Vegetarian Baked Taquitos are one of the most fun recipes you’ll ever make! I mean, what’s not to like about them? Corn tortillas filled with a ton of vegetarian ingredients like beans and cheese to create a secret filling inside a crispy outer shell, make for the PERFECT week night dinner.
I first heard of taquitos as a kid. The word was seemingly repeated endlessly in Taco Bell commercials and since my brother and I spent a good deal of our time with our eyes glued to the television, taquitos became ingrained in my brain. And although I may have loved saying the word (mimicking the announcer in the commercial), I honestly had no idea what taquitos actually were until years later.
Traditionally, taquitos are tortillas rolled up around a filling of beef, chicken and/or cheese and then deep-fried until crispy. You can get them at Mexican restaurants or in the freezer section of the supermarket, but making them yourself is incredibly easy (and relatively inexpensive).
My version, Vegetarian Baked Taquitos, are kid-friendly and much healthier then their deep-fried cousins. By baking the taquitos instead of frying them, the tortillas still turn out incredibly toasty and crunchy and the black bean/corn/mixed cheese filling still gets melty and gooey, but you lose all the grease. You can freeze the taquitos before you bake them so you always have some on hand for a quick lunch or dinner, and you can easily quadruple the recipe if you are cooking for a crowd.
They have been so popular on the site that I even started adding the recipe for families subscribing to One Potato, my organic family friendly meal kid delivery kit company. The feedback has been that they’re a huge hit with the kids and adults! We serve them with salsa and guacamole, so you can have fun using your hands to dip and munch them up.
If you’ve never made them before, watch this Vegetarian Baked Taquitos video to take in a few quick tricks to perfecting the recipe. I guarantee you’ll make them time and time again!
Vegetarian Baked Taquitos
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cooked black beans
- 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels, defrosted
- 1 cup shredded mexican blend cheese
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 12 corn tortillas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Place the beans, corn, cheese, cumin, garlic powder, and salt in a bowl and stir to combine.
- Place two corn tortillas at a time in between two sheets of damp paper towel and microwave for 20-30 seconds to loosen (this will prevent the tortillas from cracking when they are rolled).
- With one tortilla in front of you place 2 tablespoons of the mixture on the side closest to you and roll it up.*
- Place the taquitos seam-side down on a foil-lined cookie sheet, spray the tops lightly with cooking oil and bake for 25 minutes.
- * If needed, use a toothpick to hold TAQUITO secure and remove it after baking.
Cooking this right now. Looks easy and tasty. Thank you for making this available
Let me know what you think!
I made mine by mashing my beans then add corn , can of drained green chillies , cumin, pinch of garlic salt , chilli powder. Mixture is ready. I don’t eat cheese but my husband does so I made two different bowls one with cheese one without. Served with homemade avocado sauce,
Avocado w/ tablespoons of salsa and garlic. Sometimes I add a pinch of chilli powder.
If I were to add one ingredient, it would be spinach!
These were good, but I think 20 min in the oven is a better time. Also, totally worth it to double the batch.
These were delicious! I do recommend making a little more to fit into 12 tortillas; I ran out and had to mix up some more with 4 tortillas left. I even added some more some shredded carrot and frozen thawed diced green peppers to some of them. We loved them!
I finely dice mushrooms and sauté them. I use them instead of beans.
Nice!
This is a family favorite! When a friend has a baby, we love to bring this as a meal along with a taco salad and some sides.
Since my black beans are always frozen I heat them up a little bit and add some frozen spinach. Easy way to sneak in a little green. Yummy recipe
We love them in our house!
These sound good and not so fattening. Thank you.