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Black Bean Tacos Recipe With Homemade Taco Seasoning

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Last updated: Oct 19, 2024 • 2 min read

Simple black bean tacos make for a perfect weeknight dinner and take less than an hour from start to finish. Finish the tacos with your favorite toppings, like salsa, hot sauce, and guacamole.

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What Are Black Bean Tacos?

Black bean tacos are vegetarian tacos using protein- and fiber-rich black beans as the taco filling instead of ground meat or fish. Jump to recipe.

3 Tips For Making Black Bean Tacos

Use the tips below for making vegetarian black bean tacos:

  1. 1. Add other vegetables to the taco filling. If using only black beans in the taco filling sounds like too many beans, break up the filling with cubed sweet potato, onions, carrots, or squash.
  2. 2. Mash some of the beans. Ground beef and other taco fillings have a mixture of textures. To mimic that with black beans, mash or chop some black beans and leave others whole.
  3. 3. Use the same taco seasoning as traditional tacos. Use store-bought taco seasoning or make homemade taco seasoning with chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, oregano, paprika, garlic powder, kosher salt, and pepper.

3 Ways To Serve Black Bean Tacos

Try any of the three serving options below for black bean tacos:

  1. 1. Serve black bean tacos with classic taco toppings. Switch up the toppings based on dietary restrictions or flavor preferences. Classic options include shredded lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo, pickled jalapeños, fresh cilantro, and Mexican crema.
  2. 2. Serve gluten-free black bean tacos. Corn tortillas are gluten-free and the most traditional vessel for tacos. To make gluten-free flour tortillas, use almond flour, chickpea flour, or oat flour for a flexible, chewy tortilla.
  3. 3. Serve vegan black bean tacos. For a vegan taco, use vegan sour cream and vegan cheese, or leave off all dairy-like toppings altogether.

Simple Homemade Black Bean Tacos Recipe

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makes

prep time

10 min

total time

30 min

cook time

20 min

Ingredients

For the taco seasoning:

For the black bean filling:

For assembly:

Make the taco seasoning:

  1. 1

    In a small bowl, combine the cumin, chili powder, smoked paprika, garlic powder, oregano, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and salt.

  2. 2

    Set the seasoning aside.

Make the black bean filling:

  1. 1

    Drain the cans of black beans and set the beans aside.

  2. 2

    In a large skillet on the stovetop over medium heat, add the olive oil.

  3. 3

    Add the diced red onion and sauté it for 5 minutes.

  4. 4

    Add the minced garlic and sauté it with the onions for 5 minutes.

  5. 5

    Add the black beans to the skillet, along with ¼ cup of water and 3–4 tablespoons of taco seasoning. Add more seasoning if desired.

  6. 6

    Cook the black bean mixture until hot and the water evaporates, about 5–10 minutes.

Assemble the black bean tacos:

  1. 1

    Warm the tortillas in the microwave or char them over an open flame on the stove.

  2. 2

    Fill each tortilla with the black bean filling.

  3. 3

    Top the black beans with various topping options.

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