Recipe: Vegan Lentil Tortilla Soup

Vegan Lentil Tortilla Soup
eatwithclarity.com
4.8 stars

Such a hearty soup that is super healthy and easy! Yet another great recipe from eatwithclarity.com!

Ingredients: yellow onion, red bell pepper, fire-roasted crushed tomatoes, red lentils, black beans, corn, vegetable broth, cashew cream, tomato paste, garlic, jalapeno, chili powder, cumin, oregano, brown or coconut sugar, olive oil, lime juice, salt

Serve with: tortilla chips, avocado, lime, cilantro

Tips/Notes:

• Added red pepper
• Used a little half and half instead of cashew cream
• Used a serrano instead of a jalapeno
• To make it thicker, used 3 cups of broth instead of 4
• Next time, use 1/2 the amount of lime
• Definitely needs avocado
• Added cheese

Recipe: Okinawan Taco Rice

Okinawan Taco Rice

Food & Wine Magazine, Jun 2026, p. 73
4.8 stars

So good and flavorful but a bit acidic! Still really liked it! It's a fun Asian take on a Chipotle bowl. We made quite a few modifications.

Ingredients: sushi rice, beef, pepper Jack cheese, pico de gallo, Kewpie mayonnaise, ketchup, tamari or soy sauce, mirin, Worcestershire sauce, Japanese curry powder, cornstarch, water, extra-virgin olive oil, Kosher salt

Topping Ingredients: lettuce, Mexican-style hot sauce, tortilla chips

Tips/Notes:

• Used Impossible Beef
• Couldn't find Japanese curry powder so used 1 tsp curry powder + 1 tsp togarashi
• Used regular mayo instead of Kewpie mayo

Recipe: Healthier Homemade Crunchwrap Supreme

Healthier Homemade Crunchwrap Supreme

HalfBakedHarvest.com
5 stars

This recipe is very similar to the Homemade Cheesy Gordita Crunch Tacos recipe. Basically the same but different toppings. The meat seasoning was really good/flavorful!

Taco meat ingredients: ground meat, yellow onion, chipotle chili powder, smoked paprika, ground cumin, garlic powder, dried oregano, red pepper, extra virgin olive oil, Kosher salt

Assembling ingredients: corn tortillas, tortillas, sharp cheddar, Monterey Jack cheese, poblano or jalapeno, Greek yogurt, lettuce, tomatoes, cilantro, lime, avocado, hot sauce,  extra-virgin olive oil for drizzling

Tips/Notes:

• Used Impossible ground beef
• Did not need the "Doritos" seasoning at all

Recipe: Chorizo, Potato, and Bean Breakfast Burritos

Chorizo, Potato, and Bean Breakfast Burritos

Food & Wine Magazine, Feb 2026, p. 43
4.7 stars

Good -- basically what we make for breakfast on ski trips.

Note that we used plant-based chorizo.

Ingredients: flour tortillas, frozen potato tots, Mexican chorizo, red bell pepper, red onion, black beans, eggs, extra sharp cheddar cheese, cooking oil, whole milk, Kosher salt, black pepper

Serve with: sour cream, salsa, hot sauce, shredded lettuce

Tips/Notes:

• Used plant-based chorizo instead of chorizo
• Diced up a potato instead of using frozen potato tots
• Added cilantro and radishes since we had them on hand

Recipe: Tortilla Soup

Tortilla Soup

Food & Wine Magazine, Feb 2026, p. 66
4.8 stars

We modified this recipe to make it VEGETARIAN -- it was delicious. My only complaint is I felt like there were too many onions like French onion soup. The tofu was a great substitution; make sure to sautee it in advance. Avocado and queso fresco are a must.

Ingredients: chicken stock, rotisserie chicken, white onions, cilantro, can of crushed tomatoes, chipotle in adobo, garlic, bay leaves, cumin seeds, olive oil, kosher salt; avocados, lime wedges, pickled onions, queso fresco, tortilla chips

Tips/Notes:

• Used vegetable stock instead of chicken stock
• Sauteed 2 blocks of tofu and used instead of the rotisserie chicken
• Added cilantro as a garnish
• Added sliced radishes as a garnish
• Did not add pickled onions

Recipe: Cuban-Style Black Beans

Cuban-Style Black Beans
Food & Wine Magazine, Sep 2025, p. 48
5 stars

Tasty!!! Best black beans we've made and will probably make from now on.

