These easy tofu Tacos are here to liven up your Taco Tuesday. This is one of the meals that I put together in a jiffy one night and it was hit! It stuck around for future quick meals.

For the tofu seasoning, I use a combination of Mexican and Indian spices and also add some fenugreek and black pepper which makes the tofu taste just amazing. You can use this tofu in many ways, add to wraps, burrito or as a side or make a naan pizza with it.

Along with a mix of classic fajitas veggies, I went with another Mexican addition: homemade quick refried black beans, which are not only delicious but also add additional protein and fiber. I change these up with different beans or lentils. As well as change up the flavor with Cajun spices or curry powder.

They are a quick grab whatever flavors you like and put them together tacos! Try them!

These tofu tacos are lightly spicy, and packed with protein and fiber, and they are ready in less than 30 minutes. The tofu is pressed before we fry it and gets a wonderfully satisfying pleasing texture.

If you’re not huge on tacos, but like the sound of the filling, you can use the filling in all kinds of ways. Make a burrito or wrap, make tostadas, make a bowl with a side of cilantro lime rice or quinoa. Or make quesadillas!

More Vegan Taco Recipes

Tikka Masala Birria Tacos (vegan)

Blackened Tofu Tacos with Caramelized BBQ Onion

Cauliflower Bean Taco Meat Enchiladas with homemade Enchilada Sauce

Mushroom Carnitas

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Tajin roasted carrots over shredded tofu is delicious vegan lunch recipe that you are going to LOVE! Cilantro lime shredded tofu pairs perfectly with Tajin roasted carrots on bread or topped with nuts or seeds for an easy bowl meal.

Shredding pressed, extra firm tofu gives it a unique, meaty texture that’s great for filling sandwiches, wraps, bowls, and more. Shredding also increases the tofu’s surface area, which allows it to take on even more flavor from the amazing cilantro lime marinade. I pair it with these easy flavor packed Roasted carrots that you can serve up as a bowl topped with seeds and fresh herbs.

If you don’t want to use tofu, you can use cooked rice instead for a delicious bowl meal!

I’m using tajin in this recipe to season both the tofu and the roasted carrots. Tajin gives this nice tang to the overall flavor profile. If you don’t like that much tang from the tajin, you can use Cajun spice or a different spice blend, like chili powder, curry powder, Jamaican curry powder, or whatever spice mix you like.

The carrots for this recipe have been cut into a diagonal shape to give them more surface area for roasting. And they pair so well with the tangy, shredded tofu! You can serve this dish in many different ways. I love how versatile this pairing is.

To make the shredded tofu into a bowl meal, serve it  with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and hemp seeds or top with chopped walnuts or pecans. For the sandwich version, just pile the carrots and the shredded tofu onto your bread of choice, add some a creamy dip or some hummus to the bread, and it makes an absolutely delicious brunch or lunch. You can also add these to a wrap or lettuce wrap and top with some lime juice, cilantro, and more seeds.

No matter how you serve this flavor-packed cilantro lime shredded tofu, you are going to just love it!

Why You’ll Love Cilantro Lime Shredded Tofu

• zesty, flavorful tofu with a meaty shredded texture
• tender, sweet roasted carrots with tangy tajin flavor
• versatile! Serve as a bowl, sandwich, wrap, pita, or lettuce wrap. Mix up the spices to suit your tastes.
• naturally gluten-free and nut-free
• easy to make soy free using cooked rice instead of tofu

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This chorizo tofu and spicy lentil black bean bowl is packed with flavor from chorizo-style tofu and this incredible mixture of stewed black beans and red lentils. Serve over rice with your favorite burrito fillings, like cilantro, salsa, and vegan cheese or sour cream. Gluten-free. Options for Soyfree and Nutfree

Don’t you love a burrito bowl? You get amazing textures and flavors of a burrito without having to take the time rolling it up. This one has 1. easy and delicious smoky black beans that are cooked with red lentils to add more texture. 2. These super flavorful chorizo marinade for the tofu! 3. Your fave toppings like chopped onion, jalapeño, vegan cheese or sour cream and hot sauce! Assemble as a bowl or wrap in a burrito!

