Roasted Vegetable and Black Bean Tacos are vegetarian tacos topped with avocado and feta cheese.
Roasted Vegetable and Black Bean Tacos
One of the things I’m most happy about as a parent is when I can find/create meals that my child will actually eat and enjoy. I tried to do that with The Recipe Girl Cookbook, focused on family-friendly meals that EVERYONE will enjoy. My family does enjoy all of the recipes in the book. I continue to experiment, and I’d love to say that my son wants to eat everything I make for dinner, but that’s not always the case.
This was one of those dinners I had in my head, so I opened my vegetable drawer to see what was lurking in there and basically just grabbed what I saw. Also in my head was the thought that my son doesn’t like most vegetables, but I was bound and determined to make this recipe delicious enough for a veggie-wary child.
🛒Ingredients needed:
- yellow squash and zucchini
- onion
- red bell pepper
- sweet potato or yam
- olive oil
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- canned black beans
- original Ro-Tel
- cumin, smoked paprika, garlic powder, dried oregano
- corn tortillas
- canola or vegetable oil
- optional add-ons: avocado, feta cheese, lettuce, sour cream
✏️How to make Roasted Vegetable and Black Bean Tacos:
*The complete, printable recipe with all ingredients and instructions is at the end of this post.
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Preheat the oven to 425℉. Spray a large, rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray.
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Add all of your vegetables to a large bowl and toss with the olive oil. Spread the veggies on the prepared baking sheet and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast 15 minutes, stir to re-distribute, roast another 15 minutes, stir again, and roast one more time for 15 minutes (45 minutes total). This step may be prepared ahead of schedule. Just refrigerate your veggies until ready to make your tacos.
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In a medium skillet, heat the black beans and Ro-Tel tomatoes over low heat. In a small bowl, combine the spices (cumin through pepper). Sprinkle the spices over the beans/Ro-Tel and stir to combine. Add the roasted veggies, stir to combine and continue to heat until the mixture is completely warm.
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In a small skillet, heat ½ inch or less of oil over medium-high. When you can flick a drop of water in the oil and get a sizzle, you’re ready to fry your tortillas. Place one tortilla in the hot oil and use tongs to press it down so it cooks on both sides. You only need to a paper towel lined plate. Repeat with remaining tortillas, placing paper towels in between each cooked tortilla to absorb the oil.
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Assemble tacos: Place a scoop of the roasted veggie/black bean mixture into a tortilla and add desired fixings. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
➡️Recipe Tips:
- Feel free to try different vegetables in these tacos. I think corn would work nicely in these, as would butternut squash
- Chili powder may be substituted for smoked paprika, if necessary.
- If you don’t wish to fry your tortillas, you can soften them by heating 3 at a time in damp paper towels in the microwave (they’ll be more susceptible to tearing though). Flour tortillas are a good choice, too.
- Substitute your favorite shredded cheese for the feta, if desired.
✔️What to serve withRoasted Vegetable and Black Bean Tacos:
- These really can be a meal in itself, but sometimes falks want a little more. One of my favorite sides to serve is Spanish Rice. The flavors go together so nicely.
- If you want to amp up the rice to something really special, try my Fiesta Rice on the side. This one really sticks with the vegetarian theme.
- For the grown ups, a cold beer on the side is always nice!
★How to Store:
Leftovers can be wrapped and stored in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days.
❤️Why I love this recipe:
- I love that this recipe is a perfect vehicle for getting my family (and myself) to eat more veggies. It’s a delight when they go for seconds.
- The recipe is so flexible and I love that. There are so many possible substitutions and variations you can do to suit your own individual tastes.
- These are so low in fat and calories that I don’t need to feel guilty eating 2 or 3!
Vegetarian main dishes!
- Vegetarian Chili
- Garden Vegetable Lasagna
- Pasta with Lentils and Mushrooms
- Moroccan Stew
- Vegetable Enchiladas
If you happen to be following the Weight Watchers WW plan, you’ll find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card below.
