Eggplant Tacos

You'll never know that there isn't meat in these vegetarian eggplant tacos; a fun, healthy twist on your favorite Mexican dish!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 255 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
• 1 eggplant, cut into cubes
• 4 taco shells
• 1.5 teaspoons chili powder
• 0.25 cup olive oil, divided
• 0.25 jalapeno pepper, minced
• 0.5 teaspoon seasoned salt (such as Johnny's Seasoning Salt®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir onion, lemon juice, garlic, and jalapeno pepper into skillet; bring to a simmer and cook until onions soften, about 3 minutes.

Step 2

Stir eggplant, cumin, paprika, chili powder, black pepper, and seasoned salt into onion mixture; drizzle remaining olive oil over the top. Cook, stirring occasionally, until eggplant reduces in size and softens, about 15 minutes. Spoon eggplant mixture into tortilla shells.