I love Mexican food so much and I have to say that meatless burrito or taco seemed pretty impossible to make at first. It took me a few attempts to make the meatless mixture in a way that it would be just as good as the meaty one. Even my husband who is a meat lover loves these! It’s all about the spices and textures.
My not so secret ingredient in this recipes is smoked paprika. Without it it’s just not the same. I have cheated it before when I run out and I used a teaspoon of bbq sauce. It was almost as tasty. You can do both for extra flavour!
In the tortilla wrap I added some rice, jalapeño peppers and vegan cheese. I served my burritos with guacamole, tortilla chips and corn on the hob.

Prep Time | 5 minutes |
Cook Time | 20 minutes |
Servings |
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- 2 cups cooked lentils ideally pre soaked overnight or you can buy a tin or a packet
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes or tomato paste
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 3 cloves garlic
- half tsp cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
Ingredients
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- Chopp and sweat the onions. Add the cooked lentils and chopped tomatoes. Add the spices and herbs and leave to simmer. Add garlic, salt and pepper and serve over rice in a tortilla wrap. if you like add jalapeño peppers and cheese of your choice (I used red Leicester type vegan cheese).
Great the recipe! It smelt amazing.
Thank you! It didn’t look that great but at least she ate it which is success!