As requested, here is the recipe for the "meatless taco salad"  that I came up with.  Keep in mind that I guessed on the measurements, cause I dont usually measure stuff when I cook lol.  You can adjust the amounts of spices to suit your tastes though. 


1 tbsp oil (I just sprayed the skillet with cooking spray and it worked fine)
1 white or yellow onion, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
handful of chopped cilantro
1 package ground beef subsitute (soy crumbles) -I use morningstar farms grilled burger style, available in frozen section

1 tbsp chilli powder (hot or mild)
1 tsp salt
pepper to taste
1 tsp cumin
pinch oregano
1-2 cans refried beans ( I usually make it with 2 cause it makes a lot, and the "meat" mixture freezes quite well)
1/2 cup cheddar cheese (shredded)

Salad toppings:

lettuce
tomatoes
cheddar cheese
olives
sour cream (I use greek yogurt)
salsa

Directions:

Heat oiled skillet (or sprayed with cooking spray) over medium-high heat
add onions, saute until translucent
add tomatoes, cilantro and garlic, saute 1 minute more
add soy crumbles, breaking up with a wooden sppon if there are big chunks
add chilli powder, salt, pepper, cumin, oregano

reduce heat to med-low and cook for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally

Meanwhile. heat refried beans... if using canned, add 1/2 cup of skim milk and stir well
stir cheese into beans

when both beans and soy crumble mixture are heated through, combine together

To serve, I put about 1/2 cup of the bean/"meatless" mixture into my bowl,
then add lettuce, a couple sliced olives, a sprinkle of cheese, and top it off with salsa and a dollop of greek yogurt.

I figured it out, and it has about 19 grams of protein, 170 calories, 19 grams of carbs, and 8 grams of fat.  
I use fat free refried beans and find they work perfectly.


***Also, the "meat" and bean mixture works really well as a dip at parties too!)

Thank you Dustin. That sounds wonderful. I'm going to try it this weekend. I so love refried beans and it's true, the fat free ones are just as good.

Cheers to you!   (these are protein shakes, not beer)

Oh my god that sounds soooo good! I wish I was home to cook!!

I was actually surprised with how good it turned out LOL...  sometimes I make these concoctions and they are just a mess, but this one is definitely a keeper!

mm.sounds good .thanks Brenda in TX .

mmmm.I make soy meat tacos all the time!!  You just made me REAL hungry!!!

Other than seafood, I find myself becoming a vegetarian... meat just is not appealing to me much anymore.   Even turkey and chicken is starting to make me sick.  this is all  so new to me cause pre-surgery i LOVED beef and chicken and all that meat, but now, yuck!  I've been really amazed with how good the soy products actually taste :)

This is so true....and a great option for our fellow animals :-)

I have soy and Tufu down to a science.....I can make scrambled tofu taste just like scrambled eggs!

OK, you gotta share how to make the scrambled tofu!  I can't handle eggs often, if at all, and I like the taste of them, so I would totally be willing to try scrambling tofu...

This is from Vegandad.

INGREDIENTS - 1 pkg firm tofu - 2 tbsp oil - 1 tsp onion powder - 1 tbsp Dijon mustard - 1/2 tsp tumeric - 1/2 tsp salt - freshly ground white pepper - 1 tbsp nutritional yeast - 1 tbsp soy creamer  
METHOD 1. Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Drain water off the tofu and crumble into the pan. Cook for 3-4 mins, until tofu begins releasing its water. 2. Add the rest of the ingredients except the creamer and mix well. Cook for about 10 mins, stirring regularly, lowering the heat if the tofu begins to stick. The idea here is to let the water evaporate and the tofu firm up. You want to keep the heat high enough to facilitate this evaporation. 3. Add creamer and mix well. Allow some of the liquid to evaporate, then remove from heat. Serve.

To be honest....I stray from most recipes.  I use regualr pepper, no yeast, no mustard, no soy creamer a lot of the time.  You just have to play with it.  I do not even have a set recipe.  Every time I add something different or new.  I would go with a standard recipe at first for sure.  They are all over if you google it.