Photos of Butternut Squash and Mushroom Tacos Recipe
How To Make Butternut Squash and Mushroom Tacos
Whip up a unique and flavorful lunch meal with our loaded tacos recipe! It comes with tender squash, mushroom, and lime crema for a tasteful dish.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Tacos:
- 2tbspolive oil,divided
- 2cupsbutternut squash,finely diced, about ½ of a large butternut squash, peeled and seeded
- 8ozbaby bella,or button mushrooms, finely diced
- 1serrano pepper,stem removed, thinly sliced
- 3garlic cloves,peeled, thinly sliced
- ½tspsea salt
- ¼tspblack pepper,freshly-ground
- ⅛tspground cumin
- corn tortillas
- fresh cilantro,chopped, diced white onions, lime wedges, crumbled cotija cheese, for serving
For Chipotle Lime Crema:
- ½cupGreek yogurt,or sour cream
- 1chipotle chile in adobo sauce
- 1garlic clove
- 1tbsplime juice
- salt,pinch
Instructions
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Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large sauté pan.
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Add the butternut squash, then sauté for 6 to 8 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.
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Transfer the squash to a separate plate using a slotted spoon, then set aside.
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Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to the sauté pan.
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Add the mushrooms and serrano, and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes or until the mushrooms are cooked.
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Add the garlic, then sauté for an additional 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
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Stir the butternut squash in with the mushrooms, then season with salt, pepper and cumin to taste.
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Remove from heat and set aside.
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Warm the tortillas for a few seconds each in the skillet.
Chipotle Lime Crema:
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Add the yogurt, chipotle chile, garlic, lime juice, and salt to a food processor blender. Pulse until combined.
To Assemble:
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Layer two corn tortillas together, then top with some of the butternut mixture.
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Sprinkle with cilantro, white onions, and a sneeze of lime, if desired.
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Drizzle with the crema, serve, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 232.57kcal
- Fat: 5.87g
- Saturated Fat: 1.43g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.30g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.51g
- Carbohydrates: 45.04g
- Fiber: 1.25g
- Sugar: 39.01g
- Protein: 2.58g
- Cholesterol: 3.19mg
- Sodium: 307.41mg
- Calcium: 76.67mg
- Potassium: 260.72mg
- Iron: 0.79mg
- Vitamin A: 325.67µg
- Vitamin C: 20.28mg
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