Aceasta TVP Taco Meat recipe is a delicious meat-free alternative for taco nights, ready in 15 minute. Bonus, textured soy proteins are not very expensive, so it’s a great low-cost, high-protein vegan meal.
We love taco night and when we don’t use lentils or black beans in tacos, we love TVP, Textured Vegetable Proteins. It tastes like ground meat, looks like ground beef, but it’s so much healthier for you and only made from one ingredient. Soy.
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TVP Taco Meat
Ingrediente
- 2 lingurițe Ulei de masline
- ½ Ceapa galbena - cubulete
- 2 Catei de usturoi - zdrobit
- 1 ¼ ceaşcă TVP - dehydrated!
- 1 ¼ ceaşcă Bulion de legume - sărac în sodiu
- ¼ ceaşcă Apa
- 1 linguriță Chimion
- ½ linguriță Praf de usturoi
- ½ linguriță boia de ardei
- ½ linguriță Oregano
- ¼ linguriță Pudra de chili
- 1 lingură Sos Tamari
- ½ ceaşcă Pasta de tomate
Opțional
- ¼ linguriță Sare
- 1 ceaşcă Orez de conopidă - or broccoli rice, fresh or frozen
Instrucțiuni
- In a large skillet or Dutch oven, heat olive oil and stir-fry the onion and garlic until fragrant – about 1 minute.
- Stir in TVP, cauliflower rice if used, and spices: cumin, garlic powder, paprika, oregano, and salt chili powder. Cook, stir for 1 minute until spices are fragrant.
- Stir in tomato paste, vegetable broth, water, and tamari sauce.
- Reduce heat, and simmer for 3 minutes, covered, stirring once in a while or until TVP absorbs the broth.
- Remove the lid and keep cooking for 3-4 minutes until the mixture is dryer and TVP fluffier.
- Taste and add more salt if desired.
- Serve hot in my vegan gluten-free flatbread recipe.
Nutriţie
Ingrediente și înlocuiri
All you need to make flavorsome vegan taco meat from soy textured proteins are:
- TVP – Also sold as Soy Textured Protein.
- Ulei de masline sau ulei de avocado
- Yellow Onion, mărunțită fin
- Usturoi – fresh crushed garlic or powdered garlic.
- Bulion de legume – Either a carton of broth or a cube in warm water.
- Orez de conopidă or broccoli rice. This is optional, but it adds vegetables to the recipe and an extra firm ground texture. You can make your own by pulsing florets in a food processor or use frozen ready-made veggie rice.
- Chili Powder, Cumin, boia de ardei, Oregano – to flavor the dish.
- Low-Sodium Soy Sauce or Tamari sauce – this adds an umami flavor making the ground taste meaty.
- Pasta de tomate – You can also use tomato passata, but you’d need to reduce it to remove the water.
- Sare – Add only at the end if not salty enough. I found that vegetable broth and tamari are often enough.
This recipe has endless possibilities and you can add so many vegetables or ground nuts to it for a boost of nutrients. For example, try stirring 1/2 cup to 1 cup of the below ingredients after frying the onions:
- Orez de conopidă
- Chopped Red Bell Pepper
- Corn Kernel
- Broccoli Rice
- Ground Walnuts
How To Make TVP Taco Meat
It’s so easy and quick to make delicious juicy, meaty taco meat with soy proteins that you will make this recipe over and over again.
- In a non-stick frying pan, warm olive oil over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook until fragrant and slightly golden.
- Stir in the TVP, cauliflower rice (if used), and all the spices: cumin, paprika, oregano, and chili powder. Stir and cook for one minute or until fragrant.
- Add the tomato paste, vegetable stock, water and stir well to combine and coat the ingredients with the liquids.
- Cover the pan and reduce to low heat and let it simmer for 3 to 4 minutes or until the TVP absorbs the liquid.
- Uncover, bring back to medium heat, and keep cooking until the mixture dries out and the liquid evaporates.
Condimente
You can adjust the flavor of the taco meat by adding some of the below ingredients.
- For a cheesy flavor, stir in 1-2 tablespoons of nutritional yeast.
- Spicy – stir in 1-2 teaspoons of hot sauce.
- Felii de jalapeno
Servire
This recipe makes the most tasty TVP vegan tacos and they are perfect to fill any of your favorite taco base like:
- Scoici de Taco
- Tortilla Paleo
- Tortilla cu quinoa
- Tortilla vegană fără gluten
- 2-Ingredient Flatbreads
- Tortilla din făină de năut
- Tortilla cu linte roșie
Or make loaded nachos by adding this ground on top of corn tortillas chips. Use my chipsuri tortilla pentru friteuza cu aer recipe to make your own.
Top Idei
The best toppings for these tacos are vegetables, dairy-free cheese, and sauce. Some of the best fillings to add with a TVP taco are:
- Porumb
- Vegan Sour Cream or coconut yogurt
- coriandru
- Fresh Slices of Red Onion
- Guacamole
- Fresh Avocado Slices
- Jalapenos Slices
- Vegan Cheese like vegan cheddar
Instrucțiuni de depozitare
Store TVP taco meat leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days in an airtight container. If you like to meal prep, place the cooked TVP meat in a sealed glass box with some orez iasomie cu nucă de cocos on the side, for example. Then, freeze the portions for up to one month. Rewarm the TVP meat in a saucepan or microwave before serving.
Schimbări de alergii
Here are some options if you need to swap the ingredients in this recipe.
- Fără gluten – The recipe is naturally gluten-free, using tamari sauce or coconut aminos.
- FODMAP scăzut – skip the onions.
- Liber de ulei – You can simply dry-fry the TVP and cauliflower rice in dry spices then cook it with the remaining liquid ingredients.
Întrebări frecvente
Below I answered your most common questions about this recipe.
TVP stands for Textured Vegetable Protein, and it’s also called textured soy protein. It has a ground texture, like ground meat, and can be white or brown if caramel coloring is added to it. It’s a healthy vegan protein source because soy is a complete protein containing all the essential amino acids your body needs to thrive. Plus, when rehydrated with broth or water, TVP looks like ground meat, so it’s the perfect meat-free option for everyone starting a plant-based diet.
Yes, TVP is made from only one ingredient: soy. It’s a very clean source of proteins for vegans and vegetarians that is also cheaper than any processed vegan meat alternatives.
Yes, you can use taco seasoning from the grocery store, but skip all the dry spices and salt in the recipe. Replace it with two teaspoons of taco seasoning.
TVP is usually sold in the organic aisle or vegetarian section of grocery stores.
Otherwise, you can buy TVP from a health food store or online.
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Vă mulțumim!
Loved this recipe. Flavors were good. The tomato paste made it a bit heavy in the sauce for me. really liked how the textured soy worked.
Mulțumesc!
Thanks for your lovely feedback! You can decrease tomato paste next time, the recipe will still work.
Do you rehydrate the soy protein first or use it right out of the packaging?
You add the dehydrated TVP in the pan, it will rehydrate with the amount of liquid ingredients used in the recipe.
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love it, Taco Tuesday!!!
I just made these TVP tacos and it is definitely a keeper. My husband didn’t know he ate TVP. Very tasty and easy to make.