Quinoa Black Bean Tacos
Quick, easy, healthy and full of flavor – even meat eaters will love this!
I made these quinoa tacos in an attempt to stuff as many tacos in my face without feeling guilty about it. After all, bikini season will be here before you know it. And being an LA native, you should know that I have built quite an endurance for taco-eating.
Now I’m used to those carne asada street tacos so making the switch to these healthy, vegetarian tacos left me a bit skeptical. But boy was I wrong.
These tacos are loaded with so much flavor and such fun goodies, from the abundance of beans and sweet corn kernels. And being the carnivore that I am, I did not miss the meat at all. These also kept me so full – without the heavy bloating – even though I ate way more than I should have. Now who said healthy food doesn’t have to taste good?!
Quinoa Black Bean Tacos
Ingredients
- ½ cup uncooked quinoa
- 1 10-ounce can diced tomatoes and green chiles, undrained
- ½ cup vegetable broth
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup frozen corn kernels
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 8 corn tortillas
- 1 avocado, halved, seeded, peeled and diced
- ¼ cup sour cream
Instructions
- Heat quinoa and 1 cup water in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until water is absorbed, about 15-20 minutes; uncover and fluff with a fork.
- Stir in diced tomatoes, vegetable broth, chili powder, cumin, garlic and onion powder, paprika and cayenne pepper; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in beans and corn until heated through, about 2 minutes. Stir in lime juice and cilantro.
- To serve, spoon quinoa mixture into the center of each tortilla. Top with avocado and sour cream, if desired.
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I eat this all the time. It’s a diet staple.
I have made these 3x now and they are absolutely delicious. I wasn’t a big fan of quinoa, but this recipe turned that around. My favorite taco recipe forever!
love your recipes, wish you would include nutrition info
This is our go-to recipe for quinoa tacos. Loved by carnivores and kids alike.
I had to replace the powdered onion with 1/8cup pureed fresh onion . Cayenne pepper was omitted because of food allergies. Besides that it was really yummy. My 7year old ate her food but my picky 4 year old didn’t. I enjoyed making it
My 11 year old daughter recently decided she wanted to go vegetarian. Tuesdays have always been taco night at our house and tonight we tried these! I made some minor adjustments – I used taco seasoning since I didnt have all these spices on hand and I also just used water instead of vegetable broth. I didnt add the cilantro into the mixture as my husband doesnt like cilantro so we had it on the side.
We also added grated cheese and raw diced yellow onion on the side.
It was delicious and my normally picky now vegetarian 11 year old loved them!! Will definitely be making them next Tuesday
I want to eat this forever and I want everyone that I love to try it too! This was a total hit with my clan. I used drained canned corn instead of frozen corn and I smothered it in a creamy tomato sauce. Insanity!! Thank you for posting this recipe!
These are amazing! Everyone in my family loves them. Thank you!
This was awful. It may have been my fault. I added the tomatoes towards the end because I forgot to add them when i was supposed to at step number 2. disappointing . It tasted like drinking lime juice and cayanne. probably won’t try to make again since I have acid reflux unless i can sub the lime and tomatoes with something else . fresh tomatoes are not as bad on acid reflux but NOT tomatoe juice
These tacos have become a staple in my home p. I reduced the hot spices a bit foe my gringo tongue. I love them!
I love tacos, but my husband is usually anti-taco. He likes them, but he winds up eating tacos every shift he works. Finally, he granted me the freedom to make tacos for dinner, so I knew it had to be good. I decided on this recipe and we both loved it! He’s already talking about when we are going to make it again. #win
Been making this recipe for a while now…this recipe is how I convinced my husband to try (and LOVE) vegetarian food. Great recipe! Always a winner with everyone. Vegetarians and even the hardcore meat eaters!
My family LOVES these tacos! Even my husband who is usually a meat and potatoes kind of guy is a satisfied customer when it comes to this recipe. I make them at least every other week, no exaggeration here. Thanks for sharing fantastic recipes that help this busy mama get dinner done and on the table without too much fuss. Seriously delicious!
Hi! Can I make this ahead of time?
Yes, absolutely.
I made these tonight with a couple ingredient variations – instead of the tomatoes & green chiles, I used a generous amount of my favorite mango/habanero salsa, and also added in chopped raw pecans for texture (walnuts will work, too) during the combination of all the ingredients. I served the filling over some lime tortilla chips with a touch of melted cheese, and of course lots of avocado! YUMMMMMY!
This has become one of my favorite go to vegetarian meals! Even my non-vegetarians like it. We all eat it differently, some in a flour tortilla, some corn, and I like it in a lettuce wrap. There really doesn’t seem to be a bad way to have it!
Made these and they are Delicious!!
I made these for dinner this week (no changes to the recipe), and my husband and I both enjoyed them so much! Extremely filling while not being heavy. I used the leftover beans & quinoa to make a taco salad later in the week too for a really quick dinner. Thanks so much for the great recipe! It’s a keeper!
I never leave reviews, but I absolutely love this! I excluded cilantro, but I’m thinking that didn’t make a huge difference. I will be making these again! Thank you so much!!
These are SO good. Great recipe, i will be making these again.