Black Bean Tacos
This Black Bean Taco recipe features crispy, golden tortillas filled with seasoned, creamy black beans and lots of melty cheese for a quick and flavorful vegetarian meal. Ready in just 20 minutes, these crispy black bean tacos are easy to make in the oven. They're also budget-friendly and perfect for Meatless Monday or any busy weeknight!
Ingredients
- 15 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning, click link for my homemade recipe
- ¼ cup salsa
- 6 flour tortillas, “fajita size” - 6 inches in diameter
- 1 ½ cups monterey jack cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F and place a rack in the middle of the oven.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the black beans, taco seasoning and salsa. Use a fork to gently mash some of the beans, so they still have a nice, chunky texture.
- Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spray the parchment paper with cooking spray, then add the tortillas to the baking sheet.
- Spread the black bean mixture in the middle of each tortilla, leaving about an inch of space around the edges of the tortilla. Top each one with about ¼ cup shredded cheese.
- Place in the oven for 2 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and use a spatula to fold the tortillas in half over the cheese and black bean filling.
- Place back in the oven and bake for 5-7 minutes. Remove from the oven, flip and cook for another 5-7 minutes. If any of the filling slides out when you flip the tacos, use the spatula to gently push the filling back inside the tortillas. Remove the tacos from the oven when the outside of the tortillas are golden brown and crispy.
- Optional: serve with chipotle sauce, sour cream, salsa, or guacamole on the side for dipping.
Notes
- This recipe makes 6 tacos. I recommend 2-3 tacos per person. You can easily double the recipe to make 12 tacos, but you will need to bake the tacos on two separate large baking sheets.
- To spice up the recipe, add 1 teaspoon hot sauce to the black bean mixture and use pepper jack cheese instead of Monterey jack cheese.
- To make this recipe gluten free, replace the flour tortillas with corn tortillas.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 266kcal (13%)Carbohydrates 28g (9%)Protein 14g (28%)Fat 11g (17%)Saturated Fat 6g (30%)Polyunsaturated Fat 1gMonounsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 25mg (8%)Sodium 767mg (32%)Potassium 307mg (9%)Fiber 6g (24%)Sugar 2g (2%)Vitamin A 311mg (6%)Vitamin C 2mg (2%)Calcium 282mg (28%)Iron 3mg (17%)
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