Instant Pot Lentil Walnut Tacos! You've gotta try these vegan tacos. Lentil and walnut taco filling cooked in the Instant Pot, the perfect weeknight dinner!
Recipe by Alexandra Caspero on March 29, 2023
Prep time: PT10M
Cook time: PT15M
Rating
4.94 stars (16 reviews)
Keywords
Instant Pot Lentil Walnut Taco Meat
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup diced white or yellow onion
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons chili powder
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 cups vegetable broth
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 cup dried brown lentils
Taco toppings of choice: shredded lettuce (tomato, jalapenos)
Flour or corn tortillas (warmed)
Categories
dinner
instant pot
main
Cuisine
Healthy
Vegan
Vegetarian
Steps
Turn the Instant Pot on and press the sauté button. Add the olive oil, onion and sauté until onion is tender and cooked through, stirring often, about 3-4 minutes.
Add the spices and stir together. Hit cancel and add the vegetable broth, walnuts and lentils and stir to combine.
Place the top on, move valve to sealing and cook on high manual pressure for 15 minutes. Once the timer beeps, cover the valve with a towel and switch it to quick release to release all of the pressure.
Open lid and gently stir, seasoning with more salt and pepper as desired.
Serve lentils warm on tortillas of choice with toppings.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 taco
Calories: 106 kcal
Carbohydrates: 12 g
Protein: 5 g
Fat: 5 g
Saturated Fat: 0.5 g
Sodium: 261 mg
Sugar: 1 g
Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
Reviews
Natalie on 2022-06-25 (5 stars): This is a great recipe! I use it over and over again. Simple and delicious!!
Aj3 on 2022-03-12 (5 stars): My girlfriend has been shifting her diet to be more vegan and told me about walnut tacos. I personally prefer less meat in my diet and I had not heard of that concept prior and wanted to give it a try. But the recipe she gave me has sun-dried tomatoes in it and I didn’t have that on hand. Saw this recipe and thought I’d give it a try since I already had everything in my pantry. I loved it! Easy, flavorful, will be making it again. I think I might decrease the lentils and increase the walnuts next time I make this because I want more of that texture. I was curious what the original recipe tasted like and wasn’t sure why the recipe was updated but I didn’t have a can of fire roasted tomatoes in hand either to try side by side. Was pleasantly surprised with this recipe so I might never get around to trying it.
Emily on 2022-02-26 (5 stars): Love this recipe and make it often.
We have it on tacos and rice.
Linda on 2021-09-22 (5 stars): This recipe is so good! My family loves it! I want to make this for taco night for a large gathering. I am new to the Instant Pot. Can I double the recipe and use the same cooking time?
Thanks!
Jen on 2021-07-29 (5 stars): Made this for dinner tonight, amazing! This will be our go to on taco nights. Thanks for another great, easy recipe.
Dawn on 2021-03-22 (5 stars): I made the cheat version with a packet of low-sodium taco seasoning and even my picky 10 year old loved it! It was so easy, even on a work night. We definitely eat too many fake chiken nuggets and other types of processed "meat" in this house so it was such a win that he loved what is basically a whole foods recipe. I felt like the vegan angels were singing 'hallelujah!' when he chomped it down and said he wants it in our regular rotation lol. Thank you so much for this recipe!
Audrienne on 2020-01-14 (5 stars): Really good recipe! SO easy and the flavours are on point. Served mine with guac, shredded lettuce and some vegan sour cream. Thank you Alex :)