This is a super comforting bowl, and the spiced bean and lentil mixture is almost stew- or chili-like that cooks up much faster than most chilis or stews. It’s just so hearty and flavorful topped with this delicious, umami-filled, spiced, crisped up tofu. Finish it off with chopped onion or salsa or pickled jalapeño, and any other fillings you’d add to a burrito, and spoon it over rice.

You can serve the tofu burrito bowl without rice and with tortilla chips or sourdough for dipping! Or like a chili with tofu as the topping along with crushed tortilla chips. If you like this tofu burrito bowl, also make sure to check out my delicious black bean burrito bowl!

Why You’ll Love Tofu Burrito Bowls

• toothsome chorizo tofu with flavorful stewed black beans and lentils
• spicy tofu chorizo bakes in the oven while you make the beans on the stovetop
• so versatile! Serve over rice or on its own with chips or flatbread to dip.
• make it your own by choosing your favorite burrito toppings
• nut-free with easy gluten-free and soy-free options

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Crispy tofu burritos packed with mushrooms and spicy potatoes, then tossed in hot sauce and browned. A satisfying dinner. They’re full of cilantro, fresh veggies, and FLAVOR!

These crispy tofu burritos are a super flavorful burrito that’s packed with textures and flavors! Make the delicious savory tofu-mushroom filling, and spicy potatoes, then add to the tortillas along with fresh cilantro and veggies. Roll them all up into a burrito.

From there, you pan fry the burritos with a little oil and hot sauce to make them crispy, spicy, and totally addictive.

This is a bean-free burrito, but you can add beans if you like. You can also serve the flavorful fillings as tacos, wraps, taquitos or quesadillas.

Why You’ll Love Crispy Tofu Burritos

• smoky tofu and mushrooms with spicy potatoes inside
• lots of fresh herbs and veggies
• nut-free
• soy-free and gluten-free options

More Vegan Burritos

• Vegan Breakfast Burrito
• Samosa Wraps
• Buffalo Tempeh Burritos
• Jamaican Jerk Jackfruit Burritos

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Here’s the vegan party snack to beat all party snacks! Vegan French Onion Dip – lovers of my vegan French Onion Soup will LOVE this dip made with homemade caramelized onions.

Now, caramelizing onions can be incredibly tedious and requires watching the pan for half an hour. In this Instant Pot French Onion Dip recipe, the caramelization part is completely hands-off! We let the onions slowly caramelize in your Instant Pot.  And the best thing – there’s zero risk of burnt onions in the end. You can make the caramelized onion on stove top or bake them. See recipe notes for instructions.

This restaurant-style dip pairs perfectly with fresh veggie sticks, breadsticks, or your favorite homemade or store-bought crackers for easy entertaining.

Using my fool-proof method, the onions will cook at low heat and caramelize and get perfectly jammy and delicious! If you love how these turn out and want to use these for more recipes than just French Onion Dip, you can use these over hummus/ avodado toast or cream cheese toasts, add them to top your favorite pasta, etc.

French onion dips usually require cream cheese and/or yogurt as a base. In this vegan version, we blitz tofu with dairy-free yogurt.

More vegan Dips and appetizers:

 Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe 30 Mins!

 Pizza Dip with Vegan Mozzarella Cream Herbed Mushrooms

Thai Layered Dip.

Jalapeno popper dip 

Firecracker Tofu wings 

Nashville baked cauliflower

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Here’s an amazing Vegan Cheese Sauce that is super smooth, very creamy, and irresistibly cheesy. The best part? It’s all made in the Instant Pot so pretty hands-off! It tasted just like the real deal and your guests won’t believe it’s vegan!

