BBQ Candy Potato Chickpea Tacos

Platter of sweet potato chickpea tacos with cabbage, chipotle crema, and lime wedges

In case you’ve ever felt neglected by the shortage of high quality vegan choices at a BBQ, contemplate these days over! Introducing the smoky, candy, spicy flavors of BBQ in a candy potato chickpea taco with cabbage, lime, and chipotle crema. It’s a plant-based winner worthy of sharing with mates!

Satisfying, nourishing, and prepared in simply half-hour! Seize your tortillas — let’s make tacos!

Tortillas, sweet potato, cabbage, chickpeas, chipotle peppers, oil, maple syrup, cashews, spices, and lime

These tacos start with roasting chickpeas and cubed candy potatoes in a BBQ-inspired spice combination of smoked paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, maple syrup, salt, pepper, and non-obligatory cayenne! Avocado or olive oil helps all of the spices stick and encourages caramelized edges.

Drizzling oil onto a baking sheet of chickpeas and cubed sweet potatoes

Whereas the candy potatoes and chickpeas are within the oven, we transition to making ready the smoky SAUCE! It’s a easy vegan chipotle crema that comes collectively by mixing soaked cashews, chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, maple syrup, garlic, and salt.

Creamy vegan chipotle crema sauce in a blender

Chop some cabbage and limes and prepare for these candy potatoes + chickpeas to come back out of the oven!

Baking sheet of BBQ roasted chickpeas and sweet potatoes

Then we’re prepared for meeting! Add the candy potato chickpea filling to warmed tortillas, add some crunchy cabbage, and provides all of it an enormous squeeze of tangy lime to carry every little thing collectively!

Hand reaching in to pick up a BBQ sweet potato chickpea taco from a platter

We hope you LOVE these candy potato chickpea tacos! They’re:

Smoky
Savory-sweet
Satisfying
Simple to make
& SO scrumptious!

They’re an excellent meal for taco season (a.okay.a. daily of the yr!) and are available collectively effortlessly, making them excellent for weeknight cooking! Our Recent Strawberry Margarita (5 Minutes!) or Glowing Hibiscus Orange Mocktail (coming quickly!) could be superb pairings with these tacos.

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Two BBQ chickpea sweet potato tacos on a plate with cabbage and lime wedges

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook dinner Time 20 minutes

Whole Time 30 minutes

Servings 4 (two-taco servings)

Course Entree

Delicacies Gluten-Free, Mexican-Impressed, Vegan

Freezer Pleasant No

Does it preserve? 3-4 Days

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SWEET POTATOES & CHICKPEAS

1 medium candy potato, minimize into 1/2-inch cubes (1 medium candy potato is ~400 g or 1.75 lb)
1 (15-oz. / 425 g) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed (or sub ~1 ¾ cups home made)
2 Tbsp avocado or olive oil
1 Tbsp maple syrup
1 Tbsp smoked paprika
1 ½ tsp garlic powder
1 tsp chili powder mix
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (non-obligatory)
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

CHIPOTLE CREMA

3/4 cup uncooked cashews
1 complete chipotle pepper in adobo sauce (simply 1 pepper, not the entire can!)
2/3 cup water (plus extra for soaking)
1 ½ tsp maple syrup
1/2 medium clove garlic
1/4 tsp sea salt

FOR SERVING

1 cup thinly sliced inexperienced cabbage
8 lime wedges (NOT non-obligatory)
8 (~6-inch every) tortillas of selection (we like corn tortillas or Siete almond flour tortillas)

Preheat your oven to 425 levels F (218 C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Put aside.
Add cashews to a heatproof bowl and canopy with sizzling water by at the very least 1-2 inches. Soak for at the very least quarter-hour.
SWEET POTATOES & CHICKPEAS: In the meantime, add the cubed candy potatoes and drained and rinsed chickpeas to the parchment-lined baking sheet. Add oil, maple syrup, smoked paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, cayenne pepper (non-obligatory), sea salt, and black pepper and toss to coat. Bake for 20 minutes or till the potatoes are tender and the chickpeas are barely browned. All the things must be barely caramelized however nonetheless delicate. You don’t need it to dry out an excessive amount of.
CHIPOTLE CREMA: In the meantime, drain your cashews and place them right into a high-speed blender with the remainder of the sauce components (chipotle pepper, water, maple syrup, garlic, and salt). Mix on excessive till easy and creamy.
TORTILLAS: To warmth your tortillas, place a skillet over medium-high warmth. Place a tortilla within the pan and warmth on either side for 10-15 seconds till heat, then repeat with the remaining tortillas.
TACOS: Place ~1/3 cup of the candy potato chickpea filling into the middle of every warmed tortilla, prime with a pair tablespoons of shredded cabbage and 1-2 tablespoons of chipotle crema, and serve every taco with a lime wedge. Squeeze the lime over every taco and luxuriate in!
If in case you have any further crema, you need to use it in taco bowls, on salads, and even as a dip for chips! Taco elements will keep contemporary for as much as 3-4 days within the fridge when saved individually in hermetic containers. Reheat candy potato chickpea filling in a skillet over medium warmth for 3-5 minutes, stirring often, till warmed by. Not freezer pleasant.

Serving: 1 (two-taco) serving Energy: 485 Carbohydrates: 70.8 g Protein: 13.3 g Fats: 18.8 g Saturated Fats: 2.7 g Polyunsaturated Fats: 3.9 g Monounsaturated Fats: 10.1 g Trans Fats: 0 g Ldl cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 668 mg Potassium: 719 mg Fiber: 11.8 g Sugar: 13.6 g Vitamin A: 3034 IU Vitamin C: 13 mg Calcium: 130 mg Iron: 3.5 mg