Homemade Bean Soft Tacos (All From Scratch!) #meatlessmonday
mmmmm I love Mexican food. I blame it on growing up in the south where good Mexican food is on every street corner. The other day I was craving tacos. Only problem was I didn’t have any taco shells. I wasn’t worried too much about ground meat of some kind because I had some leftover beans that I could easily turn into refried beans.
I started rummaging through the cabinets to take a mental inventory of my ingredients. I have 2 bags of cornmeal that I use when I make cornbread. I love making cornbread from scratch so, what was stopping me from trying to make some soft corn tacos? That is right, nothing!
So, I started scoping out Pinterest because that is what I always do when I am in need of some inspiration. I found a few recipes I was interested in, but I was missing ingredients from all the recipes I looked at. So, I roamed back into my kitchen and started pulling out ingredients.
I started to make the batter. I felt like I was making pancakes.
And honestly, that is sort of what these are like. But, this was my first time making them and I was actually thrilled to death to make something new from scratch. I texted Mr. Yum the photos and he was like “are those homemade taco shells?” Why yes, yes they are.
I ended up using this recipe from Yummy Healthy Easy. Only I didn’t have regular corn meal. I had self-rising; which is why mine had a bit more of a pancake feel to them.
I think the next time I make them I am going to make them on a griddle so that there is more room for them to spread out and be a little thinner. Since I was not sure what I was doing, I was just using a regular skillet pan. I am still really happy with my soft shell tacos.
For the beans I had soaked some dry pinto beans overnight. The next morning I rinsed them and then I cooked them in a pressure cooker on low, 3-4 hours. I put the amount I wanted to use for these tacos in a frying pan, added some salt and some butter. I froze the rest.
Then I used a potato masher to smash them up.
I topped them with a 2% Mexican cheese blend.
They don’t look like the prettiest things in the world, but I really enjoyed how they tasted and was thrilled that I was able to create something out of the ingredients I had here at home. These are sugar-free. Meat free. And it really didn’t take much more time than making pancakes and eggs!
Is there something you made recently where you were surprised at how well it turned out?
We don’t go meatless on Mondays necessarily, but I Like that these are a little bit healthier for me. I will have to try them.
Well, that certainly looks delicious! I’ll have to give them a try this weekend. Thanks!
I live in a house full of carnivores, but I think this is a meatless dish I might actually get them to eat. Thanks a lot for sharing this.
Those look absolutely amazing! I love a hearty meatless dish, and this looks perfect. Yum!
I never thought of making my own refried beans, but you make it look so easy, I may have to give it a try!
I’ve been meaning to learn how to make flour tortillas, too. My kids love those, and making them would be so much cheaper than buying them. YUM!
These look like a quick and delicious recipe to make. I will have to try it this weekend. I am sure my family will love it. I try to make a meatless meal a few times a week.
These sound really good. I love Mexican food but I’m not much of a meat eater. I should try these!
I love bean soft tacos. They’re a perfect lunch, and so tasty!
Yum! Thay looks so good. Yes! I made homemade sloppy Joe’s and i couldn’t believe how amazing they tasted with out a can of anything! My kids thought they were even better than the actual sloppy Joe’s! I was so proud!
Your meatless monday turned out delicious! I would eat your self-rising tortillas
These look delicious. I never thought about my own tortillas, but these look pretty good. The beans look yummy too. What a great meatless Monday recipe!
I’m not a big fan of meatless meals (probably because I don’t know of too many). I would definitely try this recipe though. Great job on the taco shells!
I always go meatless. Lol. I am vegetarian, so I could see eating this one. Looks yummy too
If they are pancake-like, that means I can eat them for breakfast too! I love it when things turn out even better than I expected. These look so good.
Yes! Corn cakes! lol
With Cinco de Mayo around the corner, these are going to be eaten up by the dozen. I love Mexican food also, and know I’ll be craving these regularly.
I love Mexican food as well. My family would not eat this but I would love it for lunch!
I recently tried making homemade naan for the first time. I was surprised how well it turned out – so yummy!
Hmm.. what did I make recently? I have no clue. I made a roast.. I love bean and cheese tacos!
I love tacos, but I do feel like I don’t need any meat to enjoy them. Love your recipe with beans!
I don’t either! So much more nom in beans for me.
We’re having tacos for dinner tonight. I always make mine meatless (everything I eat is meatless, lol) but the rest of the family doesn’t like them that way. Crazy, Right??? Yours look good here!
I am slowly moving away from it more and more. I know I don’t need it and most of the time I am eating it just because it is there.
I was surprised how well my dinner tonight turned out. A little beef, bell pepper, cream of mushroom and seasoning combo pored over rice!
Yum! We love chicken and rice with cream of mushroom soup as a sauce.
i actually whipped up some black bean tostadas the other night. sooooo amazing. i could’ve eaten all of them. i love mexican food as well.
Sounds so yummy!
This sounds like a great option for meatless monday. It looks pretty easy to make.
These bean soft tacos look delicious! And they are super easy to make!
I love Mexican food, but I’ve never made soft tacos from scratch! They look yummy and fairly easy to make.
I can’t wait to try and make them again.
You go girl! Good for you for making your own taco shells. Thanks so much for the meatless recipe idea!
Thank you! And you are welcome.
I prefer soft tacos and my husband prefers the crunchy kind. Now I’ll have a way to make some for me, and let him still have his too!
Way to go! I just made granola bars earlier this week that my family is in love with. I was impressed.
When I was younger I remember my mom making refried beans from the leftover pinto beans and how much I loved them. We love tacos here, but I had never tried a fish taco before 3 years ago… I really just didn’t like the idea of it, but now it’s one of my favorite foods! 🙂
Looks so good. I should try this sometime.
These look really tasty. I love bean burritos.
This looks really yummy. What a fun idea for Meatless Monday.
What a great idea. I never made my own tortillas and would love to try. I’m not a big bean person but friends and family would love this!
I always try to plan one meatless meal a week, but I always seem to get stuck on salads. This is a great alternative! Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!