Easy Quinoa Taco Recipe

This quinoa tacos recipe is a great plant-based taco filling that is high in protein, fiber, and is vegan. Perfectly spiced taco ‘meat’ with your favorite toppings! Mix cooked quinoa with taco spices, and bake for a crispy texture.

You can load these quinoa tacos up with your favorite toppings: lettuce, tomato, jalapeno peppers, red onions, & avocado! I love serving these with a side of Instant Pot spicy black beans and my favorite rice cooker yellow rice for a complete meal!

We love a good plant-based taco, especially one loaded with ALL the toppings! These quinoa tacos are easy to make, and the vegetarian taco filling has a similar texture to ground beef. I cook the quinoa, then mix it with spices and bake it to make it crunchy and delicious.

Quinoa makes a great taco filling, because it has similar texture to ground beef.  I always cook my quinoa in the rice cooker first, then mix in my favorite taco spice. Load it in your favorite shells – whether you’re team hard or soft shells – and enjoy!

This Quinoa Taco Recipe Is

• Tasty
• Easy to Make
• Plant-Based
• High in Plant Protein & Fiber
• Versatile – Add Your Favorite Toppings
• A Great Vegan/Vegetarian Taco Filling Recipe

What’s In Quinoa Taco Filling?

See the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!

• Red quinoa: I love red quinoa, so I always have plenty stocked in the pantry!   I used red quinoa, but you can use white or multicolored. You can cook quinoa on the stove top, in the Instant Pot (my preferred method), in the rice cooker. This red quinoa is a fantastic addition to salads, soups, or wraps.
• Taco Spice Mix – you can use your favorite
• Taco shells – hard shells or soft shells, which ever you prefer!
• Your favorite taco toppings: I used lettuce, tomato, red onion, jalapeno peppers, and a plant based sour cream.

How Do You Make Tacos With Quinoa Filling?

1. Cook your quinoa. Cook quinoa on the stove top – add the quinoa to a pot with the water and salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cover the pot with a lid. Allow the quinoa to cook for 15-20 minutes. Fluff with fork when done. Alternatively, you can cook the quinoa in a rice cooker, by following my recipe here.
2. Once quinoa is cooked, mix in the taco seasoning.  Stir well to combine.
3. Warm or char your tortillas, add a scoop of the quinoa taco filling, and load on with your favorite toppings. Enjoy!

Dietary Modifications & Substitutions

You can make these tacos with any color quinoa. I like red quinoa because it has a similar color to ground beef, and I find it’s a bit more firm than white quinoa. You can also use any taco seasoning you prefer.

• To make these tacos vegan – ensure all the ingredients you are using are plant-based and not made with animal products. These should be vegan, but be sure that your taco seasoning or tortillas don’t have added animal stocks or broths.
• To make gluten free, ensure you are using a certified gluten free tortilla and taco spice mix.

What to Serve With Tacos

• Pineapple Pico de Gallo Salsa
• Rice Cooker Yellow Rice
• Instant Pot Black Beans Recipe
• Plant Based Quesadillas Recipe
• Spicy Mango Jalapeno Margarita

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Quinoa Tacos

Kelly Jensen

This quinoa tacos recipe is a great plant-based taco filling that is high in protein, fiber, and is vegan. Perfectly spiced taco ‘meat’ with your favorite toppings! Mix cooked quinoa with taco spices, and bake for a crispy texture.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Dinner

Cuisine American, Mexican

Servings 6 servings

Calories 205 kcal

Equipment

• Large Pot with Lid

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup red quinoa
• 2 cups water
• 1 ounce taco seasoning
• 6 tortillas
• Toppings I like lettuce, tomato, red onions, avocado, jalapeno peppers, salsa or hot sauce, etc!

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Instructions

 

• Cook your quinoa. Cook quinoa on the stove top – add the quinoa to a pot with the water and salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cover the pot with a lid. Allow the quinoa to cook for 15-20 minutes. Fluff with fork when done. Alternatively, you can cook the quinoa in a rice cooker, by following my recipe in the notes below.
• Once quinoa is cooked, mix in the taco seasoning.  Stir well to combine.
• Warm or char your tortillas, add a scoop of the quinoa taco filling, and load on with your favorite toppings. Enjoy!

Notes

To make quinoa in the rice cooker, read the recipe here!

Nutrition

Calories: 205kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 6gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 607mgPotassium: 197mgFiber: 4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 447IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 59mgIron: 3mg

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