Ingredients: black beans, white onion, green bell pepper, tomato paste, bay leaves, garlic, extra-virgin olive oil, dry white wine, ground cumin, dried oregano, Kosher salt, black pepper, water

Tips/Notes:

• Used 2 cans of black beans beans instead of dry
• Did not add 5 cups of water -- instead, use liquid in cans of beans and don't add more than 1/4 c of water
• Used 1 white onion instead of 2
• Used 1 large green bell pepper instead of 2
• Used 1 bay leaf instead of 4
• Used 3 garlic cloves instead of 4
• Used 1 tsp of Kosher salt altogether (don't add the salt at the end in step 4 (the 2 tsp) -- it had plenty of salt!)
• Added red pepper for heat

Recipe: Crispy Tofu Tacos

Crispy Tofu Tacos

NYTimes
5 stars

This definitely beats the Vegan Tofu Taco Crumbles recipe we tried a few weeks ago. So delicious -- and it's the red tomato paste at the end that takes this to the next level. I actually prefer this to regular taco meat!

Ingredients: firm tofu, tomato paste, soy sauce, ground cumin, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne, olive oil, black pepper; avocados, mayo, lime zest and juice, tortillas, onion, radishes, cilantro

Tips/Notes

• After adding the tomato paste, it says to continue baking 10 to 15 minutes; it needs an additional 5-10 minutes on top of that
• Used crunchy taco shells
• Didn't make the avocado cream
• Used white onion instead of red onion
• Added lettuce and tomatoes

Recipe: Vegan Tofu Taco Crumbles

Vegan Tofu Taco Crumbles
Sam Tumball (ItDoesntTasteLikeChicken.com)
4.5 stars

This was fine, not amazing. I have another NYTimes recipe for something similar so will compare. For this one, the tofu was still really wet even though we baked it longer; didn't use all the salsa as that would've caused it to be even more wet!

Ingredients: tofu, chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne, soy sauce, oil, salsa

Had this in hard shell tacos with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, cilantro, avocado

Recipe: The Tostada That Wants to be a Memela

The Tostada That Wants to be a Memela

Bon Appetit Magazine, May 2017, p.118

4.7 stars

Really good weekday dish. We cut out a LOT of steps to make this easier on us as well as healthier. Served with a simple side salad

Main ingredients: white corn tortillas, black beans, white onion, garlic, queso fresco, epazote or oregano, bay leaf, vegetable oil, rendered pork fat or bacon grease, dried avocado leaves, Kosher salt, store bought salsa

Rajas variation: poblano chiles, white onion, garlic, vegetable oil, dried oregano, Kosher salt

Chorizo variation: chorizo, eggs, vegetable oil, Kosher salt

Tips/Notes:

• Used canned black beans
• Did NOT fry the beans
• Added some salsa macha we already have on top 
• Heated up some healthy Siete taco shells
• Roasted the poblanos in the oven
• Used plant-based chorizo

Recipe: Brown Rice and Beans with Ginger Chile Salsa

Brown Rice and Beans with Ginger Chile Salsa

Bon Appetit Magazine, Apr 2013, p. 42

4 stars

This was fine... another version of a Mexican "bowl." I was not a fan of the ginger chile salsa -- I think it was too acidic, but everything else was good; a good base of a bowl.

Ingredients: brown rice, black beans, onion, cilantro, jalapenos, vegetable broth, garlic, ginger, lime zest, lime juice, olive oil, ground coriander, ground cumin, Kosher salt, pepper, avocado, Cotija or feta cheese

Recipe: King Ranch Casserole

King Ranch Casserole

Food & Wine Magazine, Feb 2025, p. 48

4.8 stars

Really delicious, not hard for a weekday meal, but it's not super healthy -- though we tried to make it healthier!

