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    Chickpea Tacos (With Chipotle Yogurt Sauce)

    Published: May 13, 2020 Updated: May 21, 2020 / By: Dawn | Girl Heart Food 18 Comments

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    A chickpea sweet potato taco and wedge of lime on a blue plate.

    These roasted chickpea tacos have cubes of sweet potato and are generously spiced with homemade taco seasoning and ground chipotle chili pepper. Drizzled with a simple chipotle yogurt sauce, they make for one satisfying dinner!

    A chickpea sweet potato taco and wedge of lime on a blue plate.

    Hi friends!

    Today I’m sharing an ultra-simple roasted sweet potato and chickpea taco recipe.

    They’re so easy to whip up, you could honestly have for a quick lunch. Now, wouldn’t that put a little pep in your step? Food always does that to me!

    And, if you want to enjoy these for dinner, they’re so good with quinoa salad and a generous bowlful of homemade guacamole and chips. See where I’m going with this?

    Why We Love These Chickpea Tacos

    • Including the chipotle sauce, they’re made with only 10 ingredients!
    • They’re on the table in well under 30 minutes.
    • They can be customized to taste with toppings.
    • Made with humble ingredients, they’re pretty inexpensive.
    • They taste incredible!

    How They’re Made

    Basically, to make these sweet potato chickpea tacos, simply combine your chickpeas with diced sweet potato, oil, homemade taco seasoning and ground chipotle chili pepper.

    Seasoned chunks of sweet potato and chickpeas in a bowl, being stirred with a spatula.

    Then it’s just a matter of roasting for a little bit until the sweet potato is tender.

    And, if ya feel like it, have a little taste test when everything is nice and roasted.

    Assemble the roasted chickpeas and sweet potato onto tortillas and garnish to taste! Nothing to it! Full details are in the recipe card below.

    Roasted sweet potato and chickpeas on a sheet pan.

    Can I Omit the Sweet Potato?

    Absolutely!

    If you want to use all chickpeas, simply use two cans of chickpeas instead of one.

    Chickpea and sweet potato tacos, one on blue plate and three in a taco holder.

    Yummy Garnish Ideas

    • Shredded green or red cabbage
    • Shredded iceberg lettuce
    • Sliced red onion or pickled onion
    • Sliced or diced avocado or guacamole
    • Diced tomato
    • Corn (canned, frozen or fresh)
    • Chopped cilantro
    • Sliced jalapeno pepper
    • Hot sauce
    • Salsa
    • Sour cream
    • Crumbled feta or queso fresco
    • Shredded cheddar cheese
    • Squeeze of fresh lime juice (a must, if you ask me!)
    Chickpea and sweet potato taco on a blue plate with more tacos and jar of seasoning behind it.

    Tips and Variations

    • Chipotles in adobo sauce can vary in spice level from tin to tin and brand to brand. Add as little (or as much) as you like to your chipotle yogurt sauce. Remember, it’s easier to add than take away.
    • No salt was added here because the taco seasoning has salt. If you want to add some to taste, go right ahead. Or, if you use a taco seasoning that has no added salt, you may want to add some to taste.
    • Use flour or corn tortillas here, whatever you enjoy best!
    • Enjoy lettuce wraps? Try these chickpea tacos on leaves of Boston lettuce (so yummy too).

    More Yummy Recipes

    • Refried Bean Quesadillas
    • Cheesy Spinach Quesadillas
    • Fish Fajitas

    If you try these chickpea tacos, be sure to leave a comment below!

    Chickpea and sweet potato tacos, one on blue plate and more in a taco holder.

    Chickpea Tacos (With Chipotle Yogurt Sauce)

    Dawn | Girl Heart Food
    These roasted chickpea tacos have cubes of sweet potato and are generously spiced with homemade taco seasoning and ground chipotle chili pepper. Drizzled with a simple chipotle yogurt sauce, they make for one satisfying dinner!
    5 from 9 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 25 mins
    Course Main Course
    Servings 8 tacos
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    Ingredients
     

    Chickpea Sweet Potato Tacos

    • 1 (19-ounce) can no salt added chickpeas, rinsed, drained and patted dry
    • 1 sweet potato, cleaned, peeled, cut into small cubes and patted dry (about 2 cups)
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • 1 to 1.5 tablespoons taco seasoning
    • 1 teaspoon ground chipotle chili pepper
    • 8 flour tortillas, about 7 to 8 inches in diameter each, warmed according to package instructions

    Chipote Yogurt Sauce

    • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt, or dairy free, unsweetened coconut yogurt
    • 2 to 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
    • 1 tablespoon lime juice, from about ½ of a lime
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 2 to 3 tablespoons milk (dairy or non dairy), to thin sauce

    Instructions

    Chickpea Sweet Potato Tacos

    • Preheat oven to 400 degree Fahrenheit.
    • Combine chickpeas, sweet potato, olive oil, taco seasoning and chipotle chili pepper in a large mixing bowl, tossing or stirring to coat.
    • Spread the chickpeas and sweet potato cubes out into an even layer onto a sheet pan and bake for about 15 minutes or so, stirring halfway through cooking (you're basically looking for things to heat through and the sweet potato to soften).
    • Serve immediately on flour tortillas and garnish to taste, if desired (some garnish ideas are in the body of the post above). Drizzle with chipotle yogurt sauce.

