MorningStar Farms provided free product for this post. The thoughts and opinions expressed in this blog post are my own. Roasted Vegetable & Black Bean Tacos made with MorningStar Farms Spicy Black Bean Burgers and served with Avocado Crema. Meatless, healthy & delicious! I have four of the cutest boys around. They light up my world and I’m grateful for them every day, even the hard days. 😉 My pregnancies weren’t challenging, like I know some women’s can be. But I did gain weight with every single baby. For some reason, I had a difficult time losing it. While many of my friends were losing weight from nursing alone, that NEVER worked for me! My body always held on tight to those extra 15 pounds.
We all know that saying “abs are made in the kitchen” right?? Well, it’s true. It’s 20% gym and 80% what you eat. Um, yikes!! So, yeah. I’m a food blogger and a total foodie. Food is a huge part of my life. I just love it! So… what’s a person who loves food supposed to do to lose weight? Here’s my answer: MorningStar Farms products.
MorningStar Farms helped me lose weight after every single one of my babies. No joke! They have also helped me keep the weight off, too. Their burger patties are my go-to lunch and have been for years. I’ve tried just about every one of their flavors, and made them into many different meals, whether it’s keeping them in patty form or cutting them up and putting them in salads, wraps, or tacos – like these!
I just tried the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger and LOVED it. MorningStar Farms has over 12 veggie burger products that are full of protein. I think my favorite are the Spicy Black Bean Veggie Burgers. They have tons of flavor and I find that they go well with just about everything.
I love that they’re meatless, too! I try to make meatless dinners one or two nights a week. MorningStar Farms makes it easy to eat smart, whether you go meatless every day, or every now and then.
These “out-of-the-bun” creations, aka Roasted Vegetable & Black Bean Tacos, are full of vegetables and healthy proteins. Not to mention FLAVOR! I love roasting vegetables because it brings out the best flavor in them. Add in Spicy Black Bean Burgers, feta cheese, cilantro and an avocado sauce, and you have the world’s best dinner! Your family won’t guess that it’s meatless or healthy!
Ingredients
- 3 MorningStar Farms Spicy Black Bean Burger patties
- 1 zucchini diced
- 1 cup fresh mushrooms sliced
- 1/2 sweet onion diced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 1/2 tsp. cumin
- 2 avocados halved, pitted and flesh removed
- 1 5-oz container plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 1-2 tsp. fresh lime juice
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- reduced-fat feta cheese crumbled
- cilantro for topping
- small flour tortillas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400º F. Combine zucchini, mushrooms, onion and cherry tomatoes on a large baking sheet.
- Mix together olive oil, garlic powder, salt and cumin in a small bowl. Drizzle over veggies. Toss with your hands until veggies are covered. Push veggies to one side and place frozen burgers on the baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes, turning veggies and patties throughout cooking.
- While your vegetables and patties bake, mash avocados in a medium sized bowl. Add Greek yogurt, lime juice and salt.
- When veggies are tender and burger patties are golden brown, pull from oven. Carefully slice up burgers into chunks and place on tortillas. Add roasted veggies. Sprinkle with feta cheese and cilantro. Top with avocado crema sauce. Devour and enjoy!
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I love their Mediterranean Chickpea Burgers and Garden Veggie Patties.
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What a great idea to use a burger patty in a taco! These look awesome.
That looks absolutely delicious. The avocado cream sounds like it would be an exceptionally versatile item.
Blessings, Catherine.
The morning star origianl veggie burger is my favorite and they are great on the bbq too.
I love the Morningstar farms Chipotle Black Bean Burgers, they are my favorite. So tasty!
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I like the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger.
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I would love the Baja Black Bean Pizza.
I tweeted https://twitter.com/miainthewoods/status/499031146173579264
I love their Garden Burgers….and their breakfast sausages 🙂
The Black bean burger taco is my new favorite!
We loooove the Spicy Black Bean burgers. I’d also love to try the new Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza.
These look delicious! I love their black bean burger patties…so quick and easy!
My favorite is the MorningStar Farms® Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza!!
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We love their tomato basil burgers. Delish! Never tried the black bean burgers but your picture just makes the dish look so darn appealing that I will definitely make it. Thanks!
Could go for some Parmesan Garlic Wings right now
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These tacos look delicious. I am always looking for new taco recipes and this one is definitely going to be tried next.
I love their veggie burgers!!
I love the chipotle black bean burgers. Yum!
Yum, I love this black bean burgers. I eat a lot of them 😀 So, I can’t wait to try them with roasted vegetables. Pinning
These look so good, Jen! I love me a good taco, but I wouldn’t have thought to make them with burger patties like this. I’ll have to try it (and that crema too)! Great recipe!
