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    Home » Recipes » Global Recipes

    Easy Vegan Quesadillas or Soft Tacos

    Published: Jan 7, 2019 · Updated: Aug 2, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

    quesadillasThese vegan quesadillas and soft tacos are easy, quick accompaniments to serve with soups and salads. Feel free to add your own variations to the recipe! They can also be served with heartier dishes such as chilies or casseroles for families with hearty appetites.

    A quesadilla is a sort of Mexican grilled cheese sandwich in a flour tortilla. Soft tacos are also made with flour tortillas and offer a nice departure from the more familiar crisp corn tortilla tacos. Melted cheese is the common denominator of quesadillas, as it helps everything hold together. For our plant-based purposes, I recommend Daiya vegan shredded cheese, which tastes the cheesiest (and is also soy-free) or Follow Your Heart vegan cheese (soy based). Cheese is not absolutely necessary in soft tacos, especially if using refried beans, which also serve to bind the ingredients together. Here are the basics:

    Quesadillas

    If you’re making only one or two quesadillas, you can cook them on a griddle, but if you need several servings, this can become time consuming, defeating the purpose of making this quick dish. Here’s a way to make several at a time in the oven: Sprinkle a modest amount of  grated vegan cheese over each tortilla (use 8-inch, soft-taco size tortillas). Arrange any other ingredients over the surface. Sprinkle with a little more cheese, and cover with another tortilla.

    Arrange the quesadillas on a  nonstick baking sheet or two, and bake in a preheated 400°F. oven until the tortillas becomes lightly golden and crisp on the outside, about 12 to 15 minutes; Cut each quesadilla into 4 equal wedges. Allowing 2 to 4 wedges per serving, depending on appetite, and eat out of hand.

    Soft Tacos

    Spread desired filling on one half of each tortilla, being careful not to overfill, then sprinkle with vegan cheese, if desired. Arrange on individual plates. Heat each serving briefly in the microwave (about 1 minute) or preheated 400°F. oven (about 5 minutes) to melt the cheese, then fold over. Eat at once with a knife and fork or cut into 2 wedges and eat out of hand.

    Fillings

    Aside from vegan cheese and/or refried beans, here are some suggestions for filling quesadillas or soft tacos. Two, or at most three, items per quesadilla or soft taco is sufficient:

    • Cooked fresh or thawed frozen corn kernels
    • Thinly sliced tomato
    • Sliced black olives
    • Very thinly sliced green or red bell pepper strips
    • Green chilies (canned or fresh, seeded and minced)
    • Black beans
    • Wilted mushrooms (wild mushrooms are especially good)
    • Wilted spinach or Swiss Chard
    • Thinly sliced baked sweet potato
    • Salsa (red or green)
    • Thinly sliced tomatillos

    More

    Make sure to explore the entire Veg Kids and Teens page on VegKitchen for lots of easy, healthy recipes for vegetarian and vegan kids and teens.

    Find lots more tortilla recipes in A Southwestern Supper.

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    Comments

    1. Anthony says

      February 10, 2011 at 4:17 pm

      If you like, you can have a chocolate cupcake with avocado butter cream frosting as a dessert. Check the recipe out and you will like it!
      http://www.fourgreensteps.com/community/recipes/desserts-a-goodies-/chocolate-avocado-cupcakes-with-avocado-buttercream-frosting

    2. Nava says

      February 10, 2011 at 4:26 pm

      Anthony, these vegan cupcakes look amazing! Can I run this recipe and photo on VegKitchen and link back to your site. These look easy (my kind of baking recipe) and so pretty...

    3. Lori says

      June 14, 2011 at 10:16 am

      Daiya vegan "cheese" is also an excellent choice. Thanks for your yummy recipes, Nava! I use your recipes several times a week. 🙂

    4. Nava says

      June 14, 2011 at 10:24 am

      I agree, Lori. Daiya is now my favorite vegan cheese. It has a great melt and since it comes shredded, you can't beat the convenience!

    5. Mellanie says

      August 05, 2014 at 2:20 pm

      These recipes look delish... I like Daiya cheese also. Was vegetarian for 12 years, vegan for only past 4 months. It has been a very difficult transition for me. I have always loved cheese and could eat my weight in cheese it was so delicious. I rarely miss it anymore, but when I do I break out the Daiya cheese shreds & the gluten free crust and make up a nice little pizza for myself. Hmmm I do miss the crunch and gooeyness of a great grilled cheese though. LOL

    6. Rochelle says

      September 24, 2015 at 11:56 am

      Easy Vegan Quesadillas or Soft Tacos
      Is there a way to have this recipe have all the nutrition facts? Esp. Calories, Protein, Carbs and so on. Or am I just not finding it on the page.

    7. Nava says

      September 24, 2015 at 4:01 pm

      Hi Rochelle — this is more of a "how to" rather than a formal recipe, so it would vary somewhat depending on what specific ingredients are used. You could go to MyFitnessPal and input the precise ingredients you decide to use, to come up with the nutrition facts.

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