Chickpea Tacos
These flavorful chickpea tacos are so easy to prepare, a great weeknight, lunch or Taco Tuesday meal, chickpea cooked with onion, garlic, and homemade taco seasonings. These homemade tacos are way better than eating out.
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Servings: 7 servings
Calories: 95kcal
Ingredients
Chickpea
- 1 15-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
Homemade Taco Seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper or chili to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon coconut sugar or cane sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Other Ingredients
- 7 taco shells
- 1 cup salsa homemade or storebought
- 1 recipe guacamole *link to the recipe
- 1/4 cup non-dairy sour cream
- 1 green onion chopped
- lettuce chopped
- grape tomatoes halved
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute until soft about 3 minutes.
- Stir in garlic, cumin, paprika, coriander, cayenne pepper, sugar and cook until fragrant about 1 minute. Add chickpeas and stir to coat, using the back of the spoon to mash some of the chickpeas for about 2 minutes.
- If the chickpeas are too dry you may now add about 1 tablespoon or 2 of water to moisten. Season with salt to taste.
- To assemble, place about 1/4 cup chickpeas in each taco shell, then layer with salsa, guacamole, and sour cream. Garnish with lettuce, tomato, spring onions.
Nutrition
Calories: 95kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 367mg | Potassium: 162mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 300IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg