as written and it came out perfectly! I almost skipped the oven part because I thought that sounded like so much more work but I am glad I didn’t skip it because I really think it “made” the “meat”! After baking, I mixed in a can of black beans and served it on taco salad and my meat eating partner loved it! This is definitely going to be a go-to recipe for me! Thanks!

I loved this and so did my kids and husband! It is a perfect substitution for our vegan taco night. I did modify it so that it took a bit less time to prepare. I used a taco seasoning packet in lieu of the spices listed. Also, I cooked the quinoa in a large sauté pan then added the oil and browned it on the stove top instead of baking it. It tuned out beautifully! I’m so glad to have a vegan recipe that my whole family will eat!! Thank you :)

This is the only type of taco “meat” my kids will eat on Taco Tuesday! They get so excited for it and ask for it on days when it isn’t Tuesday, haha. My whole family likes it more than the veggie crumbles, turkey or beef. This will always be in my recipe box. Thank you so much for creating such an awesome recipe!

Wow! This was SO good. My husband ate the most of it and said it was his favorite quinoa he has ever eaten. I didn’t even have chili powder and it was still great. I put it in the oven. Turned it off at the half way mark so I could take a quick evening family bike ride and when we got back it was perfect. Thanks for another great recipe!!

This recipe has quickly become a staple in my house! I’ve made it probably 5 times since a coworker sent it to me a couple months ago. I’ve experimented making it with different types of salsa and it always comes out amazing. Can’t recommend this enough!

Delicious texture, slightly crunchy and crumbly. Mildly spicy and delicious in a taco-style salad. Great meal-prep option!

Photos of my recreations on IG @veggieandvice.

I asked for a little direction but it’s a popular site so no help. Have a tomato allergy and made it without salsa. Cake out tasting like baked quinoa with cumin. Was a complete waste of time. I’m heart broken

I absolutely love this and have shared it with many friends! It shows up on the plate (or bowl) regularly!!

Thank you I’ve never utilized quinoa in that way. Added a little cauliflower and sweet potato and I know have tacos back on my menu!!! Thank you!!

This was incredible! I didn’t realize how much I missed the taste of taco meat (since becoming a vegetarian) until I tried this recipe. SO GOOD. Will definitely make again.

These are so frighteningly similar to taco meat. How? It’s incredible. I used red quinoa, so the resemblance was truly uncanny. We made this in advance and brought it with us car camping. Made a perfect campfire meal!

I’m new to this Plant-based Way of Eating. This was excellent! I loved it. When eating my Taco salad, I mixed the “meat” with black beans, already seasoned with jalapenos & lime. Delicious.

This has entered my regular recipe rotation. I have made it without the broth to lower sodium content. I have also used many different salsas with good results. It is a fast, versatile ingredient. Most recently, used as a pizza topping.

Wow! This is soooo good! I love it and even my carnivore husband prefers it to hamburger. I’ll definitely be making this over and over again :)

Such a yummy recipe! I used black quinoa and it looked just like ground beef and was super flavorful. I used the max time for cooking and baking and it came out perfect. Easy, simple, healthy, delicious!

Yummy! Definitely going to make this again, would be great for a weekly meal prep option! Easy and flavorful, had it on charred mini corn tortillas with avocado and a quick pico salsa. Scooped some up with plantain chips too! I’ll put it on a salad tomorrow for lunch with fresh tomatoes and mango 😋

This is the taco recipe I have been looking for!! I think I have made them all, but this is it! Thank you so much! It’s delicious! I will make it over and over. 👍

I love this recipe! Well, I’m pretty sure I love every recipe of yours that I’ve tried so far, but this one I make frequently. It’s the only way I can get my husband to eat quinoa and actually like it ;) Instead of the salsa, I usually just add diced onions, tomatoes, garlic and a squeeze of lime. The quinoa I’ve made with chicken stock or just water, but today I finally made it with your homemade vegetable stock, so good! Thank you so much for this recipe!

These are a total staple in our house. Been making it forever now and figured I should go back and rate it so others know how stinkin good it is!!!

10/10! You made a quinoa lover out of me with this recipe.

Followed this receipt to a ‘t’ and it turned out so fabulous. I had it in a vegan taco salad bowl and used leftovers to make nachos. YUM! Will be making this over and over and ditching the imitation plant based meats any time I make Mexican at home. Thank you and keep these beautiful creations coming. :)

I made this recipe following directions as written. Absolutely fabulous! Even the meat eaters in the house said it is a recipe to keep. It’s never easy trying to satisfy everyone but this recipe had the right blend of texture and flavors to make everyone happy. Thank you for he great recipe!

First time I’ve made this and as I slowly make my way to a plant based diet, this was just perfect., who knew quinoa could be so tasty?Will definitely make again maybe adding walnuts for extra protein.

This is my go-to meat substitute on most Mexican food nights at my house. I love the texture and the seasoning. I used to use a tofu recipe, but I found myself not feeling well after eating it. This recipe was a game changer for me. It gets the closest to what I miss from my childhood days of eating taco meat. My husband loves it too, and my young kids (4,6, and 8) will eat it without complaint when I add a little to their tacos. Thank you for the recipe!

