Spicy Chickpea Lettuce Wraps are filled with Mexican Chickpeas, corn, avocado, salsa, cheese, sour cream, jalapeños and finished off with a squeeze of lime. These are more of a vegetarian lettuce tacos that are healthy, filling and customizable - Perfect vegetarian taco Tuesday recipe!
It all began with this AMAZING Chickpea Tacos.
- Quick <--- uses canned garbanzo beans
- Easy <--- about 5-7 minutes on the stovetop
- Great vegetarian option
- Healthy
- So flavorful
- Spicy
- Great lunch / dinner idea
Just look at these ingredients - So fresh. So delicious. So good for you.
Heres what goes into my CHICKPEA LETTUCE WRAPS-
- Fresh, crisp lettuce cups
- Spicy chickpea
- Sweet corn
- Avocado
- Salsa
- Cheese
- Sour cream
- Jalapeños
- A squeeze of lime
I told ya, all good things in here!
How to make Vegetarian taco lettuce wraps?
Step-1: Make Mexican chickpeas, cool.
Step-2: Assemble all other ingredients.
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Step-3: Load up a lettuce wrap and eat.
Done and DONE.
Customize:
More Spicy - Add some chopped jalapeños along with onion and garlic when making the chickpeas and increase the cayenne pepper. Also, use a spicy salsa.
Less Spicy - Skip the cayenne and use a mild salsa.
Use as much or as little corn / avocado / cheese / sour cream / salsa / jalapeños
Is it chickpeas or garbanzo beans?
Both chickpeas and garbanzo beans refer to the same beans and both names are used interchangeably. So, these can also be called Garbanzo Bean Lettuce Wraps.
These spicy vegetarian lettuce wraps use canned chickpeas, which makes it a great great weeknight dinner idea when you are running short of time yet want to eat healthy. Have you checked my collection of canned chickpeas recipes?
Not a fan of lettuce wraps? Just chop up lettuce and make into a salad instead ---> A spicy vegetarian lettuce taco for the win!
Chickpea Taco Lettuce wraps
Ingredients
Spice Mixture
- 1 teaspoon each chili powder, coriander powder and paprika
- ½ teaspoon each cumin powder, dried oregano and salt
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper powder, or more if you like it spicy
Taco Chickpeas
- 2 tablepsoons vegetable oil
- ½ cup finely chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 x 15.5 ounce can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained, rinsed and patted dry
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
Lettuce Wraps
- 6 to 8 lettuce leaves ( Iceberg, Romaine or Iceberg)
- 1 ripe avocado, sliced or chopped
- ¾ cup salsa or pico de gallo
- ¾ cup shredded cheddar
- ½ cup cooked corn
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ chopped cilantro
- sliced jalapenos, as required
Instructions
Make spice mixture
- Stir all spice mixture ingredients together in a small bowl.
Make Taco Chickpeas
- Heat vegetable oil in a medium non-stick skillet over medium heat.
- Saute onion and garlic for 1-2 minutes, until onions are translucent.
- Add chickpeas and spice mixture. Cook, stirring occasionally for 3-5 minutes, until spices are toasted well.
- Take off heat and stir in lime juice and cilantro.
Assemble Chickpea Taco Lettuce Wraps
- Spoon few tablespoons of the taco chickpeas into each lettuce cups and top with some avocado, salsa, cheddar, corn, sour cream, cilantro and jalapeños slices (as much as you'd like).
To serve as a salad
- Tear lettuce into bite sized pieces and toss everything together.
Notes
Nutrition
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Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats
I am seriously drooling!! It’s like I can almost taste the spicy chickpeas in the crisp lettuce. Mmmmm great for Meatless Monday’s!!
Maria Doss
Totally. thanks Kelly:)
Katherine | Love In My Oven
I love lettuce wraps! The spicy chickpeas are a great idea - such a fresh meal!
Hashmanis
Oh goodness! I can’t wait to make these! love it Hashmanis
Maria Doss
You are so sweet, thanks hun:)