These Crispy Baked Tacos with Summer Vegetables are such a great way to enjoy your summer produce! They’re easy to make and delicious for a quick lunch or dinner!
I know it’s not technically summer yet, but it’s currently 94 degrees outside, so I’m gonna just go right ahead with the summer recipes 🙂 I don’t remember it being this hot in April of last year so I’m kind of freaking out about what that means for this summer’s temperatures.
We’re getting way too close to the time of year where I only go outside if I’m getting into a pool or going from the car into the house. It’s safe to say that this is my least favorite time of year.
But, I do love summer produce, so I guess that’s a plus. When I think of summer produce I think of cheap vegetables that are easy to grow haha. Like, zucchini, summer squash and tomatoes. I still haven’t mastered how to grown them in the desert, but I imagine they’re easy to grow other places 🙂
These Crispy Baked Tacos with Summer Vegetables are inspired by one of my most popular recipes, these Crispy Baked Tacos with Sweet Potato and Black Beans. These crispy baked tacos are so easy to make and even easier to eat!
I just sautéed all the veggies up until they were tender, mixed them with some refried beans and then placed them in my corn tortillas. I then pressed them down and baked them in the oven until gold and crispy. These tacos are nice because they also freeze really easily so you can make a bunch at once and then have them later for a super easy dinner!
I didn’t add any cheese to mine but they would also be great with a little grated cheese stuffed inside, regular or vegan. I hope you all are enjoying nice spring weather and not already sweating your butt off like I am!
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Crispy Baked Tacos with Summer Vegetables
Prep Time: 20 mins- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 10-12
Category: Dinner, Gluten Free, Vegan
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These Crispy Baked Tacos with Summer Vegetables are delicious and so easy to make!
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 medium zucchini, diced
- 1 medium summer squash, diced
- 1 medium red pepper, diced
- 1/2 small yellow onion, diced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 (15 ounce) can refried beans, I like to use fat free
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika (optional)
- 10-12 corn tortillas
- Optional toppings: salsa, guacamole, Greek yogurt, cashew cream, hot sauce
Instructions
- Heat oven to 450 degrees F. In a large pan, add olive oil, diced veggies, salt and pepper. Cook veggies until softened, 5-7 minutes.
- Add veggies to a large mixing bowl, along with the refried beans and spices. Mix until combined.
- Heat corn tortillas until just softened (either in the microwave or on the stovetop) and add about 1/4 cup of the bean mixture to one half of the corn tortilla. Fold the other half over and pat down to make sure everything is sealed in.
- Place the tacos onto a large pan and bake until browned and crispy, about 10 minutes, flipping once.
- Let cool for a few minute and top with your favorite toppings!
Thanks for this recipe and all your others! Our country has great extremes of temperature. 94 degrees, wow! The snow won’t stop here in Minnesota.
Whoa baby that is hot!!! The weather has been all over the place here – cold one day and then 80 the next. So bizarre! ANYWAY. These tacos sound fantastic!!!
I love this recipe! It is simple and tastes delicious. I love all of the flavors from the veggies and seasonings. This is a keeper!
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Thanks so much, Linda! I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it! 🙂
it’s so funny – i’m more on the opposite side of the country, so since we spent the past 6+ months inside avoiding the cold, this is my favorite time of year! either way, these tacos sound great!
Another hit! I was a little apprehensive but wow, are these little guys good, thanks to Izzy! I had a couple of changes and some advantages: fresh tortillas from a local shop and fresh refried beans from another one yesterday. I forgot to put some cheese in before I folded them up (not a cheese fan so I didn’t really care) so I topped half of the tacos and thought, I’ll just eat them with a fork and a knife. They were super good and this is now one of my favorite recipes. I love tacos but this goes way beyond the ordinary plus, you feel good after eatting them, as they are packed full of healthy foods.
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Yah!! So glad to hear you liked these!! 🙂
How do your reheat the frozen tacos without the shells being mushy? Why did you not recommend vegetarian refried beans instead of only fat free? thanks
If you reheat them in an oven or skillet for enough time the shells should crisp up a little bit, but they will definitely be crispier when you first make them. I was on weight watchers at the time I created this recipe and fat free refried beans are zero points but you can use any kind you like.
Delicious! My family gobbled them up tonight!
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Awesome!! So glad to hear it!