Beefless Tacos (V, GF)

Tacos are probably one of my favorite foods mainly because they can be prepared a million different ways and they taste delicious every single time. I probably eat this meal at least once a week and usually I make it different every time, depending on what i have for vegetables. This recipe just happens to be my favorite combination that I've made more than once. Feel free to get creative with the vegetables to cater it to your liking. One thing that I like to do sometimes that will save  you some time is buying a pack of mixed frozen vegetables. It tastes just as good and takes half of the time. If you decide to make it this recipe, post it on instagram with the hashtag #kaylasveganadventures and tag me in it as well @kaylas_adventures!

Makes 3 tacos (1 serving)

Ingredients:

1/4 of a sweet onion

1/2 a cup of baby belle mushrooms

1/4 of a green bell pepper

1/3 of a zucchini

Coconut oil

1 cup of vegan substitute ground beef *

Taco seasoning*

3 Hard Taco Shells 

1 Avocado

Lime juice

Salt

Red pepper flakes

Spinach

Salsa

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Cooking Instructions:

Guacamole

Combine avocado, lime juice salt and red pepper flakes into a bowl and mash together. You can add things like tomatoes and red onions, but I prefer to keep it simple. 

Taco beef filling 

Chop up sweet onions, mushrooms, green bell peppers and zucchini. Next, heat a pan on medium high with coconut oil then add the vegetables and sauté for 10 minutes or until vegetables are cooked to your liking. Now add the substitute ground beef and taco seasoning (to taste), reduce heat to medium low and let it cook for 5 minutes. You might have to add a little bit of water if mixture becomes too dry. 

Assembling taco

Put 3 hard shell tacos on a plate and put the taco beef/vegetable filling evenly in each one. Next, add the guacamole followed by the spinach and finally top it off with salsa.

Enjoy!

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Vegan substitute ground beef: Trader Joes Beefless Beef 

Taco Seasoning: Old El Paso Taco Seasoning Mix Original