My kids have been begging for nachos for dinner, and I decided to take a chance on this. Topped the nachos with the quinoa, beans, cheese, guacamole, and vegan sour cream. It was a huge hit with my kids, my sister’s kids, and my picky husband!! Followed the recipe exactly except substituted smoked paprika for the chili powder since the little ones don’t do spicy. Will be making again for tacos!

Great recipe. Even my meat eating husband liked it. :-) winning

We have made this a few times, we LOVE IT! Tonight were putting it on our Vegan Nachos. Thanks for this awesome Recipe!!

Wow! We made these today and even my 13 year old who “hates” quinoa loved it! Thank you so much! FINALLY I found a quinoa recipe both of my kids like!

I’ve been cooking with quinoa for awhile now and this is by far my favorite quinoa dish. I made this for dinner and it was enjoyed by my 14 year old who doesnt like quinoa. Will definitely be adding this to my regular rotation. We added black beans for a little extra filling and made burritos. I’ll probably use a little less chili powder next time to cut down on the spice but other than that it was delicious. Will be making this again!

We had this for dinner last night – fantastic that it’s all pantry ingredients and it was delicious! I used smoked paprika rather than chili powder as I was already using a spicy salsa but otherwise made as listed. I think I’ll make another batch and freeze. thanks!

This is just “wow”. After a couple of not so successful plant based meals recently, I was starting to think I’d lost my touch in the kitchen. Was a bit sceptical about this recipe, I mean, come on, how can it be like ground beef, right? Well I don’t know, but it is amazing! My partner loved it so it’s another one for my small but successful repertoire. I used the tri colour quinoa and it looks great. We had it again the following night over a baked potato 😋
Thank you!

Delicious and filling! Topped with avocado, tomato, cilantro, and hot sauce! Will definitely make again!

I cannot believe how delicious this is! I have always hated quinoa, but I needed to make something for a big taco and burrito dinner I was planning and I stumbled across your recipe. And I’m so glad I did. I have made this several times since then, and it is always a hit. Mine doesn’t come out quite as dark as in your picture (because I use white quinoa), but that doesn’t matter to me – it’s the great flavor that counts. Thanks so much for a great recipe :)

Wonderful recipe. I used a black bean and corn salsa and I think next time I’ll add some extra black beans and corn as well. I used 1/2 chili pepper 1/2 chipotle chili pepper seasoning for the smokiness and it had a great flavor. I love that this made enough to feed two people (who ate way more than then needed to) and I have enough for a couple of lunches too.

I have nothing to add that hasn’t been written over and over! These are the BEST taco fillers. I have tried many and these are tops. Followed exact recipe. Thank you for this!!!

Wow! I’ve had this printed for a while now and man, what was I missing! As a family going plant-based, this was a big hit among all family members. I already had white quinoa in the fridge from a nights dinner early in the week–worked great as a way to use those leftovers! I added more nutritional yeast as we love its cheesy flavor.

Made this for my daughter who eats vegan, she loved it and I did, too. Really good seasonings. Thank you for posting!

IT IS AWESOME!!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

This is amazing! I did a slight variation- added 4 oz of mushrooms and 1/2 cup of walnuts that had been mixed together in a food processor. I have been trying began taco meat recipes for a while and this tasted the best! Thanks

Loved the recipe! Both my husband and I actually liked it better before we baked it. We’ll simply skip that step in the future. Such a delicious and easy alternative to the traditional beef. Thanks so much for an amazing recipe!

My son actually sent this recipe to me because I am vegetarian. Since then I can’t get enough of the recipes from this site. I make this dish all the time. It is spectacular! It also freezes really well. Making it later today!

This recipe is amazing! I definitely won’t miss ground beef tacos thanks to this recipe. I did have to bake it longer to get it crumbly enough, but that may just be my oven.

Hi! We really liked this a lot, though I did change it up a bit. I forgot to add the salsa, and I left it in the oven after I turned it off, since we weren’t quite ready to eat. It didn’t burn at all, but was quite nice and crispy.
My mom taught me to make taco filling by mixing the seasoned ground meat with refried beans, she said she learned to do this from a Mexican family while living near the border as a child. So, fearing the crispy quinoa would spill all over the place, I mixed it with a can of fat free refried beans. Wow, was that ever yummy! You can add water as needed to reheat this mixture. It tastes just like the ground meat/beans taco mixture I used to make for many years. We’ve tried all kinds of taco fillings since going WFPB, but this is by far the best, and will be my go-to from now on. Husband loved it, and he’s not a quinoa fan. Daughter approved also, said its better than the than the mixture she made with Gardein soy crumbles recently. Thanks you for a great recipe. Now to try your stuffed peppers!

OMG! This was absolutely delicious! I followed the recipe exactly as listed, except I used Garden Fresh salsa, with total bake time of 30 minutes. Whole family loved it! Definitely back to Taco Tuesday in our household!! Thank you for sharing!!

