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Roasted Butternut Squash and Mushroom Tacos

Dairy free, Egg free, Gluten free

Course Main Course
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8 tacos

Ingredients

Taco Ingredients

  • 1 small butternut squash
  • ¼ tsp chili powder
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp pepper
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • ½ red onion
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 6 bella mushrooms
  • 1 can black beans
  • 3 T Avocado oil
  • 8 small soft tortillas I used the hatch green chili tortillas from La Tortilla Factory

Guacamole ingredients

  • 3 Hass avocados
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 1 Lime

Instructions

Tacos:

  1. Set oven to 400 degrees F. Cut the ends off of the butternut squash and chop in half. Scoop out the seeds and discard. Cut squash into half-inch cubes, keeping the sizes similar for even roasting. Toss squash in 2 T of avocado oil, salt, pepper, and chili powder. Roast squash for 30 minutes, flipping halfway through so that it cooks evenly.  Squash is finished roasting when it is fork-tender.
  2. Dice red onion and sauté in 1 T avocado oil on medium heat for 20 minutes. Chop up mushrooms and garlic and add to the pan with the onion, cooking all together for the last 10 minutes. Add cayenne pepper, cumin, and an extra pinch of salt and pepper.
  3. Add your black beans to a pot and warm up on the stove.
  4. Put tortillas on a baking sheet and warm in the oven for two minutes.
  5. Assemble your tacos. I added the squash, mushrooms and onion mixture, and black beans to mine and left the guac on the side.

Guacamole:

  1. Scoop avocados into a bowl and mash until you’ve reached your desired consistency.  I like my guacamole a bit chunky so I usually use a wide-toothed fork so that some chunks of avocado remain.   Add in the juice of your lime and salt and pepper to your desired taste.

Recipe Notes

***I added a squeeze of lime to top off my tacos.  I also like to add feta cheese, which I think pairs really well with butternut squash.  You could also top with salsa or cilantro.

***This is my basic guacamole recipe, but I love adding things like  pomegranate seeds, bacon, tomatoes, or garlic and feta.