These vegan soy curl fajitas are a quick and easy meal that’s perfect for weeknights. This tasty filling is perfect in tacos, burritos, or bowls. You can enjoy delicious this Tex-Mex restaurant favorite from your own kitchen!
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Vegan Sheet Pan Fajitas with Soy Curls
Fajitas are a Tex-Mex dish, traditionally made with seasoned strips of skirt steak. The word “fajita” actually referred to these strips of meat. Fajitas are now made with other types of meat, and usually cooked with peppers and onions. I’ve chosen to use soy curls as a meat substitute in my recipe.
Soy curls have a texture similar to chicken, and take on the flavors of whatever you cook them with.
These sheet pan fajitas bake in the oven while you prepare your other meal ingredients, making this an easy meal to put together any night of the week. It’s like enjoying your favorite Mexican restaurant meal, right in your own home.
Ingredients
You only need a few simple ingredients to make these amazing fajitas!
- Butler soy curls
- Bell peppers – any color you like. I used a combination of green, yellow, and red.
- Onion – I used a yellow one, but a sweet onion or a red onion would also be great!
- Fajita spices – my blend of spices create a medium spicy fajita. If you want more heat, increase the chipotle chili powder, or add a bit of cayenne powder. If you don’t care for much spice, reduce the chipotle chili powder.
How to make soy curl fajitas
This is a super easy recipe. You can prepare it quickly, making it perfect for weeknight meals. All you need to do is:
Begin by soaking the soy curls in hot veggie broth. They will absorb most of the broth and soften.
Slice your vegetables. Combine the soy curls, vegetables, and spices.
Bake until the veggies start to soften, and the soy curls begin to brown.
How to serve these fajitas
Fill a corn or flour tortilla (my Whole Wheat Tortillas are another great option) with some of this fajita filling and add your favorite toppings: lettuce, salsa, guacamole, cashew cheese sauce, vegan sour cream, or whatever you like. Alternatively, you can make great fajita burrito bowls by adding this fajita filling to a bowl of rice or quinoa along with your favorite Mexican bowl ingredients.
Soy curls are sold at many grocery stores, including Whole Foods and New Seasons. If you are unable to find them locally, they are available to order through Amazon, or directly from Butler Foods. I have found that ordering them in bulk from Butler Foods is the cheapest way to purchase them.
Soy curls are a wonderful source of plant based protein. The only ingredient is non-GMO soybeans. They’re oil free, gluten-free, and have no unhealthy chemicals. They are much less processed than many other types of meat substitutes.
TVP and soy curls are both soy based products that are used as meat substitutes. While soy curls use the whole soy bean, TVP is more highly processed. TVP is sold in small bits or chunks, while soy curls are longer strips which resemble strips of chicken.
If you don’t want to use soy curls, you can use tofu, chickpeas, seitan, or another vegan chicken substitute.
Absolutely! Soy curls are naturally gluten free, as are all the other ingredients I’ve used in this recipe. Just make sure to corn tortillas or another gluten free tortilla option.
For more Mexican favorites, see:
- Instant Pot Mexican Rice
- Quinoa and Black Bean Enchiladas
- Mexican Vegetable Saute
- Mexican Quinoa Bowl
- Vegan Taco Salad
- Lentil Walnut Taco Meat
- Mexican Coleslaw
- Fat Free Tortillas
- Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes
- Vegan Tostadas
- Vegan Nachos
- Spanish Rice and Beans
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Soy Curl Fajitas
Ingredients
- 4 ounces Butler Soy curls
- 1 ½ cups hot veggie broth
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ to 1 teaspoon chipotle powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 medium yellow onion sliced
- ½ green bell pepper sliced
- ½ red bell pepper sliced
- ½ yellow bell pepper sliced
- 1 lime
- corn or flour tortillas
Optional Toppings
- Easy Homemade Guacamole
- shredded lettuce
- diced tomato
- Cherry Tomato Salsa
- Cashew Cheese Sauce
- vegan sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425° F.
- Place the soy curls in a bowl, and pour the hot veggie broth over them. Let them sit to absorb the broth for about 10 to 15 minutes while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
- Combine the spices in a small bowl and set aside,
- Slice the onion and peppers and place them in a mixing bowl.
- With a slotted spoon, remove the soy curls from the soaking bowl. Discard any broth that was not absorbed by the soy curls. Add the soy curls to the bowl of onions and peppers. Mix in the spices.
- Spread the soy curls and vegetables evenly on a parchment covered baking pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes, turning once in the middle of the cooking time.
- Remove from oven and drizzle with the juice of 1 lime.
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Made these today. Excellent. Husband loved them too. Thanks for a great recipe.
You’re welcome! I’m so glad you enjoyed them!
Had these for dinner tonight! A winner! So easy — made the rest of the dinner while the sheet pan was in the oven.
I’m so glad you liked them!
We loved these.
First, so flavorful.
Second, so easy to make.
Third, no oil!
Used these for taco night and there was none leftover.
Thank you for sharing.
I’m happy you enjoyed them! Thanks for letting me know.
I will never, ever, try to stir-fry fajitas again! And I will never, ever, buy packaged fajita seasoning again either! These came out absolutely perfect: the texture was right, the flavor was spot on, and the soy curls were as convincing a meat analog as I’ve ever had. Not gonna lie: my wife and I ate the whole pan!
Thank you so much for your wonderful comments! I’m so happy you liked them!
Wonderful! I had to do a slight adjustment when it came to chipotle powder and chili powder. As I didn’t have chipotle powder, I did have chipotle chili powder. When it came to the measurements between the two ingredients, I found 2 teaspoons of chipotle chili powder worked really well for this recipe. Thanks for putting together a great recipe! A new favorite!
Absolutely delicious and easy to make
So glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for your comment!
These are in the oven halfway done, and it was hard not to go ahead taste them when I turned them. They smell sooo good! I can tell already this recipe is a keeper! I was a little leery about not using any oil in it, but the spices stuck to everything with no problem. Thank you for this easy, delicious recipe!
You’re welcome! Thanks for your comment!
I made these today and they are delicious, although I must admit, I did use some oil….I couldn’t get the spice mix to stick without it. This will be a repeater. Thank you!
Fantastic!!
Made these for the second time tonight and doubled the recipe so we could enjoy leftovers ???? easy and delicious recipe. Thank you ☺️
Really great! Thanks for this easy family pleaser meal!!????
Happy to hear that you liked it!
I tried this recipe tonight for the first time and it was great! I usually want to tweak a new recipe after trying it, but not this time. The texture of the soy curls and the flavor of the seasoning was really good. Thank you!
Made these and I can honestly say that these are the best fajitas of any kind I’ve ever had and I live in California where fajitas can be bought on any corner!
Deliciously easy, they are full of flavor and require minimal prep time. Can’t wait to fix them again. Thank you!
Wow! Thank you for the wonderful review. I’m so happy to hear that you like them.
These look amazing!
Thanks!
Should you squeeze the excess liquid out of the soy curls before you toss them with seasoning?
I don’t squeeze out the liquid. When the soy curls are added to the bowl of vegetables, their moisture helps the spices to stick. Much of the liquid is absorbed when the fajitas are baked in the oven.