This Vegan Cauliflower Taco Meat is delicious! A meatless filling cauliflower, cremini mushrooms, walnuts and onion is tossed with homemade taco seasoning and roasted.

Vegan Taco meat isn’t a new concept or anything. I’m sure, like me, you’ve seen it all over Pinterest. But back in 2015 when I wrote my cookbook, I created a recipe where I mixed ground turkey with finely chopped veggies and made a meatloaf. If you have my book, you may be familiar with the recipe. That sparked an idea recently to do the same but for taco filling. SO good.

Now if you’ve ever had a beef taco, you’ll most likely notice a slight difference in texture and possibly flavor between the two. However, Vegan Cauliflower Taco meet is still deliciously satisfying and versatile.

It’s perfect in tacos, bowls, salads or nachos and this recipe makes a TON so you can freeze half for another time. Bonus!

First, to make this delicious vegan Cauliflower Taco Meat,  you will need; 1 medium head cauliflower, 2 cups walnuts, 8 ounces cremini (aka baby Bella) mushrooms, 1 small yellow onion, 1 teaspoon extra light olive oil and 1/4 cup taco seasoning.

Typically I make a quadruple batch of homemade taco seasoning so I always have it on hand. But if you don’t already have it in your cupboard, double this recipe to be sure you will have enough.

Next, preheat you oven to 425°.

Meanwhile, in the bowl of your food processor fitted with the blade attachment, work in batches, adding half of the cauliflower florets and pulse until coarse crumbles form. Then transfer the cauliflower to a rimmed metal baking sheet and repeat.

Next you’ll want to repeat the same process with the all of the mushrooms and walnuts. Then pulse a few times until fine crumbs form, and then transfer to the pan with the cauliflower.

Then, add a chopped small yellow onion and pulse until finely chopped and add that to the pan with the cauliflower and mushroom mixture. 

Drizzle with 1 teaspoon extra light olive oil and season with 1/4 cup taco seasoning and stir to combine. 

Next, divide the mixture among two pans and roast both on the lower two racks of your preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove, stir and spread the mixture evenly. Swap and rotate the pans before continue roasting for another 10 to 15 minutes.

This recipe makes a lot, 5 whole cups worth of vegan taco meat. Which means, you can meal prep and still have leftovers to freeze and use later.

It’s as easy as that my friends.

I load up soft taco shells with the filling and top it with charred corn, black beans, pico and guac!

Enjoy! And if you give this recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!

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