As I’ve said in other posts, we often travel to Mexico. I love the culture and the food. I try to make some easy dishes that I’ve eaten there and here. Every night can be taco night in my house.
I love a taco any way I make them. Sometimes I want a quick meal so I throw vegetables and chicken into the Slow Cooker. Other times I will make just vegetables with black beans. I’ll post those later. This recipe is a ground meat or vegetarian meat substitute with vegetables as the main ingredients. You can all add your favorite toppings and hot sauces to make that special taco.
Ingredients
1-2 lb 93% lean ground beef or vegetarian Impossible meat or Morningstar Crumbles. Other vegetarian brand ground options work as well.
(Increase amount of vegetables if you are making more meat/meat substitute)
1 red bell pepper sliced
1 yellow bell pepper sliced
1 chopped sweet onion
8 ounces Mushrooms sliced
1 cup baby spinach
Spilt spices for both the vegetable pan and meat pan. (Except taco seasoning-only for meat):
A bunch of Fresh Cilantro chopped or 2 tablespoons dried cilantro
1 jalapeños diced (remove the seeds if you want it less spicy)
4 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons ground Cumin
Juice of 1 lime
1 tablespoons Tajin spice
1-2 packets of Taco Seasoning (1 for each lb of meat)
Dash of salt
Flour or Corn Tortillas (soft or hard)
Instructions
Spray the fry pans. In one pan, Sauté the meat/vegetarian meat until nicely browned, breaking up the chunks into smaller pieces. Add all of the spices stir and add half to a whole lime (half for 1lb). Add chopped cilantro. Stir turn down heat to very low. Add a dash of salt.
In the other pan, sauté the peppers, mushrooms, spinach and onions. You can add a dash of olive oil. Cook the vegetables until soft and browned. Add spices except taco seasoning. Add half a lime.
While it is cooking, get out all your toppings—guacamole, sour cream or crème fresh, shredded cheese, ( or vegan cheese substitutes), pico de gallo, olives, salsa and any other toppings that you like.
Warm the tortillas on the stove top in a pan or griddle for a few seconds on each side. You can also wet a paper towel and warm them on top in the microwave for 30 seconds.
Serve with your favorite hot sauce, chips, refried beans and Mexican rice.
Enjoy!
