Crispy Baked Tacos with Seasoned Cauliflower

These crispy baked tacos are packed with vegetables, fiber, and nutrients. They’re a great gluten-free healthy lunch or dinner.

You guys, I’m so excited about this recipe today! I love making Mexican-inspired recipes, and I also love packing veggies into dishes that you might not expect them to be in. These Crispy Baked Tacos with Seasoned Cauliflower check both those boxes 🙂

Why I Love Cauliette

Cauliflower is the perfect vegetable to add more bulk and nutrients to your meals. It’s high in vitamin C and K and great for fighting inflammation.

You can use it to make creamy sauces, it’s delicious roasted, and great for seasoning and filling your tacos! Today, I’m partnering with Mann’s to share their Cauliflower Cauliette with you. They’re part of their Culinary Cuts line and so handy!

You can steam them right in the bag and use them in all kinds of recipes, such as chili, hashbrowns, and even chocolate muffins! Since I love tacos so much, I thought it would be great to season these cauliettes up, add in some walnuts, and bake them in the oven 🙂

They add great flavor to these tacos and make them really healthy, too!  

Crispy Baked Tacos with Seasoned Cauliflower Recipe Ingredients

• Olive oil
• Onion
• Mann’s Cauliflower Cauliettes – I used one bag.
• Spices – This recipe calls for ground cumin, smoked paprika, chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper.
• Chopped walnuts
• Hard shell tacos
• Refried beans – You can use black or regular canned refried beans or make your own.
• Grated cheese – Depending on your needs or preference, you can use dairy or vegan cheese.
• Optional toppings – Lettuce, onion, tomato, avocado, etc.

How To Make These Tacos

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add olive oil and onion.  Cook for 2 minutes and then add the cauliflower cauliettes and all the spices.  Stir and cook until cauliflower is tender and starting to caramelize, 7-10 minutes.  Add the walnuts in and stir until combined.
3. Arrange the hard shell tacos onto a baking pan so that they’re standing up right.  In each taco, add about 1/4 cup refried beans, 1/4 cup cauliflower mixture and 1-2 tablespoons grated cheese.
4. Bake tacos until the cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Top with your favorite taco toppings and enjoy!

Recipe Tips and Thoughts

• This recipe is gluten-free and is vegan if made with vegan cheese.
• I’ve also added some refried black beans for protein.  They’re topped with cheese and then garnished with your favorite taco toppings, I love using lettuce, tomato, onion and avocado.
• These Crispy Baked Tacos with Seasoned Cauliflower are really great for a delicious and healthy weeknight meal.  Using Mann’s Cauliflower Cauliettes makes the preparation really quick and there’s even less to clean up afterward.
• The cauliflower mixture makes about 10 tacos, but you can make as few as you like. 
• The Cauliflower mixture can be refrigerated for up to 5 days.
• I also like to use it on salads, in breakfast potatoes, or in burritos.

Have a question about this recipe? Ask me in the comments, and I’ll get back to you ASAP.

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Crispy Baked Tacos with Seasoned Cauliflower

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• Author: She Likes Food
• Total Time: 40 minutes
• Yield: 10

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Crispy baked tacos filled with a healthy and delicious seasoned cauliflower mix!

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Ingredients

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• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 small onion
• 1 (14 ounce) bag Mann’s Cauliflower Cauliettes
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
• 10 Hard shell tacos
• 2 1/2 cups refried beans
• 1 1/4 cup grated cheese
• Optional toppings: lettuce, onion, tomato, avocado

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Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add olive oil and onion.  Cook for 2 minutes and then add the cauliflower cauliettes and all the spices.  Stir and cook until cauliflower is tender and starting to caramelize, 7-10 minutes.  Add the walnuts in and stir until combined.
3. Arrange the hard shell tacos into a baking pan so that they’re standing up right.  In each taco, add about 1/4 cup refried beans, 1/4 cup cauliflower mixture and 1-2 tablespoons grated cheese.
4. Bake tacos until cheeses is melted, about 10 minutes.  Top with your favorite taco toppings and enjoy!

Notes

The cauliflower mixture makes about 10 tacos, but you can make as few as you would like.  Cauliflower mixture can be refrigerated for up to 5 days.  I also like to use it on salads, in breakfast potatoes or in burritos.

• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins
• Category: Dinner, Gluten Free, Vegetarian

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