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Easy vegan fajitas

August 15, 2020 by Ania - 22

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After a few days of unbearable heat around these parts, the temperature has come back down and there is a nice gentle breeze in the air again. I’m glad, as even though I love warm weather, that was a bit much, especially when you are stuck in a city and no longer live by the sea. Had the weather not calmed down a bit, all I could manage today would be another salad recipe but luckily putting the oven on is no longer torture and so I have a way more exciting recipe for you today, for vegan ‘chicken’ fajitas.

While this recipe can be done on the stove top, the mushrooms in particular benefit from being baked. Initially, I started off baking the mushrooms and sizzling the onions and peppers in a pan separately, but then I had a brainwave and decided to combine the two and bake them instead. This way is so much more straight forward and convenient. It makes it perfect midweek dinner material or low effort entertaining that doesn’t leave you so exhausted preparing the meal that you end up not really enjoying the evening. Or maybe that’s just me. I sometimes feel so much pressure for everything to be spot on and for everyone to enjoy the food that all that mental fretting leaves me drained. Although I am working on cutting myself some slack more and more often and I am happy to report that it really does work wonders on one’s mood.

So these vegan fajitas are really super easy to make. All you need to do is to chop up some onion and peppers roughly. Then place them and some oyster mushrooms on a large baking tray and coat in a marinade fragrant with spices. Leave the ingredients to marinate for a few hours if you can or shove into the oven straight way if you are too hungry to wait. Then wait half an hour for the oven to do its magic and that’s it, YOU ARE DONE!

Use shop-bought tortillas (I obviously made my own cos my perfectionism is only curable up to a point ๐Ÿ˜‰ ), vegan sour cream, a ripe avocado, some fresh coriander and a squeeze of lime and enjoy. Don’t forget about some chilled summer ale (if you are that way inclined) and both YOU and your guests will be a bunch of happy bunnies. An al fresco consumption method is highly recommended but not a non-negotiable…Hope you’ll enjoy these as much as we have!

PS: If you make my vegan fajitas, donโ€™t forget to tag me on Instagram as @lazycatkitchen and use the #lazycatkitchen hashtag. I love seeing your takes on my recipes!

vegan fajitas ingredients

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5.00 from 6 votes
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  • serves: 3-4
  • prep: 20 min
  • cooking: 40 min

Ingredients

FILLING

  • 60 ml / ยผ cup olive oil*
  • 35 ml / 2ยฝ tbsp soy sauce or tamari (for GF version) or ยพ tsp salt
  • 30-45 ml / 2-3 tbsp lime juice, adjust to taste (I like 3 tbsp)
  • 2 tsp maple syrup
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely grated
  • 1ยผ tsp ground cumin
  • 1ยผ tsp smoked paprika
  • ยผ tsp black pepper
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, to taste
  • 1 red bell pepper, thickly sliced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, thickly sliced
  • 1 red onion, thickly sliced
  • 300 g / 10ยฝ oz oyster mushrooms
  • 8 soft tortillas* (corn for GF version), kept warm

REMAINING INGREDIENTS

  • avocado or guacamole
  • vegan sour cream, homemade or shop-bought
  • small bunch of coriander
  • lime wedges

Method

  1. Make the marinade by combining the first 9 ingredients together. Mix really well.
  2. Put all of the pepper and onion slices on a large, deep, baking tray (like this). Add the mushrooms, tearing bigger ones into smaller pieces with your hands.
  3. Coat everything in the marinade and set aside for as long as you can, but you can bake straight away too, if you wish.
  4. Preheat the oven to 200ยฐ C / 390ยฐ F.
  5. Bake the mushrooms and peppers for about 15 minutes, giving everything a good stir and then increase the temperature 225ยฐ C / 435ยฐ F to bake for another 20-25 minutes, until all juices bake out and the ingredients get a nice char.

ASSEMBLY

  1. Assemble your fajitas by putting a generous amount of filling at the bottom of each tortilla. Finish off with chopped avocado, vegan sour cream, fresh coriander and a squeeze of lime and a dash of Tabasco (if liked).

Notes

*You can get away with less oil if you are seeking an even healthier option – I would recommend 30 ml / 2 tbsp at the very least – although using veggie stock instead of oil will work also. Oil adds flavour, makes the marinade stick to the ingredients better and locks in moisture.

**I made my own corn tortillas. In the interest of keeping this recipe short and sweet and knowing there there are shop-bought tortillas available (like these, for example), I have not included the tortilla making process in the recipe but if there is enough interest I am happy to publish it separately.

