Vegan Lentil Tacos - High Protein and Iron Rich Vegan Dinner!

Prep time 10 minutes | Total Time 20 minutes

I first discovered these vegan tacos at one of my favorite restaurants in my hometown of Buffalo, NY - Amy’s Place. At Amy’s these are called Pitacos because they are served in a pita. This is my version of Amy’s Lentil Tacos, and they are an incredibly easy, kid-friendly, and super nutritious plant based recipe.

Vegans are often looking for ways to add more iron and protein into their diets and this is a fun and delicious way to do that.

Ingredients

• 1 Green Bell Pepper

• 3/4 cup yellow onion

• 2 cups cooked lentils

• Avocado Oil - or other high smoke point oil (1-2 Tbs)

• Salt & Allspice

Instructions

1. Heat your high smoke point oil in a saute pan

2. Chop your bell pepper and onion and add to the pan once oil is heated.

3. Saute until peppers and onions are just starting to get fragrant and soft

4. Add 2 cups precooked brown lentils into the pan(see below for lentil cooking instructions)

5. Add salt and allspice to taste - about 1/2 t of allspice and about 1/2 t of salt depending on how the lentils are cooked

6. Serve in pita pockets and top with plant based cheese, tomato and hot sauce

Notes and Adjustments:

How to cook raw lentils:

• Add the cup of lentils to 3 cups of water in a saucepan

• Heat until water is boiling - then lower to a simmer

• Cook for about 40 minutes until lentils are tender but not mushy!

• You can add salt in the last 5 or so minutes and mix well.