![Drizzling aji verde sauce over a smashed chickpea taco bowl](https://minimalistbaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/30-Minute-Smashed-Chickpea-Taco-Bowls-7.jpg)
Welcome to a different EASY, nourishing, flavorful plant-based meal (we all know you like them!). This EPIC bowl combines limey, salty, spicy smashed chickpeas with fluffy quinoa, caramelized roasted veggies, and an aji verde sauce so good you’ll wish to lick the blender!
Prepared in simply half-hour, this nourishing meal is our new weeknight go-to and shortly to be yours, too. Let’s get cooking!
![Chickpeas, peppers, limes, red onion, salt, spices, aji amarillo paste, aji verde sauce, and quinoa](https://minimalistbaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/30-Minute-Smashed-Chickpea-Taco-Bowls-1.jpg)
How one can Make Chickpea “Taco” Bowls
These vegan taco bowls get their title due to the smashed chickpea taco “meat” made by mashing chickpeas with olive oil, lime juice, aji amarillo paste (or sriracha), salt, and dried herbs and spices. They’re smoky + spicy + limey + SO versatile!
![Using a fork to smash chickpeas in a bowl](https://minimalistbaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/30-Minute-Smashed-Chickpea-Taco-Bowls-3.jpg)
As soon as within the oven, they cook dinner lengthy sufficient to crisp across the edges whereas nonetheless remaining moist and “meaty.”
![Spicy smashed chickpea taco "meat" on a baking sheet before baking](https://minimalistbaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/30-Minute-Smashed-Chickpea-Taco-Bowls-4.jpg)
Then it’s on to the fajita-style veggies! Sliced bell peppers and onions get tossed with olive oil, salt, and garlic powder and bake concurrently the chickpeas.
![Sliced peppers and onions on a parchment-lined baking sheet](https://minimalistbaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/30-Minute-Smashed-Chickpea-Taco-Bowls-5.jpg)
Whereas they’re doing their factor within the oven, there’s time to arrange a batch of quinoa (within the On the spot Pot is our most well-liked methodology!) and the colourful aji verde sauce. Assemble into bowls, drizzle that sauce, and it’s mealtime!
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We hope you LOVE these taco bowls! They’re:
Vibrant
Spicy
Savory
Satisfying
Nourishing
& SO scrumptious!
Take pleasure in them for a straightforward weeknight meal, or meal prep to take pleasure in all through the week. They’d even be enjoyable for a Friday evening feast served with Chili Lime Mango Margaritas or Easy Vegan Flan (No-Bake!).
Extra Nourishing Plant-Based mostly Bowls
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![Quinoa, smashed chickpeas, and roasted peppers and onions topped with aji verde sauce and cilantro](https://minimalistbaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/30-Minute-Smashed-Chickpea-Taco-Bowls-9.jpg)
Servings 4 (Servings)
SMASHED CHICKPEA TACO “MEAT”
- 2 (15-oz.) cans chickpeas, drained, rinsed and nicely dried
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp lime juice
- 1 Tbsp aji amarillo paste (or sriracha)
- 1 tsp floor cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2-3/4 tsp sea salt
VEGGIES
- 2 medium bell peppers, seeds and stems eliminated, sliced lengthwise (we used inexperienced and crimson)
- 1 giant onion (crimson or yellow), peeled and sliced lengthwise
- 1 ½ Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
CHICKPEAS: Preheat the oven to 425 levels F (218 C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Put aside.
In a mixing bowl, toss the chickpeas with olive oil, lime juice, aji amarillo paste (or sriracha), cumin, garlic powder, paprika, oregano, and salt till evenly coated. Mash with a fork till nicely damaged down and cohesive.
Switch to one of many parchment-lined baking sheets and unfold into an excellent layer with some areas between the groupings to encourage crisping.
VEGGIES: On the opposite baking sheet, add the sliced bell peppers and onions. Toss with olive oil, salt, and garlic powder. Unfold evenly over the pan. Roast the chickpeas and greens for 20-25 minutes till crispy, stirring/flipping midway by means of.
- QUINOA: In the meantime, put together your quinoa on the stovetop or within the Instant Pot. 1 cup dry quinoa yields ~3 cups cooked.
- SAUCE: Make your aji verde sauce.
Serve the greens and chickpeas over quinoa and high with aji verde sauce. Sprinkle with optionally available cilantro and serve.
Leftovers could be saved individually within the fridge for as much as 3-4 days. The quinoa and chickpea taco “meat” could be saved within the freezer for as much as 1 month.
*Diet info is a tough estimate calculated with the lesser quantity of salt, a full batch of aji verde sauce, and with out optionally available elements.
Serving: 1 serving Energy: 436 Carbohydrates: 53.9 g Protein: 13.1 g Fats: 20 g Saturated Fats: 2.8 g Polyunsaturated Fats: 4 g Monounsaturated Fats: 11.6 g Trans Fats: 0 g Ldl cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 995 mg Potassium: 626 mg Fiber: 9.4 g Sugar: 11.2 g Vitamin A: 462 IU Vitamin C: 89 mg Calcium: 84 mg Iron: 4.1 mg