Vegetarian Taquitos

A vegetarian taquito recipe that gets its meatiness from mushrooms and other veggies. Even the carnivores in your life will love them! Serve with dips like salsa and sour cream.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 433 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 carrot, finely chopped
• 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
• 16 corn tortillas
• 1 cup sunflower oil, divided, or as needed
• 1 vegetarian burger patty, crumbled (Optional)
• 1 (8 ounce) package mushrooms, finely chopped
• 1 medium yellow squash, finely chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat 1/4 cup oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, squash, carrot, and vegetarian patty. Cook and stir until vegetables are soft and tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Add taco seasoning and stir to combine. Set aside and let cool.

Step 2

Heat 1 inch of oil in another frying pan over medium heat. Dip a corn tortilla into the hot oil with tongs. Wait for 3 seconds, flip, and cook another 3 seconds; remove to paper towels to drain and cool. Repeat with remaining tortillas.

Step 3

Stir Cheddar cheese into the cooled filling mixture. Place 1 1/2 tablespoons of filling down the center of one tortilla and roll up; repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.

Step 4

Place as many taquitos into the hot oil that will fit, seam side-down, using tongs. Cook until the bottoms are golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and continue to cook until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to paper towels to drain. Repeat to cook remaining taquitos.