Vegetarian

Veggie Oat Taco Filling is for Dinner.

Veggie Oat Taco Filling takes several minutes to prepare.

Veggie Oat Taco Filling takes several minutes to cook.

Veggie Oat Taco Filling makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Veggie Oat Taco Filling are:

1 cup (237 ml) water
1/4 cup (20 g) steel-cut oats
1/4 cup (27.5 g) minced carrots
1 tablespoon (15 ml) olive oil (*or use water to make no oil added)
1/2 small onion, minced (about 1/4 cup [50 g])
1/4 cup (37 g) minced green pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon cumin
1 (14 oz [500 ml]) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 tablespoon (15 g) chopped green chilies
1 cup (67 g) minced kale (or other green)
juice of 1/2 a lime
2 tablespoons (2g) to 1/4 cup (4 g)
cilantro, to taste
salt, to taste

Here is how you make Veggie Oat Taco Filling:

In a saucepan, bring the water, oats and carrots to a boil, then turn the heat to low. Cook for15 to 20 minutes or until the steel-cut oats are cooked through but still chewy.While the oats are cooking, heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add theonion and saute until translucent, then add the green pepper, garlic and spices and cook foranother 2 minutes.Once the oat mixture is cooked, add it to the saute pan and mix the oats in with the veggies.You want to keep cooking until the oats dry out some and begin to separate. Keep cooking untilit starts to look like crumbles.Mix in the kidney beans, green chilies and kale. Cook until the kidney beans are thoroughly heated.Right before serving, add the lime juice, cilantro and salt. Serve in hard or soft taco shells, or inburritos. They are also amazing on top of nachos.Serving Size:?Makes 8 servingsRecipe photo by Kate Lewis

The nutritional information for Veggie Oat Taco Filling is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 87.2

• Total Fat: 2.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 184.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 13.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.5 g
• Protein: 3.9 g

The dietary needs meet for Veggie Oat Taco Filling is Vegetarian