Zucchini, onion and smoky chili powder combine together to make a delicious taco filling! All of that gets loaded into a romaine lettuce boat to create a keto taco. Then it’s topped with guacamole, cheese and diced tomatoes for this veggie taco.
Zucchini squash is the star in these vegetarian keto style tacos. The great thing about using zucchini is that it absorbs all the spices in your taco seasoning mix really well.
However, zucchini can sometimes get a little water logged if it’s not cooked properly. The trick here is to get your pan smoking hot and to not salt the zucchini until after it’s been browned. Once you add salt, all the moisture will be drawn out which will stop the zucchini from browning.
Adding in the onion, garlic and pepper takes the flavor to another level. Since the ingredients already have tons of flavor, all you have to do is follow the easy steps below for a quick and tasty dinner!
Keto Zucchini Tacos
Ingredients
- 1 ½ tbsp avocado oil
- 2 cups zucchini or yellow squash peeled and diced into 1 inch cubes
- 1 small red onion finely chopped
- 1 whole habanero or jalapeno pepper seeded and finely chopped
- 2-3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tbsp taco seasoning mix (recipe below)
- 1 head romaine lettuce (or 4 low-carb tortillas)
- salt and pepper to taste
Taco Seasoning Mix
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- ½ tbsp brown sugar alternative
- ½ tbsp onion powder
- ½ tbsp ground coriander
- ½ tbsp ground oregano
Instructions
- Add 1 tbsp of the avocado oil to a heavy skillet and heat on medium high heat
- Once pan is heated up, add zucchini to pan and let it cook on one side for a couple of minutes until it's golden brown (don't add any salt to the pan yet, we don't want to draw moisture out of the zucchini because it won't brown properly)
- Flip zucchini over and brown on the other side for another couple of minutes
- Once the other side has browned, add the onion and pepper to the pan and saute for 2 minutes
- Next, move the heat to low and add the rest of the avocado oil, the garlic, and salt and pepper
- Saute that together for 30 seconds then add the taco seasoning mix to the pan
- Stir to combine everything and taste for seasoning before serving
- To serve, take 2 romaine lettuce leaves stacked on top of each other to create a boat and add some of the zucchini filling then pile on your favorite taco toppings!