Ingredients: corn tortillas, rotisserie chicken, red bell pepper, yellow onion, diced tomatoes and green chiles, chicken broth, heavy cream, sour cream, salsa macha verde, unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, Monterey Jack cheese, chili powder, ground cumin, Kosher salt

Serve with avocado and fresh cilantro

Tips/Notes:

• Instead of rotisserie chicken, added a can of drained black beans and 1.5 cup of cooked quinoa
• Instead of rotel, used one can (about 14.5 oz) of diced tomatoes and a 4 oz can of chopped hatch chiles
• Used vegetable broth instead of chicken broth, and because of the greater quantity of tomatoes and hatch chiles, cut down the broth to 2 cups
• Cut up the corn tortillas
• Cooked everything in a large casserole dish

Recipe: Layered Taco Salad

Layered Taco Salad
Gourmet Magazine, Aug 2023
4.8 stars

Really great recipe! I think this is the best taco beef recipe we've made -- so flavorful and moist with the tomato sauce.

Salad Ingredients: lettuce, tomato, avocado, black beans, black olives, extra-sharp Cheddar

Beef Ingredients: ground chuck, medium onion, tomato sauce, garlic, serrano chiles, chili powder, ground cumin, olive oil, salt, pepper

Dressing Ingredients: lime juice, cilantro, sugar, chili powder, ground cumin, olive oil, salt, pepper

Tips/Notes:

• Used Impossible Beef
• Heated up the black beans

Recipe: Chipotle-Shrimp Tacos with Fennel and Beans

Chipotle-Shrimp Tacos with Fennel and Beans

Martha Stewart Living, Jun 2021, p. 102
4.8 stars

Reading the ingredients, I wasn't sure how this was going to turn out -- it was delicious! An easy weeknight meal. The longest part of prep is shelling (and deveining) the shrimp. We served this with black beans and rice.

Ingredients: tortillas, shrimp, pinto beans, fennel, chipotle in adobo, cilantro, garlic, extra-virgin olive oil, lime, vegetable oil, Kosher salt, pepper

Tips:

• Didn't grill -- sauteed them in a pan
• Make sure to buy sour cream as that would have made it amazing!

Recipe: Grilled Carrot Tostadas

Grilled Carrot Tostadas
Food & Wine Magazine, Oct 2024, p.42
4.8 stars

Even though I had purchased all of the ingredients for this recipe, we held off on making it ~ just didn't sound SUPER appetizing, but it turned out so much better than we thought it would!!! Great flavors and textures: creaminess of the cream cheese, crunch of the tostadas, acidity of the vinegar, sweetness of the date syrup, "herbiness" of the herbs.

We'd never eaten carrot tops before -- tasted like parsley.

Ingredients: tostadas, carrots with tops, cream cheese, cilantro, mint, jarred salsa macha, red wine vinegar, date molasses, olive oil, Kosher salt, black pepper

Tips/Notes:

• Added pepitas on top
• Roasted the carrots -- next time, need 3x the amount of carrots!
• Store was out of salsa macha both times so didn't use it
• Couldn't find date molasses but used date syrup instead
• Served with refried beans on the side (protein!)

Recipe: Cheesy Black Bean and Butternut Squash-Stuffed Poblanos

Cheesy Black Bean and Butternut Squash-Stuffed Poblanos

The Brain Health Kitchen, Annie Fenn, MD, p.237
4.5 stars

When eating this, I thought it was delicious, but as I've been eating the leftovers, it's been meh. Maybe if the cheese topping was a melty cheese like Monterey Jack or Mozzarella, it'd taste better. Cotija smells funky when heated up.

Overall, this was an easy base dish to make -- in the future, I can see us taking this and adding to it ~ like adding chipotle in adobo or fire-roasted tomatoes.

Ingredients: poblano peppers, butternut squash, corn, black beans, green enchilada sauce, goat cheese/feta or queso blanco, cilantro, pumpkin seeds, chili powder, Kosher salt

Tips/Notes:

• Used cotija -- next time, use a melty cheese
• Used frozen butternut squash and corn -- worked out just fine
• Used 5 poblanos but 4 would've worked as noted in the recipe
• Didn't make the quick-pickled Pomegranate red onions

Recipe: Beet Tostadas

Beet Tostadas

Food & Wine Magazine, Feb 2024, p. 35
4.7 stars

I was so intrigued by this recipe, though, there were so MANY steps so with our culinary knowledge, we modified it a bit. It was overall good but needed something with umami -- see notes below.

