Crunchy Baked Black Bean Mini Tacos

Crunchy Baked Black Bean Mini Tacos with creamy avocado, tangy pickled red onions, juicy diced tomatoes, and a sprinkle of fresh cilantro. Perfect for appetizers, party snacks, or dinner!

A cure for all your Taco Tuesday needs. Also great for parties, appetizers, game day snacks, a quick lunch…

These crunchy vegetarian mini tacos are so easy to make! They’re ready in less than 30 minutes and need only a handful of ingredients, most of which you likely already have in your pantry.

Easy to double or triple the recipe if you need to feed a crowd so invite your friends over for the big game and chow down!

Mini Tacos

Why Mini Tacos? 

• They’re quick and easy to make.
• They’re small in size, but big on flavor.
• They’re cute.
• They’re easy to eat with one hand – the very definition of good party food. 
• They’re kid friendly and adult approved.
• They’re gluten-free if you make your baked tacos with corn tortillas

Why wouldn’t you want to make mini tacos?

More Easy Vegan Appetizers to Love:

• Veggie Tortilla Rollups
• Game Day Pizza Bites
• Spicy Peanut Rice Stuffed Mini Peppers

Customizable Oven Baked Tacos

We love the combo of spiced black beans, creamy avocado, tangy pickled red onions, juicy diced tomatoes, and fresh chopped cilantro all wrapped up in a crunchy oven baked tortilla. 

BUT, this baked tacos recipe could easily be customized with your favorite fillings. Swap the black beans for pinto beans. Swap the avocado for your favorite salsa. Swap the pickled red onions for thinly sliced radishes. Swap the diced tomato for fresh corn kernels. 

Or try lentils, sliced avocado, sautéed mushrooms, and diced peppers. 

Add diced red onion or pickled jalapeños for a spicy bite.

Serve with the BEST Guacamole and/or a drizzle of Creamy Cumin Ranch Dressing to really send the flavors over the top!

How would you fill your crunchy oven baked mini tacos?

Love tacos? Check out these delicious variations:

• Crunchy Veggie Tacos
• 15 Minute Bell Pepper & Chickpea Tacos
• Scrambled Tofu Breakfast Tacos

Crunchy Baked Black Bean Mini Tacos

I hope you love these crunchy mini tacos as much as we do. If you try them, please come back and leave me a comment below with your feedback and star rating.

You can also find me on social media. Be sure to tag @veggie_inspired and #veggieinspired so I’m sure to see it.

Enjoy!

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Crunchy Baked Black Bean Mini Tacos

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

18 mins

Total Time

28 mins

 

Crunchy Baked Black Bean Mini Tacos with creamy avocado, tangy pickled red onions, juicy diced tomatoes, and a sprinkle of fresh cilantro. Perfect for appetizers, party snacks, or dinner!

Course: Appetizer, Entree, Snack

Cuisine: dairy free, gluten free, nut free, soy free, vegan

Keyword: street tacos, vegan black bean tacos, vegetarian tacos recipe

Servings: 12 tacos

Calories: 138 kcal

Author: Jenn Sebestyen

Ingredients

For the Quick Pickled Red Onions

• 1 red onion (halved and sliced thin)
• 1/2 cup white vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tsp organic sugar
• 1 tsp salt

For the Black Beans

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 15 oz canned black beans (rinsed and drained)
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/4 cup tomato based salsa (your favorite)
• squeeze of lime juice

For the Avocado

• 2 avocado (peel and pit removed)
• squeeze of lime juice
• salt (to taste)

For the Tacos

• 12 mini tortillas (sometimes called Street Tacos) (use corn tortillas for gluten free)
• chopped fresh cilantro
• diced tomato

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

For the Quick Pickled Red Onions

1. Whisk together the white vinegar, water, sugar, and salt. Add the onion slices to a jar and pour the liquid over the top. Press the onions down so that they are all covered in the liquid. Cover the jar with a lid and set aside.

For the Black Beans

1. Heat the oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and sauté 2-3 minutes until fragrant. Add the cumin, chili powder, and oregano, and sauté 1 minute. Add the black beans and salsa. Stir to combine and smash the beans a little with the back of a wooden spoon. Don't smash them all, you want some texture to remain. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5-6 minutes. Add a squeeze of lime juice and stir. 

For the Avocado

1. Meanwhile, smash the avocados on a plate or in a bowl. Add a squeeze of lime and dash of salt, to taste, and stir to combine.

For the Tacos

1. Spread 1 tablespoon of avocado on a tortilla. Spoon 1-2 tablespoons of black beans on top of the avocado. Top with a few pickled red onions, chopped cilantro, and diced tomato. Fold the tortilla in half and secure with a toothpick. Place onto the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.

2. Bake for 10-12 minutes until crispy. Remove toothpicks. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

This recipe makes roughly 12 mini tacos, which will feed 4 as a meal or 6-8 as a party appetizer.

 

Nutrition Facts

Crunchy Baked Black Bean Mini Tacos

Amount Per Serving

Calories 138 Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Fat 6g9%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 3g

Sodium 213mg9%

Potassium 161mg5%

Carbohydrates 17g6%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 50IU1%

Vitamin C 5mg6%

Calcium 50mg5%

Iron 1.1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.