This easy Walnut Mushroom Taco Meat is flavored with homemade taco seasonings, onions, mushrooms, salsa, and tomato paste. Even picky eaters will love it!
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This Walnut Mushroom 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!
Another recipe with a great taco filling is my Spicy Tofu Tacos. You might also like my Cauliflower and Jackfruit Burrito recipe.
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❤️ Why You'll Love It
- It is healthy and flavorful.
- It is done in less than 30 minutes.
- It is really versatile. You can add it to tacos, nachos, and burritos.
🧾 Ingredients
- Walnuts: Adds a crunchy meaty texture.
- Mushrooms: Adds a meaty flavor. I used baby bella mushrooms. You could also use your favorite mushroom.
- Onions: Adds a sweet flavor.
- Olive oil: To cook it in.
- Garlic: Adds a pungent flavor.
- Spices: I used chili powder, cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, and Mexican oregano. You could also use taco seasoning.
- Salsa: Use your favorite. You could make homemade Restaurant Style Salsa.
- Tomato paste: Adds a concentrated sweet flavor.
- Salt and pepper: Enhances flavors and adds flavor.
To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
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🔪 Instructions
Step 1: Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chopped onions and cook until translucent.
Step 2: Add minced garlic and cook 30 seconds.
Step 3: Add chopped mushrooms and cook until tender.
Step 4: Add spices, tomato paste, salsa, and walnuts. Cook about 5 minutes.
💭 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 the mushrooms gently.
🍽 Serving
- Tacos with refried beans
- Burritos
- Taco salad
- Tostadas
- Nachos
- Quesadillas
- Enchiladas
👩🏻🍳 Recipe FAQs
This walnut taco meat recipe will last up to 5 days in an airtight container in the fridge.
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 for up to 3 months.
🌮 Other Taco Recipes
This gluten-free vegan taco meat is a healthy alternative to store-bought vegan crumbles!
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📋 Recipe
Walnut Mushroom Taco Meat
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms chopped
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon Mexican oregano
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- ¼ cup salsa
- 2 cups walnuts chopped
- Salt and pepper
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.
Notes
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Nutrition
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
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