You might be asking yourself...What the hek is Meatless Monday?! Why would anyone enjoy a meatless meal, for goodness sakes?
Did you know our bodies thrive off of plant based proteins?!
In America it's meat, meat, and MORE meat. All day ERRRRday. Ya feel me? We Americans love some good ole fashioned animal protein. And that's all good, except our bodies aren't so thrilled about having to break down all that hearty protein ERRRRday. It can cause some pretty nasty side effects...Inflammation being one of the BIGGEST concerns. True story. You can read more about the benefits and reasons behind this interesting subject over at Forks Over Knives.
My family enjoys a meatless meal at least twice a week. My husband (Mr. Meat and Potatoes) was not thrilled about any meal that did not contain some type of meat. But I am slowly winning him over with some delicious and hearty meals. And I hope to win you over as well.
So back to...
Meatless Taco Tuesday. Or is it Taco Meatless Tuesday. Or Tuesday Meatless Taco???
My friend has a dog named Johnny Walker Chicken Taco...
But that's beside the point.
Garbanzo beans (AKA Chickpeas) are the Bomb.com and we eat a lot of that yummy and nutritious legume in the Beavers' Casa.
Mix them with some curry. YUM! Or blend into hummus. Double Yum! Eat right out of a can. Sounds weird, but my 4 year old digs them just plain.
Tonight though. Tonight, we roast them.
Roasted Chickpea Tacos with a Raw Cabbage Slaw & Avocado
(Serves about 6)
Two 15 Ounce Cans of Garbanzo Beans (drained and rinsed)
1 Tsp Onion Powder
1 1/2 Tsp Cumin
1 Tsp Chili Powder
1/2 Tsp Paprika
1 Tsp Garlic Powder
Salt and Pepper (to taste)
6 Organic Whole Wheat Tortillas
Half a head of purple cabbage sliced thinly
1/4 Cup Greek Yogurt
3 Green Onions chopped
1/2 cup Cilantro chopped
Half a Lemon/Lime juiced
(OPT) 1 Small Jalapeño (seeded and diced)
(OPT) Shredded Cheese of choice
2 Small-Medium Avocados
I am really bad with measurements. I just go by taste a lot, unless baking. Rachael Ray taught me how to cook when I was on maternity leave after Macy was born (circa 2010). I watched her 30 Minute Meals all day long. And that, my friends is when my cooking journey began. Rachael didn't use a lot of measuring spoons. She kinda just goes with the flow. And that method of cooking really worked for me too. But I will add some measurement suggestions in case your world is black and white.
But by all means, feel free to adjust.
Your beans should be wet because you rinsed them. But if you feel they are a tad dry you can add a teaspoon or two of water.
Preheat Oven to 420. Mix the beans and your spices together in a bowl until completely covered. Grab a cookie sheet and spread the beans out on the sheet. Then place the beans in the oven for about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, take your sliced cabbage, chopped onion, jalapeño, greek yogurt, lemon/lime juice and cilantro and mix together. You can salt to taste. Sometimes I add a bit of garlic powder to this as well. Go ahead and slice your avocado too.
Once your beans are done, you can build your taco however you like. This is how we build ours. A nice drizzle of sriracha will really take this dish over the top!
Meatless Monday and Taco Tuesday will never be the same...
Happy Eating!
Bek
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