crispy black bean tacos with avocado-lime sauce

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Crispy Black Bean Tacos with Avocado-Lime Sauce: a quick and easy vegetarian meal, loaded with flavor.

This recipe makes 12 tacos – enough for 6 servings, plus a little extra sauce. If 12 tacos is too many, this recipe is really easy to cut in half. But is there really such a thing as too many tacos?

Ingredients
Crispy Black Bean Tacos:

  • 3 cups Best Ever Mexican Black Beans
  • 3/4 cups Mexican Cheese Blend
  • 12 corn tortillas
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, separated
Avocado Lime Sauce:
  • 2 avocados
  • 1/2 bunch of cilantro
  • 3 limes, juiced
  • 1 jalapeno, seeded if desired
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon taco seasoning
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons water

Instructions
For the tacos:

  1. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Add two tortillas to the skillet and allow them to heat in the oil for about 10 seconds.
  3. Cover one side of each tortilla with 1/4 cup of beans, and top beans with 1 tablespoon Mexican Cheese Blend.
  4. Using a spatula, carefully fold the tortilla in half, on top of itself and press down with the spatula to shape the taco.
  5. Cook 3-4 minutes, then using a spatula flip the tacos and cook an additional 3-4 minutes, until lightly browned.
  6. Continue the process until all the tacos are done, adding additional oil as the pan dries out.
  7. Serve immediately.
For the sauce:
  1. Add all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.
Crispy Black Bean Tacos with Avocado-Lime Sauce: a quick and easy vegetarian meal, loaded with flavor.