    Chipotle Yogurt Sauce

    • Combine Greek yogurt, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, lime juice and salt in a small food processor, cover and process until smooth. Add a small amount of milk at a time to thin sauce, if desired (start with 1 tablespoon and add more as necessary until you've reach your desired consistency). Serve over tacos.

    Notes

    • Chipotles in adobo sauce can vary in spice level from tin to tin and brand to brand. Add as little (or as much) as you like to your chipotle yogurt sauce. Remember, it’s easier to add than take away.
    • No salt was added here because the taco seasoning has salt. If you want to add some to taste, go right ahead. Or, if you use a taco seasoning that has no added salt, you may want to add some to taste.

    A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.

    Keyword taco Tuesday dinner, tacos with chickpeas, veggie tacos

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    If you do make this recipe, thank you!! It would mean so much if you could leave a comment below. Love to know how you enjoyed it, and it helps other readers too!

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    Comments

    1. Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop

      May 14, 2020 at 8:50 pm

      5 stars
      These look fabulous! Love that these are so healthy and packed with flavor. That chipotle sauce sounds mmmmmm!

      Reply
      • Dawn - Girl Heart Food

        May 21, 2020 at 4:07 pm

        Thank you very much, Kathy!

        Reply
    2. Marissa

      May 14, 2020 at 1:00 pm

      5 stars
      We’ve been trying to add more meatless meals to our week, but we don’t want to sacrifice flavor. Boy do these tacos fit that bill! So much deliciousness wrapped in a tortilla!

      Reply
      • Dawn - Girl Heart Food

        May 21, 2020 at 4:07 pm

        Thank you, Marissa! Enjoy!

        Reply
    3. Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen

      May 14, 2020 at 12:31 pm

      5 stars
      What a delicious combination for a taco Dawn! I wish I had thought of it! Can’t wait to add these to our menu. Pinned!

      Reply
      • Dawn - Girl Heart Food

        May 21, 2020 at 4:07 pm

        Yay! Enjoy, my friend.

        Reply
    4. David @ Spiced

      May 14, 2020 at 11:18 am

      5 stars
      What a fun way to use chickpeas! I’ve used sweet potatoes in a wrap before, but the chickpeas is a new addition. I like that you let them have the starring role here, too! That chipotle yogurt sauce sounds insane, too! I like my wraps to have a huge punch of flavor, and I suspect these would be a huge hit. Perfect for lunches on the deck on a warm summer day!

      Reply
      • Dawn - Girl Heart Food

        May 21, 2020 at 4:06 pm

        Thank you, David! We love them…and the chipotle sauce! Hope you’re having a lovely week.

        Reply
    5. Alex

      May 14, 2020 at 4:09 am

      5 stars
      These are so delicious – some of my favourite flavours here. And tacos – I mean you cannot go wrong!!

      Reply
      • Dawn - Girl Heart Food

        May 21, 2020 at 4:06 pm

        Thank you very much, Alex.

        Reply
    6. Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen

      May 13, 2020 at 9:50 pm

      5 stars
      I am ALL over these! Chickpeas, sweet potatoes, and tacos are definitely some of my favorite things :). I can’t wait to try this recipe!

      Reply
      • Dawn - Girl Heart Food

        May 21, 2020 at 4:06 pm

        Yay! Thank you, Kelsie. Enjoy!

        Reply
    7. Katherine | Love In My Oven

      May 13, 2020 at 5:21 pm

      5 stars
      Etienne and I kind of joke about vegetarian tacos. I now have to disclose to him when I say we’re having tacos whether they’re “real” tacos or vegetarian tacos, haha! But he does love the vegetarian variety too. And so do I! These look terrific, Dawn!

      Reply
      • Dawn - Girl Heart Food

        May 21, 2020 at 4:05 pm

        Lol…well, these certainly are real. 😉 Thank you so much, Katherine! Hope you try ’em out soon!

        Reply
    8. Jennifer @ Seasons and Suppers

      May 13, 2020 at 11:34 am

      5 stars
      Such a delicious veggie taco idea! So pretty with all the colours and love all the different textures. Great taco night idea!

      Reply
      • Dawn - Girl Heart Food

        May 21, 2020 at 4:05 pm

        Thank you, Jennifer. For sure!

        Reply
    9. [email protected]

      May 13, 2020 at 11:25 am

      5 stars
      I can’t get enough chickpeas these days! These are absolutely perfect for meeting my craving head on!! Have a great day, my friend! xoxo

      Reply
      • Dawn - Girl Heart Food

        May 21, 2020 at 4:04 pm

        Thank you, Annie! XOXO

        Reply

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