Lentil Taco Meat {Vegan, Grain-Free, High-Protein}

Whenever I see chili powder in a recipe, I tend to replace it with one or more individual chili powders like ancho, Chipotle, guajillo or chili de arbol. This has the advantage of being more authentic but also of allowing you to adjust the spice level to your taste. You can also do that with the toppings, but this is a great vegan meat base.

I subbed 1/3 of the chili powder with ground Chipotle and added a packet of sazon. It came out great!

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Really tasty. Wasn't sure what American chilli powder was, so I used chilli flakes, with some jalapeños on top and added tofu for extra bite (thanks for that recommendation from other reviewers!). We used ours for jacket potato topping and it worked really well. Will definitely make again!

This was pretty good. The lentils hold the spices well and taste just like taco meat. You can adjust spices to your liking. I used an immersion blender instead of crushing to save time. This created a little smoother texture similar to pate, not all of it was blended, just some. I would crush them next time for better texture. Good recipe, just takes a little time to cook.

Really liked this! Used a premade spice mix & added zucchini as I served this in zucchini boats. So yummy!

I'm going to try adding ground tofu with it next time to improve the texture and use taco seasoning packet. I still enjoyed it. It did turn out to spicy for the kids so I had to make more lentils and added a bit of the seasoned lentils to the plain lentils and kept adding and tasting until it got to a nice flavor that the kids would enjoy, which they did.

Amazing!! Paired with corn tortillas, roasted potatoes, sautéed cabbage (with 1.5 tbsp rice vinegar & half lime), cherry tomatoes, cilantro, tahini sauce.

Mixed with a lb of beef (doubled seasoning) and it was good. Lentils and beans are a great way to stretch meat. I've done mixed tacos with cauliflower too and I think i like the cauliflower&beef mix better, but this was definitely more filing. Maybe next time I'll try red lentils. Oh also i cooked the 1 cup dried lentils in a little over 2 cup broth (instead of 4c water) which i always find more flavorful. There was a tiny bit of broth left that i mixed into the meat. It cooked out fine.

Love the texture and easy to make. I just added a more seasoning, soy sauce, ACV, and Worcestershire

I used split red lentils and it worked great!Add the juice of a lemon for acidity and a knob of butter for richness.

Easy and convenient to make as a vegetarian option for Tex Mex. This is Tex Mex mimicking flavor and not an authentic Mexican flavor but it is surely healthier than store bought taco mixes.I

I may have added too much water. Still very tasty, good addition to other dishes.

Delicious. I make this weekly. I have it in hard shelled tacos with a chipotle sauce to hold it together. I never add the extra water at the end because I don't think it's needed. It goes well with pasta, rice, burritos etc...