Now, I already have this Vegan Queso recipe in the archive but while the queso recip0e is ideal as a dip or for nachos, this is more of an all-purpose cheese sauce. It’s brilliant drizzled over veggies and obviously utterly divine with pasta. Actually, it goes so well with pasta ! I added a Mac cheese recipe to the recipe card.

The recipe starts off with some creamy vegetables like cauliflower or zucchini, carrots, and potatoes. Cashews add more creaminess,  and we also add in some spices like ground mustard, garlic, and onion powder for flavor. Then two important ingredients – miso paste and nutritional yeast! These two additions add the umami so don’t skip them.

Nutritional yeast has nothing to do with the active dry yeast that you buy for baking. It’s deactivated yeast and you can find it online at amazon but also at grocery stores. Adding nutritional yeast to dips and sauces lends them a cheesy flavor that you will find to be very addictive.

On to the method: This vegan cheese sauce recipe is so quick and simple to make using the Instant Pot. Simply dump everything together in the pot, cook it on high pressure and then puree it in a blender into a smooth creamy sauce. DONE!

I love to use this cheese sauce for Mac and cheese, over tacos, in deep dish cheesy pizzas or pastries. It’s versatile and so delicious!

More cheesy goodness:

• Vegan Spinach Mozzarella Cheese Melts
• Vegan Spinach Potato Cheese Stuffed Naan
• Sheet Pan Cheeseburger Veggie Dinner with Garlic Mayo Dressing
• Loaded Baked Potato Wedges with Creamy Cheese Sauce and Tofu Bacony Bits
• Vegan Mac and Cheese Powder

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Trouble getting out of bed in the morning? These savory delicious quesadillas are what will wake you up in the morning. Crispy golden tortillas filled with smoky vegan potatoes (oh my gosh, make these pronto) and pan-fried tofu as well as hummus. We add some Indian sulfur salt to the hummus to give it an eggy taste because it’s a breakfast quesadilla after all, right?

This is an amazing quesadilla recipe that you can make ahead of time. Just prep the fillings beforehand then assemble and grill the quesadilla or make a sandwich and serve!

Oh, and do try to save the potatoes for the quesadilla. They are highly addictive with that smoky flavor and that savory seasoning! You can serve these on the side with other breakfast as well such as vegan omelets or quiche or scramble or savory waffles

Why you will love these quesadillas

• The simple peppered tofu, Smoky potatoes and cheese and hummus make a perfect satisfying breakfast
• the smoky potatoes
• quick breakfast when you make the complements ahead
• versatile, make sandwiches or a wrap or just serve in a plate with toasted bread and roasted veggies or a scramble
• did I mention the bacony smoky potatoes?

More vegan quesadillas:

• Vegan Mushroom Pepper Tostadillas 
• Quesadilla with Walnut Taco Meat
• Vegan Mushroom Quesadilla with Cashew Mozzarella
• Taco Spice Vegan White Bean Quesadilla with Pepper Jack.

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Enchiladas are the perfect weeknight dinner food, if you ask me. Tacos might be all the rage but let’s never forget about enchiladas! What’s not to love about soft tortillas that are stuffed, rolled and drenched in red enchilada sauce. Flavor central. This easy recipe for vegan enchiladas features homemade vegan cauliflower taco meat and a quick enchilada sauce – no sautéing! The cauliflower taco meat  all comes together in a food processor!

Guys you gotta try these unbelievable enchiladas. Tbe enchilada sauce is just mixed in a bowl. No sautéing or blending needed.

These enchiladas are meat free, dairy free and can be made gluten-free! I skip the cheese sauce for this recipe to keep things lighter. I use my cauliflower walnut taco meat as the base of filling. Add some beans if you like to make it hearty. Then fill, fold, drizzle some enchilada sauce and bake. Top with some fresh tomatoes or avocado or salsa. I use whole wheat tortillas in these but any will work. You can also make it a skillet enchilada by layering tortilla chips, the filling and sauce and some vegan cheese. Bake for 10 mins to melt the cheese.

