This easy Walnut Taco Meat is flavored with homemade taco seasonings, onions, mushrooms, salsa, and tomato paste. Even picky eaters will love it!
This Walnut Taco Meat has all the flavors you'd expect in vegan taco meat: chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, paprika, Mexican oregano, onion, garlic, and tomato.
The walnuts give the taco meat a crunchy texture, which adds a nice contrast to the onions and mushrooms. It's a hearty addition to tacos, nachos, or burritos.
This vegan taco meat is a great alternative to store-bought vegan crumbles. It's much healthier and comes together in less than 30 minutes!
What Is Walnut Taco Meat Made Of?
This Walnut Taco Meat has walnuts, baby bella mushrooms, onions, spices, salsa, and tomato paste.
This easy Walnut Taco Meat is flavored with homemade taco seasonings, onions, mushrooms, salsa, and tomato paste. Even picky eaters will love it! Click To Tweet
How to Make This Recipe
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chopped onions and cook until translucent.
- Add minced garlic and cook 30 seconds.
- Add chopped mushrooms and cook until tender.
- Add salt and pepper.
- Add spices, tomato paste, salsa, and walnuts. Cook about 5 minutes.
Can I freeze Walnut Taco Meat?
Yes! After cooking the Walnut Taco Meat and letting it come to room temperature, place the mixture in a freezer safe container. It can be kept in the freezer up to 3 months.
How Long Does This Recipe Last?
This recipe will last up to 5 days in an airtight container in the fridge. It will last up to 3 months in the freezer.
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Ways To Serve
- Tacos
- Burritos
- Taco salad
- Tostadas
- Nachos
- Quesadillas
- Enchiladas
Tips
- If you want the taco mixture to be a finer consistency, you could pulse walnuts and / or mushrooms in a food processor. I personally like some larger pieces mixed in with smaller ones.
- Make sure to salt the mushrooms after cooking until tender. Salt draws out moisture, and you don't want to steam them.
- The best way to clean mushrooms is with a damp towel - not too wet! Wipe the dirt off mushrooms gently.
Recipe
This gluten-free vegan taco meat is a healthy alternative to store-bought vegan crumbles!
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Walnut Taco Meat
Ingredients
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook until translucent.
- Add garlic. Cook 30 seconds.
- Add mushrooms. Cook until tender. Add salt and pepper.
- Add spices, tomato paste, salsa, and walnuts. Cook about 5 minutes.
Nutrition
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
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