Vegan Cheesy Gordita Crunch
We'll show you how easy it is to make a vegan cheesy gordita crunch! The Taco Bell copycat recipe veganized tastes even better than the original!
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 cheesy gordita crunch
Calories: 355kcal
For the gordita crunch
- 1 sweet onion, diced
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 12 oz frozen vegan meatless crumbles (see post for plant based sub ideas)
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning, divided
- 8 taco size flour tortilla shells (use our homemade tortilla recipe for more authentic version)
- 8 crunchy taco shells
- 2 cups shredded lettuce
- 1 cup vegan cheddar cheese shreads
- vegan ranch (add sriracha to taste to make spicy)
- other optional topping, see post for ideas
For the Gordita Crunches
Chop onions and garlic.
Add oil to a skillet over medium low heat. Saute onions for 2-3 minutes or until softened.
Add garlic and half of the taco seasoning. Stir together and cook for 1 minute.
Add meatless crumbles and sprinkle remaining taco seasoning over top and stir. Cook for 4-5 minutes (or according to package instructions if longer than this). Remove from heat.
Lay a flour tortilla down. Spread nacho cheese across the entire thing.
Inside of a crunchy shell add ⅛th of the skillet meat mixture. Top with spicy ranch, lettuce and vegan cheese shreds and any optional toppings.
Place the crunchy shell in the middle of the soft shell. Fold up and hold until it acts as a glue.
Repeat with remaining shells and Enjoy
*We encourage you to read these the FAQs in the post
*See post for notes about Top 8 Allergy Free variation
**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates.
Serving: 1taco | Calories: 355kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 846mg | Potassium: 307mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 476IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 124mg | Iron: 4mg