Roasted Vegetable and Black Bean Tacos
Vegetarian tacos topped with avocado and feta cheese.
Ingredients
- 1 medium (about 1 cup) yellow squash, chopped into small chunks
- 1 medium (about 1 cup) zucchini, chopped into small chunks
- 1 small (about 1 cup) onion, chopped
- 1 medium (about 1½ cups) red bell pepper, de-seeded, ribs removed and chopped
- 1 medium (about 1½ cups) sweet potato or yam, peeled and chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- One 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- One 10-ounce can original Ro-Tel (tomatoes + chiles)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 12 taco-sized corn tortillas
- canola or vegetable oil
- suggested add-ins: avocado, cotija or feta cheese, lettuce, sour cream)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425℉. Spray a large, rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray.
- Add all of your vegetables to a large bowl and toss with the olive oil. Spread the veggies on the prepared baking sheet and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast 15 minutes, stir to re-distribute, roast another 15 minutes, stir again, and roast one more time for 15 minutes (45 minutes total). This step may be prepared ahead of schedule. Just refrigerate your veggies until ready to make your tacos.
- In a medium skillet, heat the black beans and Ro-Tel tomatoes over low heat. In a small bowl, combine the spices (cumin through pepper). Sprinkle the spices over the beans/Ro-Tel and stir to combine. Add the roasted veggies, stir to combine and continue to heat until the mixture is completely warm.
- In a small skillet, heat ½ inch or less of oil over medium-high. When you can flick a drop of water in the oil and get a sizzle, you're ready to fry your tortillas. Place one tortilla in the hot oil and use tongs to press it down so it cooks on both sides. You only need to a paper towel lined plate. Repeat with remaining tortillas, placing paper towels in between each cooked tortilla to absorb the oil.
- Assemble tacos: Place a scoop of the roasted veggie/black bean mixture into a tortilla and add desired fixings. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Leftovers are good for a couple of days!
Notes
- To prepare this recipe as GLUTEN-FREE, just be sure to use brands of beans and tortillas that are GF.
- Chili powder may be substituted for smoked paprika, if necessary.
- If you don't wish to fry your tortillas, you can soften them by heating 3 at a time in damp paper towels in the microwave (they'll be more susceptible to tearing though). Flour tortillas are a good choice, too.
- Sub your favorite shredded cheese for the feta, if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 135kcal, Carbohydrates: 20g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 0.5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Sodium: 159mg, Potassium: 223mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 90IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 40mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These are fantastic! I have made them many times now, and have shared the recipe with lots of friends. Thank you for such a healthy, low fat and delicious recipe! The feta cheese adds so much- don’t skip it!
I used this recipe last night with a couple substitutions (like goat cheese because I’m lactose intolerant, added 1/2 acorn squash, and cilantro) and WOW these tacos are good. My husband said, “I don’t even miss the meat.” Thanks for posting this! This is a great way to use the fall vegetables that are in season.
Amazing! I made this for my family and they loved it! The only thing I did differently was use flour tortillas instead of corn, but other than that I followed the recipe from top to bottom. Very flavorful. Thank you for the recipe!
I made these vegetables and the fryed corn tortillas and they were delicious. I had never fried my tortillas, but it did not break this time. Thanks for the yummy recipe, I will be making this more often.
Yum, I love roasted vegetables and love that you put them in a taco! So fun and healthy at the same time! I think my toddler would love these too since he’s been obsessed with tacos lately. Thanks for the great recipe Lori 🙂
Roasted veggies make for the very best tacos, and these are absolutely no exception! Lovely, Lori!
Your fridge had all of my favorite vegetables! Lol. These tacos look awesome. I would add cilantro to the add-in list, but that’s because I can’t get enough of it. 🙂
Wow, this looks amazing! I love the way you prepare the tortillas 🙂
Would it be alright to grill the vegetables. We love to grill vegetables, then to make tacos out of them, would be terrific! Thank you for the recipe!
That sounds wonderful too!
These tacos look fabulous! I wish I could get my husband to eat more veggies, lol.