Beet Tostadas Ingredients: beets, black beans, yellow onion, guajillo chiles, garlic, limes, lime juice, ground cumin, ground coriander, chile powder, red pepper, Kosher salt, olive oil

Picked Vegetables Ingredients: scallions, jalapeno, radishes, lime juice, white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar, sea salt

Additional Ingredients: tostadas, queso fresco or crumbled feta, cilantro, roasted pepitas, flaky sea salt

Tips/Notes:

• Used frozen beets already peeled and sliced -- roasted them for about 28 min with all ingredients but used guajillo chile powder and garlic powder
• Did not grate the beets
• Need to drain the black beans about 75% as the puree was too runny
• Used queso fresco; also bought Oaxaca cheese
• Added hot sauce to taste
• Skipped the roasted pepitas
• To add umami, add mushrooms or plant-based meat

Recipe: Spicy Southwest Quinoa Bowl

Spicy Southwest Quinoa Bowl

HalfBakedHarvest.com
4.7 stars

Delicious and healthy dinner!!! Great for a weeknight meal -- just remember to start early to roast the sweet potatoes.

Main Ingredients: quinoa, sweet potatoes, black beans, cilantro, avocado, queso fresco, tortillas, taco seasoning, lime, olive oil, salt, pepper

Mango Slaw Ingredients: mango, Tuscan kale, jalapeno, cilantro, olive oil, lime, sat

Charred Tomatillo Vinaigrette: tomatillos, green chiles, cilantro, olive oil, lime, salt

Tips/Notes:

• Made our own taco seasoning but may buy it next time
• Had this with quinoa chips instead of tortillas
• Oops - we forgot the avocado!
• Made half of the slaw which was enough
• Didn't make the Charred Tomatillo vinaigrette -- instead, used jarred green tomatillo salsa

Recipe: Asada Mushroom Tacos with Lime Smashed Avocado

Asada Mushroom Tacos with Lime Smashed Avocado

4.9 stars

HalfBakedHarvest.com

Delicious vegetarian tacos -- better than I expected! Loved the pineapple salsa along with the avocado. To get more protein, we served this with a side of seasoned black beans. 

Ingredients: tortillas, portobello mushroom caps, orange juice, garlic, chipotle in adobo, smoked paprika, limes, cilantro, extra virgin olive oil

Salted Lime Avocado Ingredients: avocado, lime, sea salt

Pineapple Salsa Ingredients: pineapple, jalapeno, lime, cilantro, feta or cotija

Tips/Notes:

• Used garlic powder instead of garlic
• Used 1 lime instead of 2 in the marinade
• Sliced avocado instead of making the smashed avocado
• Used serrano instead of jalapeno as jalapenos haven't been hot lately
• Used 1/2 of a lime in the pineapple salsa instead of a whole lime
• GRILL the mushrooms next time -- OR remember to put a rack on the baking sheet under the mushrooms because there is a lot of liquid from the mushrooms and marinade

Recipe: Rajas Con Crema

Rajas Con Crema (or Papas Con Rajas)

Bon Appetit Magazine, May 2023, p. 20
4.6 stars

Easy weekday dish with pretty nice flavor. Since there isn't any protein in it, we served it with black beans on the side -- plus chips and margaritas!

Ingredients: corn or flour tortillas, Yukon Gold potatoes, poblano chiles, white onion, chicken bouillon paste, crema mexicana or heavy cream and sour cream, lime wedges, garlic, jalapenos, butter, Kosher salt

Tips:

• Used Better Than Bouillon vegetable paste
• Used heavy cream and sour cream

Recipe: Roasted Cauliflower Tacos with Chipotle Romesco

Roasted Cauliflower Tacos with Chipotle Romesco

MinimalistBaker.com

4.9 stars

This was YUMMY and so easy to make! I almost gave this 5 stars. There's so much flavor and texture in these tacos -- beats almost any other vegetarian taco I've had!

Cauliflower Ingredients: cauliflower, oil, ground cumin, chili powder, smoked paprika, sea salt

Sauce Ingredients: fire-roasted tomatoes, almonds, chipotle in adobo, garlic, lime, smoked paprika, cumin, sea salt, maple syrup, olive oil

For Serving: tortillas, cilantro, red cabbage, pepitas, avocado, lime

Tips:

• Used roasted almonds instead of raw almonds to save time
• Didn't add in the 1-2 raw garlic cloves into the sauce
• Preferred flour tortillas to corn tortillas
• Used the pepitas from a Chick-fil-a salad (had extra packets) that I had in the pantry
• If using just 1 head of cauliflower, make half the sauce as there was a lot of sauce left over