Description
A delicious and healthy chickpea taco filling, packed with flavor and easy to make!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano (optional)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- few grinds pepper
- 1 cup chickpea flour*
- 1 small white or yellow onion, chopped
- olive oil (for cooking)
Instructions
- Whisk all taco seasoning ingredients together.
- Whisk 3 tablespoons of seasoning into the chickpea flour, breaking up any clumps for a smooth consistency.
- In a medium saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Once boiling, lower heat to medium and whisk in chickpea flour, again trying to eliminate most lumps–the mixture should begin to thicken immediately. If mixture starts to splatter, lower heat and continue to cook the mixture for an additional minute. Turn off heat.
- Using the whisk, drizzle the chickpea mixture in small clumps over a large baking sheet, leaving space between each clump (you may need several). This creates the ‘meat’ shape and texture. Let the mixture cool and firm up for at least 20 minutes.
- In a medium saucepan, heat a few teaspoons of oil over medium heat. Add onion, 1 tablespoon of taco seasoning and a big pinch of salt. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until onion is softened.
- Scrape the chickpea mixture off the cookie sheets with a spatula and add to the pan with another tablespoon of taco seasoning. Cook for another 2-3 minutes. Add additional seasoning to taste, if needed.
- Serve hot with tortillas, cabbage leaves or on top of a salad!
Notes
- For a spicier filling, add cayenne pepper to the seasoning mix.
- This taco filling is great in burritos or as a salad topping as well.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 0mg