A delicious dinner of roasted veggies and granola tortillas
I’m not just an emotional baker. No – I’m an emotional cook, emotional student, emotional daughter – the list goes on and on.
I’m in charge of most dinners in my household. The menu changes – sometimes easy meals, sometimes harder meals – based on my schedule. For some reason, it’s usually the easy meals that make me an emotional wreck.
Just this last week, two meals got me all stressed out. & Both were supposed to be easy.
The first was zucchini fritters served on pita bread. You would think making the pita bread would have stressed me out. If it didn’t puff up, how would I serve the fritters? But no – it was just the fact I was running late. One of my dinner guests – ahem – prefers the meal be served at a certain time. I started at a decent time, but I got behind schedule. Before I knew it, I was beyond frazzled.
The next night was even easier – just heat up a few things. I needed a protein – veggie burger, veggie dog, etc. The microwave was occupied, the oven was occupied. Everything was due to be ready and I didn’t have much time. I hastily threw some veggie sausages into a pan and followed the instructions – add 1/4″ of water and allow to evaporate and then cook sausages until browned – or something like that. The water wasn’t evaporating, the cauliflower and potatoes were ready. So, I ditched the water and tried to brown the sausages, but they were just sticking to the pan. Ahh!!! Well, we survived. The meal was served and it really wasn’t so bad after all.
These tacos on the other hand are so easy and so delicious! For some reason, Mexican inspired dishes hardly ever give me trouble. Simply roast some peppers, onions, sweet potatoes. Make an easy granola infused tortilla. Assemble with guacamole and granola.
So why granola? I took the Golden Girl Granola Challenge! Originally, I created the Chocolate Granola Pie, but then I found out I needed to create an entree. You would think I would’ve freaked, but I stayed moderately calm.
You should definitely try these and check out Golden Girl Granola!
- Tortillas:
- 1.5 cups all purpose flour
- ⅓ cup granola, try Golden Girl Granola Forest Maple
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp canola oil
- ½ cup water
- Sweet Potatoes:
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- Veggies:
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 3-4 peppers - red, yellow, green - your choice, sliced
- 1 tbsp canola oil
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- Toppings:
- guacamole
- granola
- Tortillas:
- Mix dry ingredients - flour, granola, baking powder and salt. Stir in oil and water until dough forms. Allow to rest for 15 minutes.
- Heat skillet over medium high heat. Divide dough into 12 pieces. Roll dough into desired shape. Place tortilla in pan. Once it begins to brown, flip. Once all tortillas have cooked wrap in towel to keep them soft.
- Sweet Potatoes:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine sweet potatoes with oil, salt and cinnamon. Spread into one layer. Bake 15 minutes. Stir. Bake an extra 10 minutes, or until tender.
- Veggies:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine peppers and onions with oil, salt and smoked paprika. Spread into one layer. Bake 15 minutes. Stir. Bake an extra 10 minutes, or until tender.
- Assemble:
- Top tortilla with sweet potatoes, veggies, guacamole and sprinkle with granola.
Don’t sweat the small stuff! I often tell my co-workers when they get stressed out that we aren’t working on the cure for cancer (it’s not life and death), which seems to help put things in perspective.
You make your own tortillas! Wow! You put the rest of us to shame. Nothing tastes better than a tortilla hot off the griddle! And granola in tacos? Definitely outside the box thinking! Fun!
I don’t typically make my own tortillas, but it was worth the effort! Thank you!
Oh these veggie tacos look perfect, especially with some guacamole! And I love that you made your own tortillas, too! Looks delicious, Megan!
Thanks Gayle!
I’m in charge of all the meals at my house as well. . and whenever we entertain too. so, I feel for you, sister. sometimes, it’s majorly stressful because you want everything to work out! ok, I love the creativity here with the granola tortillas!!! WOW! love these tacos!
I know what you mean about wanting everything to be perfect. These tacos are easy enough that the stress levels stay pretty low – as long as you don’t worry about perfect circular tortillas. 😉
These tacos look fantastic! I love that you made the tortillas with granola! What a great idea! So easy and perfect for weeknights!
You’re right, Kelly! Thank you 🙂
I love the look of your veggie tacos—and adding granola for a bit of crunch sounds perfect!
Thanks Liz!
I never would have thought to add granola to tacos but I love that idea! Perfect for taco Tuesday!
Absolutely! Thanks Ashley!
Granola tortillas are SHEER genius!! This is awesome!!
Aww – thanks Chelsea!
How genius!!! Can’t wait to try these!
Thanks Rachel! You’ll have to let me know how they turn out 🙂