This recipe is unbelievable! This has become a staple in our house. Even my meat-loving husband prefers this to regular ground beef tacos. We always double the recipe so we can use it for salads later in the week. We usually make an avocado creme to add along with some feta for our tacos. AMAZING!

Where have you been all my life, quinoa taco filling? The recipe is easy enough that even a hit-or-miss cook like myself could pull it off. I made this tonight AND LOVED IT. My whole family loved it, including our carnivorous five-year-old.
Ground turkey who?

So much better than any of the latest meat substitutes! Loved it; added refried beans and made a delicious burrito on a low carb wrap! The seasonings were perfect!

This recipe was amazing! My whole family loved it! I did leave out the salt and added some black beans after baking! This will be my go to for tacos from now on!!❤️

Yum! Healthy and delicious even just by itself. I used tomato paste instead of salsa and didn’t have any yeast but it tastes crunchy and amazing. Thanks for the idea :-)

Aside from being way too salty this was very good, perhaps I should have used salt free broth. I ended up adding another 1 cup of cooked quinoa to the mix prior to baking it and it was still a too salty. I tried it on top of nachos which I enjoyed even with all the salt. I am hoping my kids will like it too… the jury is still out as my newly vegetarian daughter went to bed early tonight.

Tasted great! Very easy too! Will definitely make again.

Fantastic recipe! My Mexican food loving husband and my toddler both asked for more! Subed the salsa for fresh tomato and onion with a little garlic the way my abuelos makes it with ground beef and it was perfect.

This recipe will now be our go to recipe for tacos and taco salads! My family loved it! I added tri-beans to the mix and omitted the yeast and it was delish!

I made a couple of small substitutions; beef broth instead of vegetable broth and parmesan cheese in place of the yeast. This was delicious in burritos and we’ll find lots of ways to use the leftovers! Great recipe, thank you.

Vegetarian and Carnivore approved!!!

NO SODIUM VERSION
1.I made this with a few changes…used my own veggie broth from fresh veggies no salt
2.Used my own taco seasoning with no salt
3.canned tomatoes and added basil oregano, pinches
PROCESS IS GENIUS…THANK YOU!?

We have been phasing out meat for a more plant-based lifestyle. We struggled to find a good substitute for ground turkey tacos- until we found this recipe! Amazing! My three young boys were wary at first but before I knew it, they had devoured first and second helpings.
I’ve also used this on salads and nachos (on the menu tonight!). Very versatile. And it makes me feel good to serve my family healthy food that tastes great. Thank you for sharing!

I finally found a winner. This was delicious. I’m done looking for taco replacement recipes because this is it!!! Thank You!!!! The only thing I did differently was follow the instructions on the Lundberg’s Quinoa packet to cook the quinoa. I did use broth and toast the quinoa as you suggested. I can’t thank you enough.

This was soooo good. I made a double batch with a can of fire-roasted tomatoes instead of salsa, and some taco mix from our farmers market. Everyone loved them on tacos and we can’t wait to use it on nachos!

I make this mostly for tacos tuesdays but I have been using it to create other food dishes. It is so delicious and healthy! Thanks for this recipe I share it with every vegetarian I come across!

This is one of my favorite Minimalist Baker recipes! I made a large batch of this and prepped tacos then added black beans to the leftovers to make stuffed red peppers. So good! I love this ground meat substitute! I’m curious to explore using it for a copycat PF changs lettuce wraps recipe with a soy sauce substitute made with coconut aminos where I usually use ground chicken.

Yesterday I hosted a ‘Healthy Eating’ workshop and this Quinoa Taco Meat was a hit!! I did use the pressure cooker to cook the quinoa. I forgot to get a picture of the prepared vegan taco meat but wanted to share it vanished and everyone commented on how good this was. Thank you for a great recipe! Adding to my list of FAVs to share with clients :)

I followed the instructions step for step and this turned out delicious. Perfect way to get the usually bland quinoa more flavorful and the crispy-ness? Yum! I served as the based of a burrito bowl and it was very filling with beans and veggies. Thank you MB!

Five stars is not enough. These tacos are live changing and the perfect alternative to any animal protein. :)

loved this added jalapeño peppers with diced mushrooms! +avocado delishhhhh

This recipe is delicious! I’ve made it a couple times now. I alter it just a little by chopping up an onion to add to the mix for the oven. Instead of salsa, I chop up a fresh pepper and/or add some chopped tomatoes. This time I did half a can of Trader Joe chopped tomatoes. Near the end of the oven time, I mix in some freshly chopped garlic. I also like to top with black beans, chopped cilantro and lime juice. Thanks for the recipe!

I was VERY skeptical and had low hopes for these. I thought they would be too carb. heavy and not as flavorful as meat. I was wrong; they were great!

I used verde salsa and put guacamole on the tacos. These are definitely going into the dinner rotation.

I had great expectations and wasn’t disappointed! Even my husband loved it. Thanks for the great recipe!

This was outstanding! We had it on whole wheat pita bread with guacamole, shredded cabbage, diced tomatoes, and black and green diced olives. And some cucumber salad. Hearty, delicious, umami!!!
My husband said it’s the best dinner we’ve had since we started our plant based diet a month ago. Many thanks!