Psst! The bonus bundle for my instant pot cookbook is dropping tomorrow!! If you haven’t already preordered, Preorder now to get the bonuses! —A sneak peak inside the book, instant pot cooking times charts for beans lentils grains and veggies, and 9 exclusive brand new bonus recipes!! Preorders help get the book distribution and hence availability at local bookstores. Stay tuned!

More Mexican recipes

• Spicy Chipotle garlic Jackfruit Tacos
• Vegan Tinga bowl with Hearts of Palm, Chickpeas, Spanish…
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• Barbacoa mushroom tacos 
• Lentil Sweet Potato Tacos
• Easy DIY Burrito Bowl

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Vegan Taco Mac and Cheese Bake! Yes, we’re combining two family favorites, pasta and tacos, into one epic weeknight dinner casserole!  This easy vegan taco mac and cheese bake is sure to please any picky eater. Made with seasoned walnut taco meat, tomatoes and vegan queso made from cashews all tossed with elbow pasta.

Taco Mac Casserole is a very popular box recipe that you might have loved before going vegan. Trust me when I say it’s way better homemade and plant-based! So much more flavorful than anything that comes from a box!

I love serving this sprinkled with some crushed tortilla chips, some pickled jalapeños and tomatoes. This is an amazing vegan casserole dish for Taco Tuesday, Cinco de Mayo, or for whenever you are feeding a crowd. Easy to make with simple ingredients and the flavors are out of this world.

What’s not to love about two of your favorite classic dinners – Tacos and Macaroni and Cheese – mixed together to make a satisfying, hearty meal!

MORE PASTA MEALS FROM THE BLOG

• Garlic Pasta with Cajun Cauliflower
• Cauliflower Parmesan Pasta Bake 
• Pumpkin Sage Pasta with pumpkin cream sauce and crisp Sage 
• Black pepper Mac and Cheese 
• Creamy Cajun Pasta with crispy tofu
• Lemon asparagus  fettuccine
• Creamy mushroom Spinach Pasta 
• Easy Vegan Alfredo

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In the mood for spicing things up for dinner tonight? Amazing! I have something for you! Jalapeno Popper Skillet – Say what? Yes, we take a popular restaurant appetizer and turn it into dinner! All made in one skillet like we did with this enchilada skillet

A delicious and quick vegan dinner perfect for any night of the week. Especially perfect now, with Cinco de Mayo around the corner!

Now that the days are getting warmer, I love me a  quick, easy, and tasty one-pan dinner that allows me to stay outside longer. And this one is seriously easy.  Traditionally, Japaneño Poppers are a bit fiddly to make, First hollowed out, then stuffed with a mixture of cheese and sometimes ground meat before they are breaded and deep-fried. This skillet dinner is more like a deconstructed cheater’s version. We take those cheesy briney flavors we love and incorporate them into a delicious Mexican-inspired tortilla skillet.

A simple hearty mix of sauteed onion, tomato and bell peppers with added veggie crumbles and some pickled jalapeno is the base of this Tex Mex Skillet dinner. No breadcrumbs needed here! I went with some sliced tortillas that get tossed with the jalapeno popper filling directly in the pan. Cheese and jalapeno popper sauce on top, and DONE! No fussing, no stuffing no breading or frying involved. WIN!

You can serve this Vegan Jalapeño Popper Skillet Dinner with some tortilla chips, over rice or cauliflower rice,  with a salad or just straight out of the pan. The most important thing is drizzling it again all over with a generous amount of vegan Jalapeno Popper Cream for a bit of tang.

MORE MEXICAN INSPIRED RECIPES FROM THE BLOG

• Spicy Chipotle garlic Jackfruit Tacos
• Vegan Tinga bowl with Hearts of Palm, Chickpeas, Spanish…
• Pulled Butternut Squash Tacos. Vegan Glutenfree Recipe
• Jackfruit Meatballs Tacos
• Lentil Sweet Potato Tacos
• Easy DIY Burrito Bowl

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