Gorgeous tacos, Jen! I love roasted veggies and they sound amazing with the avocado crema and black bean burger patties. The black bean burgers have always been my favorite!
I’ve never tried any of their products. Our small-town stores don’t carry them; I’ll have to look for them when I go to the city. 🙂
What a great way to use the burgers in a new way! You really know who to make something stand by new and exciting. That avocado crema, have mercy!
This looks absolutely amazing! I bet I could even get my meat lovin hubby to eat these tacos.
My hubby loved them, Jen! I hope yours does too! Thanks for stopping by!! xo!
My favorite MorningStar Farms product is definitely the buffalo wings, they are delicious and my whole family enjoys them! We love to incorporate their items into weekday meals with salad and baked potatoes.
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i am so craving mexican right now… these tacos look delicious!
Yummy! I’m gonna go get me some Morning Star black bean burgers.
hi, i love their garden veggi burger & breakfast links. thanks so much for the chance to win
Looks so fresh Jen! Yummers!
I like the roasted garlic & quinoa burgers.
I would love to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger!
Thanks for the chance to win!
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I have not tried them yet but I would like to try the Spicy Black Bean Burger.
i haven’t tried them yet but i’m pretty sure i’d love the Buffalo Chik Patties
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haven’t tried them yet but i want to try the buffalo chik patties most [email protected]
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I have not tried any yet but the Buffalo Chik Patties look good.
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I like MorningStar Farms Grillers California Turk’y Burger.
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Our favorite are the Original Sausage Patties.
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I like the Morningstar Farm crumbles. You can make sloppy joes, tacos and chili 🙂
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i want to try Buffalo Chik Patties
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I’d like to try the Baja Black Bean Pizza. I love Morningstar products and have used them in a variety of recipes.
I’ve always been a big fan of the breakfast strips. I like to make them on Sunday morning. You have to be careful not to overcook them.
My favorite is their black bean burgers! So good!!!
I tweeted under twitter id @yarbr012 https://twitter.com/yarbr012/status/474704361398886400!
I’d like to try the Buffalo CHick PAtties.
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I have had the Morningstar Farms Chik Patties before and I love them! Great chicken substitute! They taste just like it!! Would love to try the buffalo flavor patties.
I would like to try their buffalo chicken patties.
Parmesan garlic.
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I love the veggie sausage patties. They make for an excellent breakfast sandwich!
I would try Mediterranean chickpea pizza first!
I have never had the opportunity to try Morning Star products as of yet. I really want to try the Morningstar Farms® Mediterranean Chickpea Burger.
I tweeted.
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I want to try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger
Great photos, very colorful. I’d like to try these.
I love the veggie patties!
I’d love the Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza & Spicy Black Bean burgers!
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MorningStar Farms® Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza
The buffalo chik patties look yummy!
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I like Morningstar Farms Grillers Original and Veggie Scramble with Cheese.
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I want to try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger
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I’d try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger first.
Have to try your tacos! I, for years, have eaten their hot & spicy “sausage” probably 3-4 times a week…on the way to work. Neat, tidy & delish. Another favorite here is the original burger topped with fried egg & the ubiquitous cheese on a bagel thin for dinner. thanks for the recipe!
I love MorningStar Farm spicy black bean veggie burgers the best. Thanks for the opportunity to enter.
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The Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza….soooo good!
The MorningStar Farms Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza is yummy 🙂
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I like the Baja Black Bean Pizza
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The Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza sounds really tasty.
I really want to try the MorningStar Farms® Baja Black Bean Pizza!
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As a vegetarian, I love TONS of these products. SOME of my favs include the following: Morningstar Farms® Chik Patties® Original, Morningstar Farms® Chik’n Nuggets, MorningStar Farms® Grillers Prime® Veggie Burgers, and Morningstar Farms® Hickory BBQ Riblets.
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/510434919215296512
The Morningstar Farms Original Grillers are my choice
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The only one I’ve tried is the veggie burger but I would like to try the Parmesan Garlic Wings.
The Parmesan Garlic Wings are my favorite.
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The black bean burgers are the best. They are so versatile to add to pasta, salads, or casseroles or to just have a grilled burger.
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I’d love the Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza!
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I like the MorningStar Farms Buffalo Chik Patties
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I would love to try their veggie patties and Chipotle Black Bean Burger
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Morningstar Farms® Mushroom Lover’s Burger sound yummy
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I would love to try the Buffalo Chik Patties first because we love spicy food and I could use this over a salad.
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