15 Minute BBQ Chickpea Tacos
These 15-minute BBQ Chickpea Tacos are smoky, saucy, and packed with flavor thanks to a sticky BBQ chickpea filling, warm corn tortillas, crunchy cabbage, pickled onions, and creamy avocado lime sauce. They’re an easy, gluten-free, plant-based dinner that feels fun, fresh, and satisfying with no chopping required!
Servings 8 tacos
Calories 207kcal
Ingredients
- 14 oz canned chickpeas rinsed and drained
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ½ cup BBQ sauce
- 1 tbsp sriracha
- 1 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
Creamy Avocado Sauce
- 1 ripe avocado
- 2 limes juiced
- ½ bunch cilantro
- ½ jalapeno more or less for desired spice
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ⅓ cup water
To serve
- 1 cup arugula
- 8 corn tortillas
- ½ cup shredded red cabbage
- ¼ cup pickled onions
Instructions
- Heat a medium skillet over medium heat and add your chickpeas. Season with the spices and salt and pour in the sauce, sriracha, coconut aminos and maple syrup. Stir to combine. Bring to a gentle simmer and reduce to low heat, letting them thicken while you prepare the sauce.
- Add all ingredients for the sauce to a blender and puree until smooth and creamy. Season to taste.
- Assemble tacos by warming each tortilla until lightly toasted, filling with baby arugula, chickpea filling, a drizzle of sauce, a sprinkle of cabbage, and a few pickled onions!
Nutrition
Serving: 1taco | Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 716mg | Potassium: 368mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 384IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 1mg
