Spicy Chickpea tacos with Chipotle peppers in Adobo Sauce is an easy, effortless Vegan Taco recipe that you can put on the table in under 30 minutes.

If you've ever felt like there weren't enough ingredients in your kitchen to put together a decent dinner, you're not alone. But these crispy chickpea tacos will prove you wrong.

Also try these Vegan Birria Tacos🌮

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• Ingredients
• How to Make Crispy Chickpea Tacos for a Weeknight Dinner (Even if You're Not a Chef)
• The Quickest Way to Make Crispy Chickpea Tacos
• Cooking Variations
• Top Tips
• Serving Suggestions
• My Favorite Chickpea Recipes
• Recipe
• Chickpea Tacos {Vegan, Gluten-Free}

Instead of meat, chickpeas take center stage. Chickpeas have a mild flavor, so they are the ideal substitute for ground beef. Combine chickpeas with other pantry staples to make these healthy vegan tacos.

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People are choosing plant based diet and flexitarian diet over food items. And, this taco is packed with plant based protein and so good for kids.

This chickpea taco is a quick and healthy lunch and is a perfect choice for a weekday, but also a nice addition to a weekend picnic basket.

This Vegan Gluten Free Chickpea Taco stuffed with Guacamole, fresh coleslaw, pickled red onions, vegan cheese, fresh pico de gallo, and hot sauce.

Not interested in this recipe? You can also make 10-minute Vegan Chickpea Walnut Taco Meat

More Chickpea Recipes

• Chickpea and Pumpkin Curry in Crockpot
• Chickpea Tuna Salad Sandwich
• Fudgy Chickpea Brownies
• Vegan Chickpea Meatballs

Ingredients

• chickpea drained and rinsed
• olive oil
• fresh cloves garlic smashed and peeled
• smoked paprika
• sweet paprika
• chili powder
• roughly chopped chipotles plus 2 teaspoons adobo sauce
• ground cumin
• kosher salt or as per taste
• freshly ground black pepper
• lime juice
• flour tortillas for serving
• freshly chopped cilantro

How to Make Crispy Chickpea Tacos for a Weeknight Dinner (Even if You're Not a Chef)

• Cook Chickpeas

Heat Olive Oil in a skillet. Add the seasonings and spices. Toss well and cook for 2-3 minutes.

• Add Cilantro and Cook Some More

Add freshly chopped cilantro and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.

• Assemble Tacos

Start assembling tacos. Spread mashed avocado or guacamole to your tortillas. Add chickpeas, pico de gallo, fresh coleslaw and drizzle some homemade hot sauce. Enjoy right away!

The Quickest Way to Make Crispy Chickpea Tacos

You can also roast your chickpeas in the oven. See my recipe for oven-roasted chickpeas here. But it is going to take even longer. It takes approximately 40-minutes to get your chickpeas roasted in the oven.

If you are using cooked chickpeas then you can roast your chickpeas in the oven.

Other than that, making this in the skillet is a great option.

If you don't want to use your skillet you can use roast your chickpeas in the air fryer. Air fryer chickpeas are so crispy. Here is how to make Air Fryer Chickpeas

Cooking Variations

• Chipotle Crema - You can serve your Chickpea Tacos with Homemade Chipotle Cream. Making Chipotle cream is so easy. Just combine sour cream, chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, smoked paprika, lime zest, lime juice, and salt.
• Avocado Crema - Combine Avocados (peeled and pitted), with lime juice, cilantro, sour cream, freshly minced cloves of garlic and salt to make avocado crema.

Top Tips

• Pat Dry Chickpeas - Drain and rinse chickpeas under cool running tap water. Pat dry chickpeas using kitchen towels.
• Use Organic Chickpeas - There are so many advantages of using Organic chickpeas. It cooks fast, it is healthy and so much more amazing.

Serving Suggestions

When it comes to this Vegan Chickpea Tacos there are numerous serving suggestions.

• Guacamole - Store-bought or homemade Guacamole is the best thing one could ask for.
• Mashed Avocados - Simply use 1 hass avocado, peeled and pit removed. Mash the avocados with lime juice and salt. Spread it on your taco and assemble the chickpeas.
• Red Onions -You can add thinly sliced red onions or if you want you can make pickled red onions (I have shown how to make Pickled onions in Crispy Cauliflower Taco with Yum Yum Sauce recipe) and add them to your taco.

My Favorite Chickpea Recipes

• Buffalo Chickpea Quesadillas with Mexican Cheese Sauce
• Chickpea Tikka Masala in Instant Pot
• Turmeric Roasted Chickpea Curry | Instant Pot or Skillet
• Summer Creamy Coconut Chickpea Curry With Rice
• Traditional Moroccan Chickpea Quinoa Salad with Carrots, Raisins, Feta and Pistachios

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