Description

This vegan Mexican casserole is full of beans, chiles, and taco seasoning, fortified with soy chorizo, and covered in vegan Cheddar cheese.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• ½ yellow onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, diced
• 18 ounces soy chorizo
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3 tomatoes, diced
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced jalapeno peppers
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
• 1 package chicken taco seasoning mix
• ½ bunch cilantro
• 4 (8-inch) wheat soft taco shells
• 1 (8 ounce) package vegan Cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Combine onion and garlic in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add chorizo, black beans, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, and green chiles. Cook until bubbling, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in taco seasoning and cilantro and remove from heat.
3. Spread 1 cup of the chorizo mixture on the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan. Add 2 tortillas to cover. Add half the remaining chorizo mixture and top with vegan Cheddar cheese. Add remaining tortilla shells and remaining chorizo mixture.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling hot, about 30 minutes.