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April 5, 2011

Chickpea & Mushroom Tacos!

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Good afternoon, friends!

Did anyone else have CRAZY thunderstorms near them last night?! I stupidly had all my windows open and woke up at 3 a.m. to ridiculous rain, thunder, lightning, and CRAZY wind. Windows were promptly closed 🙂

In other news — I love tacos, a lot.

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These tacos have been the gift that keeps on giving! On Sunday night, Matt was really in the mood for tacos, so while I was busy studying flash cards (for my Biochem test yesterday), Matt headed out to grocery store and then came home and created an amazing feast!

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He laid out a huge spread of all the fixings for us to assemble our own tacos — chopped chicken cooked in Mexican spices, chopped tomatoes, avocado, sautéed peppers and onions, fresh cilantro, limes, salsa, and grated sharp cheddar cheese! It was amazing — so amazing that I dove right in and ate two tacos before thinking that maybe I should have taken some photos of his spread. Good thing I went back for thirds! 😉

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Matt had to travel to Texas for work this week and was able to work from home most of the day yesterday, but I was at school all day. When I arrived home, I found a cute little note on my computer from Matt saying to try the taco salad in the fridge and to try to guess what the “meat” in it was!

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It was chickpeas and mushrooms sautéed in the leftover Mexican taco seasoning!

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I was so impressed with his creativity! The salad was delicious and the chickpeas and mushrooms really did seem meaty since he mashed them up a bit as they cooked! The salad was also topped with leftover crushed hard taco shells, tomatoes, peppers, avocado, and cheese. I was so excited to find this in the fridge waiting for me and had it for dinner last night 🙂

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I love that Matt loves cooking and experimenting with different recipe creations 🙂

Since we STILL had some stuff leftover from the tacos today I decided to copy Matt’s idea and make something similar for lunch!

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I used up the rest of the chickpeas and mushrooms and sautéed them in some cooking spray and taco seasoning:

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And then added in some greens I needed to use up:

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And continued to cook until the greens were wilted, at which point I added in some grated cheddar cheese 🙂

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I threw my mixture onto an Ezekiel wrap:

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Topped it with tomato, avocado, and some fresh cilantro:

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And I was ready to rock! It was delicious and served with a side of grapes:

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Thanks for the inspiration, Matt 🙂

Time to get down to some serious schoolwork — we only have a month left in the semester and it’s definitely crunch time now! But before I go — remember last week when I asked you all to share what digestive health for overall health meant for you so I could include it in my next Attune Foods blog post? Well, the post is now up! It came out great with all of your feedback — a big thank you to everyone who contributed. I wish I had space to include everyone’s stories!

And speaking of Attune — don’t forget to enter their “What Matters Most” Facebook contest! There’s only ONE entry so far and the winner will get a free year’s supply of their favorite Attune product, so get on it, people! 🙂 To enter, just go to their Facebook page and click on the “Contest” tab.

Have a good one!

