Veggie Pinto Bean Fajita Tacos with Cilantro Chile Lime Marinade. Vegan Fajitas. Amazing Fajita Marinade for veggies and Beans to make these Vegetable Fajitas. Serve as tacos or make a breadless taco bowl. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Vegetarian Fajitas Recipe.
Hello there amazing tacos filled with marinated veggies and marinated beans. This cilantro chile lime marinade is versatile and addictive. Zingy, cilantroey and flavorful.
Blend up the marinade. Marinate the beans and veggies for a few minutes. Cook them in a skillet, fill up your tortillas, add other toppings and done. Simple ingredients that all come together to make these delicious and quick fajita tacos. This recipe is easily doubled, which you must, because believe me about that marinade. You will want to put it on all kinds of beans and veggies and drizzle more of it on all sorts of tacos and wraps.
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These tacos with this marinade, esp the marinade are
- Easy
- super addictive
- cilantroey
- versatile, use with any beans, tofu or tempeh or chicken subs or meat subs
If you make it do leave me a comment, or tag me #veganricha on Instagram!
Marinate the veggies and beans. Cook until tender and sizzling, serve over warm tortillas or make a taco bowl with crunchy greens. Pin this recipe for later! Easy flavorful, beany vegan tacos. Use other beans for variation.
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Veggie Pinto Bean Fajita Tacos with Cilantro Chile Marinade - Vegan Fajitas
Ingredients
Fajita dressing:
- 1/2 cup (8 g) packed cilantro
- 3 tbsp chopped onion or scant 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1/2 to 1 hot green chile
- 3/4 tsp (0.75 tsp) ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) or more cayenne
- a generous dash of black pepper
- 1/3 to 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp or more fresh lime juice
- 3 tbsp or more water
Veggies and Beans:
- 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 green pepper thinly sliced
- 1/2 (0.5) red onion thinly sliced
- 15 oz can pinto beans or other beans or chickpeas drained and washed or 1.5 cups cooked
Other:
- Tacos or tortillas
- avocado
Instructions
- Blend all the ingredients under marinade in a small blender until smooth.
- In a large bowl, add the sliced veggies. Add half of the marinade and toss well. In another bowl add the beans and the remaining marinade and toss well. Let sit in the refrigerator for 15 mins to half an hour.
- Heat a skillet over medium high heat. Add a tsp of oil. Remove veggies from the marinade and add to the skillet. Cook until tender. Add a dash of chipotle pepper powder for smokyness towards the end. Cook a min longer to sear the veggies. Transfer to a bowl.
- Transfer the beans and the marinade into the same skillet. Add any leftover marinade from the veggie bowl as well. Cook over medium heat until the marinade thickens. Taste and adjust salt and spice.
- Assemble the fajita tacos with warmed tacos or tortillas, generous helping of the grilled veggies and sizzling beans. Add some salsa, avocado slices or guacamole, a dash of black pepper, and lemon juice. Serve hot!
Maneesha
Made this and loved it! I had the veggies and beans on top of a salad – perfect dinner! Thanks Richa!
Vegan Richa Support
healthy & tasty
Genny
Yummy, and so easy to make!
Richa
thanks!
Cheryl
I have made several times and it is fantastic. I have used this recipe over rice, nachos and soft shell tacos.
Richa
awesome!
Pat
What is the make and model of your little blending tool please? It looks like it works great. Your recipes so frequently require making a paste or dressing in small quantities, I need a good tool for that. My mini cuisinart food processor allows food to be stuck under the blades if there is only a small amount of food inside, leaving much not fully incorporated. Plus it leaks out of the top if there is liquid in it. Looking for something reliable that can fully blend a tiny amount. Thanks!
Vegan Richa Support
I love my ninja! here’s the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004XK4N9C?tag=onamzvegric-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=B004XK4N9C&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.LTI6QY3XOMOC and you could also use a regular blender
Deon
These were absolutely amazing. What a wonderful recipe and marinade. This will become a regular meal in our house for sure!! Thank you!
Richa
wesome!
Punam Kalra
I made these tonight because I wanted to do something different with pinto beans. This was delicious. I stopped myself from eating the whole thing because i still had Kheer (your brown rice kheer recipe) to have afterwards. The marinade was amazing. Thank you.
Richa
awesome! thanks!
Jenny
Hello!
Thanks so much for the recipe!!!
What brand of tortilla wraps did you use? Would you be able to provide a link please?
Thank you!
Richa
Any white or wheat tortillas. just check the ingredients. Most are generally accidentally vegan (flour, water, salt)
Vidya Kris
Hey Richa,
What is the blender you are using to make the marinade or dressing ?
Richa
ninja or nutribullet.
Cathi
Oh my goodness, this marinade is amazing, thank you so much! I made this for the first time today and it was so yummy! I will add this to my very favorites.
Thanks,
Cathi from Oklahoma
Richa
yay!
Rain
I made these tonight. Delicious! Loved the cilantro and lime marinade. So good. Followed your recipe exactly except added a 1/2 tsp maple syrup to the marinade. The small amount of added sweetness seemed to take it up a level in taste. These will definitely be a regular for me. Also will make the marinade as a substitute for store bought hot sauce.
Satya
Wow, another total winner! Thank you Richa, this was sooooo good. I added some sliced cremini to the veggie mix and served the tacos with a big green salad. Next time I will make double the pesto: I agree with Lisa, it is fabulous.
Very thankful,
Satya
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome
Started following you – This looks so good!! I’d love to have you share it on our Taco Tuesday link up!
https://www.lazygastronome.com/taco-tuesday-2/
Lisa
That cilantro marinade (pesto) raw is addicting. I dip tortilla chips in it straight. I pour it over hummus. I make guacamole with it. I have a new food I cannot live without. You rock.
Rain
Same here Lisa. Awesome sauce!!!
Mary Catherine
Made these for dinner for my husband and I the other night. I doubled the recipe so we would have enough leftovers for lunch the next day and WE ATE IT ALL THAT NIGHT. Seriously that marinade is incredible. Thanks so much!!
Richa
Yay!
Lina
I’m def making this for lunch today, cooked up some pinto beans last night and was looking for a yummy way to use them. But I have a question; are tortillas counted in the nutritional info provided?
Richa
You can serve these in a bowl with crunchy greens or tortillas of choice, wheat, corn or other. I dont have nutritional info on the recipe. But if you do compute, use the tortillas you are using in the calculation.
Kassy | Enjoying Earth
Wowza, Richa! These look amazing. I love pinto beans, and I love tacos, so you are pretty much making my day right now. I will definitely be making these for dinner in the next few days, maybe even without the tortilla, in just a big taco bowl? YUM.
Richa
yes of course, taco bowl for the win!
Emily
Made these for dinner and they vanished before I could get a good helping. So I made another batch!
Richa
Thanks!