These are the best vegan potato tacos! They are made with simple ingredients and full of flavor. The recipe is adaptable to what you have on hand making them the perfect dinner any night of the week.
The BEST vegan potato tacos!
Before these vegan potato tacos came into my life, I was left unsatisfied with homemade tacos. They tended to be bland and lacking in flavor.
This recipe definitely changed that!
I make oven-roasted potatoes almost weekly using pink salt, adobo seasoning, and Italian seasoning. One evening it hit me--the seasoned potatoes would enhance those bland tacos.
And, sautéed garlic, onion, and bell peppers really added extra flavor, as well as seasoned refried beans.
Top them with shredded red cabbage, chopped cilantro, ripe avocado, and BBQ ranch dressing for THE BEST vegan potato tacos!
Prepare the potatoes
Start by prepping and cooking the potatoes since those will take the longest.
Rough chop your potatoes and add them to a bowl of water as you chop. Mix them around a bit, then drain and dry the potatoes and the bowl.
Add the potatoes back to the bowl and mix in the oil and seasonings. (You can always change out the seasonings for your favorite flavor combination)
You can skip rinsing the potatoes and add them straight into a dry bowl if time is an issue. However, rinsing and drying them will yield a better texture.
Prepare the veggies
Start by finely chopping the lettuce, cabbage. Slice the tomato into rounds (as you would for a sandwich) and remove the seeds, chop the tomato slices into small cubes. Place the veggies in the fridge to keep cold. Now chop the bell pepper onion and garlic.
Add your onion, bell pepper, and garlic to a large pan; sauté for 10-15 minutes or until softened yet slightly crisp still.
How to Assemble Vegan Potato Tacos
Add a thin layer of beans, a handful of potatoes, sautéed veggies (I load mine with the veggies), lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes, cilantro, avocado, and a squeeze of lime
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The Best Potato Tacos
This potato tacos recipe is adaptable to what you have on hand making them the perfect vegan tacos.
Ingredients
- 6-8 flour tortillas
For the Potatoes
- 6 golden potatoes
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon adobo seasoning
- optional himalayan pink salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- cayenne pepper - optional for a little heat
- 1 Tablespoons organic refined coconut oil
Sautéed Veggies
- 1 large onion
- 1 bell pepper
- 3 garlic cloves
Seasoned Refried Beans
- 1 (15oz) can of fat-free refried pinto beans
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ⅓ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon himalayan pink salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon smoked paprika
- non-dairy milk to thin
Toppings:
- 1 large tomato, diced
- shredded lettuce
- shredded purple cabbage
- 1-2 avocados
- fresh cilantro
- Fresh squeezed lime juice
Instructions
Potatoes
- Preheat oven to 400º
- In a large bowl add water. Chop the potatoes into small ½ inch to 1 inch thick chunks. Add them to the water as you chop. Mix them around a bit then drain the water and rise them once more. Dry the potatoes.
- Add the dry potatoes, seasonings, and oil to a dry bowl. Mix well. Add the salt (if using) and mix once more.
- Now, line a baking sheet with parchment paper, or oil a large skillet.
- Evenly spread the potatoes across the baking sheet or skillet.
- Bake at 400º for 40-45 minutes. Sample a potato and add more seasoning/salt, if needed. They should be well seasoned.
Toppings and Sautéed Veggies
- While the potatoes bake, sauté the onion, bell pepper, and garlic.
- Add ¼ teaspoon of oil to a large pan. Sauté the onion bell pepper and garlic on medium-low heat for about 10-15 min or until softened to your liking.
- Now prepare the toppings by dicing the tomato and thinly chopping the lettuce and cabbage. Store in the fridge until ready to use.
Beans
- Heat the beans in a large saucepan and season to taste. I rarely measure the seasonings, I just add them in to taste. The ingredients list includes a rough estimate to work off of.
To Assemble the Tacos
- Add a scoop of beans down the center of the tortilla.
- Next, add the potatoes and sautéed veggies.
- Top with lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes, cilantro, avocado and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
- Serve with a side of Spanish rice or chips and nacho cheese.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 7 tacos Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 327Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 313mgCarbohydrates: 51gFiber: 11gSugar: 6gProtein: 9g
**Nutritional info is provided as an estimate based on the ingredients I used and for convenience and as a courtesy only.**
Michele Shearer
Would you share your tortilla recipe?? Thanks.
Where you get your protein!
Sure, I use my homemade flour tortillas. It's also linked in the recipe. :)
Kathy
Oooh these sound delicious! Pinning these for dinner tomorrow.
Where you get your protein!
Enjoy Kathy!! :)
Jacquelyn
Very good!! We made these last night!
Where you get your protein!
That’s wonderful, Jacquelyn! They're one of my favorite tacos especially when topped with my BBQ ranch dressing!!
Shannon M
These sound so good. Can't wait to give them a try!
Carol
Your recipe sound good, but I'm wondering why you saute the veggies? I think I would leave mine raw, maybe mix in some lime juice. On the other hand, my daughter gets indigestion from raw onions, so I would probably saute hers.