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Vegan TVP Tacos

Author: Katie
These vegan TVP tacos are the perfect recipe for a meatless Taco-Tuesday! They are ready in 30 minutes and super easy to make!
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 10 tacos

Ingredients

TVP (soya mince) mixture

  • 1 cup TVP (textured vegetable protein)/ minced soya see notes
  • 1 cup veggie stock
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 red onion chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika powder
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika powder
  • chilli powder *optional
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper chopped
  • 2 cans (14 oz each) chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • pinch of salt

To assemble

  • 10 taco shells
  • lettuce
  • handful of red cabbage *thinly sliced
  • ½ cucumber
  • guacamole see notes
You can find detailed step-by step-photos above the recipe card.

Instructions

  • Soak TVP in veggie stock and set aside for about 10 minutes.
  • Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
  • Add onion and garlic and sauté until onion is golden brown and translucent.
  • Add spices (cumin, paprika, smoked paprika) and fry for about half a minute longer.
  • Add in soaked TVP (including the remaining veggie stock) and cook for a couple of minutes until almost all of the veggie stock is gone.
  • Next, add red and green peppers, chopped tomatoes, tomato paste and maple syrup.
  • Let simmer with a lid on for about 15 minutes or until bell peppers is soft.  
  • Taste and adjust flavors.
  • In the meantime, prepare your toppings (raw veggies and guacamole).
  • Once the mix from the pan is ready, put some lettuce into each taco shell, then add in the TVP taco meat and top with raw veggies, guacamole and/ or other salsa of choice.

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Notes

  • Tortilla: Feel free to use some corn or flour tortillas instead of hard shells to create more of a burrito-style dish.
  • Veggies: Cucumber and red cabbage both add some nice texture and taste to the warm meat mix but they can be replaced with your raw veggies of choice.
  • Vegan Cheese: Sprinkle the tvp meat mixture with some grated vegan cheese such as vegan cheddar for some delicious cheesy flavors.
  • Beans: Add a cup of black beans, kidney beans or pinto beans- this will add some additional fiber and tastes amazing in combination with the soya meat mixture.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 taco without guacamole. | Calories: 136kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 296mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 795IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 2mg
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates.
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