- anne
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24 comments
  • Jenny @ FItness Health and Food
    April 5, 2011 · 1:51PM:
    oh I haven't had crispy tacos in so long! those look delish! :)
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  • K
    April 5, 2011 · 1:56PM:
    My fiance is creative in the kitchen too! I love cooking with him and getting inspired by him. He taught me much of what I know about cooking. So fun.
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  • Maryea {Happy Healthy Mama}
    April 5, 2011 · 2:06PM:
    These look fantastic! I love taco night and yours sound like a variation I would really like.
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  • Joyce @ Flowing to Fifty
    April 5, 2011 · 2:08PM:
    Big YUM! Great idea. I may do this tonight.
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  • Renie April 5, 2011 · 2:09PM:
    As I told you on yesterday's post, we dodged tornadoes all night. The wind was horrible and six people were killed in Atlanta from falling trees. I am so afraid of tornadoes, mainly because I stupidly outran a tornado about 10 years ago and almost didn't make it.I insisted on a safe room in the house that can withstand winds up to 350 mph. OMG Anne, congratulations, you have a keeper in Matt. My husband, God love him, can't find the kitchen much less cook. Praise him dear. I am not a taco eater, but those absolutely look heavenly. I could be persuaded to eat one.
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    • Anne P
      April 5, 2011 · 2:11PM:
      You OUTRAN a tornado?! That's intense.
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      • Renie April 5, 2011 · 2:50PM:
        I don't recommend this to anyone but when you are scared you do stupid things. I heard the sirens looked in my rear view mirror and there it was. Luckily there was hardly any traffic and I gunned it and flew over the railroad track got home ran to the basement heard it go over the house but it did not touch down, thank you God.DON'T DO THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE IN YOUR CAR. I just couldn't make myself get out of that car and throw myself in a ditch.
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  • Tina @ Faith Fitness Fun
    April 5, 2011 · 2:15PM:
    Love the combo of beans/chickpeas and mushrooms in things. We're having a tortilla casserole tonight with black beans and mushrooms as the "meat". Now I can't wait for it after seeing your meals.
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  • Courtney @ The Granola Chronicles
    April 5, 2011 · 2:18PM:
    I'm always in the mood for Mexican food - but this is a nice twist! Looks delicious!
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  • Katie @ www.princessofpavement.com
    April 5, 2011 · 2:38PM:
    I giggled at how quick you changed topics in the blog with "In other news, I love tacos!" :D I love them too!
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  • Katie @ Up Fit Creek
    April 5, 2011 · 3:34PM:
    The tacos look amazing! I saw them on facebook and had to come check out the post. Using chickpeas and mushrooms is pretty genius. It definitely looks like meat in your pictures.
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  • Katelyn @ Chef Katelyn
    April 5, 2011 · 3:36PM:
    Chickpeas and shrooms are my faveeee! I miss mexican food, most is covered in cheese:(
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  • Jeni @ stepping out
    April 5, 2011 · 3:42PM:
    We had the storms too! I managed to sleep completely through them though. :D I happened to wake up 20 minutes early and saw my clock blinking...meaning the power went out. That hardly ever happens for us because we have buried wires in our subdivision. My mom asked me if I had woken up and I told her I hadn't. She couldn't believe it. She woke up around midnight thinking that something was going to blow over.
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  • Gavi @ Gavi Gets Going!
    April 5, 2011 · 5:15PM:
    Hi Anne! I feel so honored to be included in your Attune post--thank you so much! And thanks for sharing your own thoughts about digestive health as well. Wow, those tacos/wraps look out of this world. I would love to add the chickpeas and mushrooms to a salad with some avocado and nutritional yeast...deeeelicious! :)
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  • kate@ahealthypassion
    April 5, 2011 · 5:31PM:
    I love tacos and these look so delicious I cant wait to try them out :)
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  • Abby April 5, 2011 · 6:41PM:
    That taco creation sounds yummy! :) School is INSANE for me right now too. Ahhh!
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  • Lisa @ Fit in the Midwest
    April 5, 2011 · 6:52PM:
    Thanks for including my comment on the attune blog post Anne! :)
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  • Lauren
    April 5, 2011 · 8:54PM:
    Sooo good! It's amazing what chic peas can do for any dish.
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  • claire Gallam
    April 5, 2011 · 9:08PM:
    What a unique taco idea!! This looks just amazing, seriously! The thunderstorms were WILD last night. I woke up so nervous and had to check the weather!
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  • Emma (Namaste Everyday)
    April 5, 2011 · 9:20PM:
    mushrooms and chickpeas are the perfect meat-substitute combo! I'm going to stick those in my next pot pie :)
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  • Lee
    April 5, 2011 · 9:34PM:
    Yes, we had horrible storms here in Atlanta. My dog freaked out all night. Not fun.
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  • Heather C
    April 5, 2011 · 11:57PM:
    Um, I MUST make these. Yummm, girl! Tacos are hard to mess up, as are chickpeas and mushrooms. ;)
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  • DHP April 6, 2011 · 6:38AM:
    It's clearly time to add weather.com to your list of favorite sites, Anne! And love those Tacos! Well done to Matt!
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  • Gena
    April 7, 2011 · 8:16AM:
    What a delicious plant-based meal! Matt has some good ideas.
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