Grilled Vegan Jackfruit Tacos
These easy grilled vegan jackfruit tacos are a delicious summer recipe that is infused with flavor and paired with our homemade vegan BBQ sauce.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 575kcal
Ingredients
BBQ Dry Rub (or use store bought)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
Vegan BBQ Sauce (or use store bought)
- 1 recipe homemade vegan BBQ sauce
Jackfruit Tacos
- 2 20 oz cans green jackfruit
- 2 tablespoon high heat oil (like canola or grapeseed)
- 8 corn tortillas (can use flour or tostada shells)
Optional Toppings
- sliced avocado
- shredded red cabbage
- cilantro
- limes
- vegan feta cheese
Instructions
- Preheat grill over high heat (400-500 degrees).
- Combine all the seasoning for the BBQ dry rub together in a small bowl. Set Aside.
- Make BBQ sauce according to directions. Set Aside.
- Drain and rinse your canned jackfruit. Cut off the hard pieces off the ends of each piece of jackfruit. Add jackfruit to a large bowl.
- Drizzle oil across and very gently combine. Sprinkle the dry rub across and very gently combine. Push 5-6 pieces of seasoned jackfruit onto a skewer. Repeat until no pieces of jackfruit remain.
- Place skewers onto grill and cook for 3-4 minutes. Carefully flip and then cook another 3-4 minutes.
- After cooked, push the jackfruit off the skewers and into the BBQ sauce. Stir together. It’s ok with the jackfruit breaks apart here in the sauce.
- Cook for 20 minutes, stirring often. Turn down heat if it starts to stick.
- Remove from the burner and add jackfruit and sauce to a plate. Using two forks shred the jackfruit.
- Add shredded jackfruit taco shells with any additional toppings desired.
Notes
*See post for notes
Nutrition
Serving: 2tacos | Calories: 575kcal | Carbohydrates: 124g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 794mg | Potassium: 560mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 365IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 197mg | Iron: 2mg