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Twelve Easy Taco Recipes for National Taco Day

twelve easy taco recipes for national taco day or any taco Tuesday

It’s National Taco Day! Any excuse to share some of my favorite taco recipes in a little taco recipe roundup, really. Try one of these twelve easy taco recipes for dinner tonight, pick one to experiment with next Taco Tuesday, or find something new for any old evening you’re craving something taco-ish. 🙂

Vegetarian Taco Recipes

vegetarian taco soup in a bowl topped with cheese, green onions, and tortilla strips

Vegetarian Taco Soup with Quinoa takes advantage of the umami flavor of vegetarian Better Than Bouillon no-beef base, in order to add depth and richness to a meatless favorite.

vegetarian cauliflower taco meat for meatless monday

These Chipotle Cauliflower Tacos combine cauliflower, walnuts, mushrooms, and chipotles in adobo for a beautiful and entirely vegetarian approximation of taco meat. Try this hearty & filling meatless alternative, and see what you think!

black bean & potato tacos are a good vegetarian option

Black Bean & Potato Tacos also take advantage of the rich, smoky flavor of chipotles in adobo — but this time in a chunky vegetable taco alternative packed with black beans, potatoes, bell pepper, spinach, and avocado. 

Tasty Takes on Tacos

taco naan pizza -- customize with your own toppings

Want to try something different with your regular old taco meat? Instead of enjoying it in a taco shell, throw it onto naan and enjoy a flavorful personal Taco Naan Pizza. Add toppings of choice and customize these for everyone’s personal pizza preferences. 

easy taco soup is so filling and tastes like a taco in a bowl

We already talked about its vegetarian cousin, but Easy Chipotle Taco Soup with Ground Beef is also full of rich taco flavor — It’s like enjoying a taco in a comfort food bowl, with all the toppings!

Low Carb Tacos

low carb chicken tacos in a lettuce wrap can also be made with ground turkey

It’s actually pretty easy to keep most tacos low carb by making judicious choices in your wraps and toppings, but these Low Carb Chipotle Chicken Tacos are specifically designed to play off of lettuce wraps to good effect. (You can also make these with ground turkey, if you don’t have ground chicken on hand.)

Taco Salad, Taco Zucchini, Taco Potatoes — Veggie it up

shrimp taco salad is so zesty and colorful

Customize this simple 30 minute Shrimp Taco Salad with your own toppings of choice, and take advantage of the zip from its zesty homemade marinade & dressing.

taco zucchini boats are naturally gluten free

Remember the solar eclipse a couple of years ago? I had this idea at the time that the sour cream would be like the moon, and the zucchini boats like the rays of the sun… I’m not sure how well all of that actually worked out in practice, but these naturally gluten free Taco Zucchini Boats were darn tasty nonetheless.

turkey taco stuffed sweet potatoes are a different way to enjoy tacos

If you don’t want to enjoy your tacos in zucchini, how about in a sweet potato? Turkey Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are also naturally gluten free, and a different way to enjoy Taco Tuesday instead of using your more usual tortillas or taco shells.

Take on More Tacos

easy spice rubbed fish tacos are full of flavor and can be done in under 30 minutes

We’ve done ground beef, ground turkey, shrimp, and vegetables so far — now, how about a batch of Easy Spice Rubbed Fish Tacos? Sure, you could cook up a pack of breaded fillets and throw them into tortillas, but it’s even tastier to season up some fresh fish.

slow cooker salsa chicken tacos are a kid friendly favorite recipe

If that all seems too fishy to you, though, try these Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken tacos. Just four ingredients pack so much flavor here, and this easy Crock-Pot chicken tacos recipe is a perennial favorite with both boys in this house.

sneaky ground beef & mushroom tacos cut fat and calories

Or you can get a little sly, and cut some of the fat & calories out of traditional ground beef tacos with these Sneaky Ground Beef & Mushroom Tacos. Even my mushroom-hating high school boy enjoyed these!

Why yes, I could easily enjoy tacos every night of the week

twelve tasty taco recipes roundup for taco tuesday or national taco day

And don’t even get me started on taco-adjacent recipes like quesadillas, enchiladas, and fajitas! Hope you found something to inspire you in this taco recipes roundup: What are you having for dinner tonight? 🙂

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