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This recipe has been written by Ania. She is the cook, stylist and photographer behind Lazy Cat Kitchen. You can read about her journey into food blogging here. You can also check her out on Pinterest and Instagram.

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  1. Jennie Taylor says

    August 15, 2020 at 7:15 pm

    Sound lush – can’t wait to try them. And yes please to the homemade GF tortilla recipe! They don’t sell them where I live….

    Reply
    • Ania says

      August 15, 2020 at 8:21 pm

      Thanks, I hope you’ll enjoy them! I will do very soon! Ania

      Reply
  2. Polly says

    August 15, 2020 at 7:51 pm

    Hi, could you please indeed share also your recipe for tortillas? I was already hoping to find it in this fajitas recipe. =)

    Reply
    • Ania says

      August 15, 2020 at 8:21 pm

      I will do. There is quite a lot of detail to explain and I really wanted this recipe to be nice and simple. Ania

      Reply
  3. Suzanne says

    August 15, 2020 at 7:59 pm

    These look so delicious, Iโ€™m looking forward to making them! I would love your recipe for the corn tortillas as my husband is GF so we eat a lot corn tortillas; we would like to make them and know your recipe would be a winner! Thanks for sharing your awesome recipes, we enjoy them! Cheers!

    Reply
    • Ania says

      August 15, 2020 at 8:25 pm

      Thanks Suzanne, I hope you’ll enjoy them. I will publish it soon, promise! x Ania

      Reply
  4. Carol says

    August 15, 2020 at 9:30 pm

    Yes, I too, would like to see your recipe for GF tortillas. I don’t trust packaged GF. I have to make it myself.

    Reply
    • Ania says

      August 16, 2020 at 1:42 pm

      Thanks Carol, I will publish them as a separate recipe. Ania

      Reply
  5. Andreea says

    August 16, 2020 at 7:37 am

    Look so Good! Do you recommend anything else to replace the mushroom with? My son does not really like the mushrooms (was thinking at tempeh maybe)

    Reply
    • Ania says

      August 16, 2020 at 1:42 pm

      Thank you! Tempeh won’t quite give you the same texture. I would opt out for young jackfruit (like in this recipe), eggplant or perhaps batons of tofu. Hope this helps! Ania

      Reply
  6. no makeup says

    August 16, 2020 at 8:57 am

    These look so delicious, Iโ€™m looking forward to making them!

    Reply
    • Ania says

      August 16, 2020 at 1:43 pm

      Great, I hope you’ll enjoy them as much as we did! Ania

      Reply
  7. Carolyn says

    August 18, 2020 at 5:35 am

    Made these last night and they were fantastic – we cooked them on the grill (in a cast iron pan) because itโ€™s been too hot to turn on the oven:) My husband and son both said this is an instant classic! Will be part of our regular rotation. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Ania says

      August 18, 2020 at 1:33 pm

      Thatโ€™s fantastic to hear, Carolyn! Thanks so much for taking the time to let me and other readers know that they were such a hit in your household. Ania

      Reply
  8. Elle says

    August 18, 2020 at 8:11 pm

    This was really good! I love the texture of the mushrooms. Thank you for the recipe ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Ania says

      August 19, 2020 at 10:55 am

      I’m so happy to hear that. And thank you for letting me know that you enjoyed them, Elle! Ania

      Reply
  9. Jenny, The Blender Guide says

    August 22, 2020 at 4:54 pm

    I love it. Vgean and delicious looking. And I really like the bake method. Much easier and healthier than frying.

    Reply
    • Ania says

      August 22, 2020 at 6:58 pm

      Thanks so much, Jenny! I’m so pleased to hear you loved this dish so much. We love it too, it’s become a staple in our house ever since I come up with this recipe. x Ania

      Reply
  10. Bridget says

    September 13, 2020 at 11:10 pm

    Love this recipe! Checks all the boxes- short list of on-hand ingredients, minimal prep work and easy clean up- whatโ€™s not to love ? Most importantly- delicious meal that pleases the entire family- yay! So happy to have found this site

    Reply
    • Ania says

      September 14, 2020 at 8:49 pm

      I’m so delighted to hear that, Bridget. Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know that you enjoyed my recipe and I’m equally happy that you have stumbled upon my blog. I hope you’ll find other recipes just as enjoyable. Ania

      Reply
  11. Kristin says

    September 27, 2020 at 4:10 pm

    these were so delicious and easy! i love one pan meals, and the flavor combo was so good.

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    • Ania says

      September 27, 2020 at 7:51 pm

      Thanks so much, Kristin, that’s so nice to hear. And thank you for taking the time to let me know that you enjoyed this dish – much appreciated. Ania

      Reply

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