As the lush green leaves slowly fade to crimson red and deep purple anthocyanins, as well as vibrant orange and yellow carotenoid pigments; an influx of pumpkin recipes dominate the autumnal season. The seasonal and iconic staple is mostly incorporated in dessert recipes, but it can also be used in hearty recipes, such as casseroles. I love making casseroles during the fall season. Casseroles are simply one of the quickest, yet heartiness meals to make. The fewer ingredients, the better. I have a wide variety of casseroles that I enjoy fixing, but my all-time favorite is a vegetarian taco casserole. A taco casserole isn’t a taco casserole without the salsa, thus I couldn’t help but buy The Fresh Market’s Pumpkin Salsa. It gives the taco casserole a delightfully warm and autumnal flavor.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Package of Gardein Beefless Ground or MorningStar Farms Crumbles - both may look like meat, but they're not. They're vegan.
- Taco Seasoning - I used Riega Organic Taco Seasoning No. 4
- 2 Cups of Shredded Cheese, Divided - I used Daiya Mozzarella, which is vegan.
- 1 Cup of Pumpkin Salsa - I used The Fresh Market's Pumpkin Salsa.
- 1 Onion, Chopped (Optional)
- 2 Cups of Tortilla Chips
Instructions
Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 375°. Prepare Gardein Beefless Ground according to package directions, add taco seasoning, and add an adequate amount of water.2.
Place corn chips (crushed or chopped) in the bottom of a dish, such as a 2.5 quart.3.
Add 1 cup of salsa and 1 cup of shredded cheese. Stir until combined.4.
Add the Gardein Beefless Ground on top of the shredded cheese and salsa mixture.5.
Sprinkle the remainder of the shredded cheese on top.6.
Sprinkle the chopped onions over the shredded cheese. You can also top it off with more corn chips, if wanted.7.
Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until cheese is sufficiently melted.
This looks great! I love that there are options available that still give vegetarians the protein that they need like the morning star farms. I like their buffalo “chicken” bites.
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What a great use of fall flavors! I think the salsa would make a good addition to a game day spread too 🙂
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This is definitely creative and unique.
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Nom, Nom!! That is definitely something different and it sounds awesome.
This looks like a meal idea worth hanging on to. Thanks for sharing it. Especially since I’m a huge taco casserole fan.
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Ooh, I’ve never had pumpkin salsa! We love dip on night that we don’t feel like eating meat so it’s nice to see the alternative you mentioned.
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I wouldn’t mind trying this recipe, looks delish.
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I think this is a good way to add vegetable in the diet. It looks tasty too.
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This looks like an interesting recipe.. thanks for sharing! I will share it with my wife.
Meatless tacos, never thought of that before. I do love this idea, the ingredients are delicious and this is a great quick meal night idea. I will have to try it out, always up for trying something new!
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I’ve never heard of pumpkin salsa, sounds really interesting!
I have never heard of pumpkin salsa! You know I have a recipe linky every Friday. I sure hope you’ll put this link up this week. It will probably be a big item posted on pinterest I bet.. I’m going to pin it right now. Woo Hoo
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I love this take on taco casserole. It looks really good!
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I love makign Cassarole. They’re easy to make and yummy too. Thanks for sharing great recipe.
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This sounds interesting. I never knew how many ways, you can cook with pumpkin. I only like pumpkin seeds. The salsa looks really good, I might have to try it to see if I like pumpkin again.
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I have never seen pumpkin salsa before. I am so excited to try it…and your taco casserole. I use morning star all the time in casseroles. My family can’t tell the difference.
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Never heard of Pumpkin Salsa but it really does look good. Would love to try this with my family. Thanks!
That looks so nice! I would love to taste the warm and autumnal flavor because here in the Philippines, we really don’t give much notice to the fall season.
Interesting. Going to have to try it out.
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I have never tried pumpkin salsa. Sounds amazing. And we do have a fresh market
I’ve been wanting to add more vegetarian meals to our menu. I like taco casserole but would have never thought to add pumpkin to it. I think my hubby would like it.
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I’ve never heard of pumpkin salsa. This dish sounds wonderful, thanks for sharing . I love Morningstar farms products.
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I love your creativity. I’m a big fan of vegetarian meals and I want to try this one. I can’t wait to see how the pumpkin works in there.
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I’ve never heard of Pumpkin Salsa before, sounds interesting to try!
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Today is the day I first hear about pumpkin salsa. Sounds delicious. Regular pumpkin isn’t that sweet to begin with and for that reason I think I’d like this but would probably like it more if I added some heat to it.
Oh my fall goodness! I’m in love!! 😀
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Oh my fall goodness! I’m in love!! 😀
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That looks really good. I’m not a big fan of pumpkin but I think I would try it with this recipe.=)
I have never heard of pumpkin salsa before so I will have to check this out than make this. It looks really good. Thanks for sharing.
I must say I have never had a dish like this one before. But you have me interested. I do love pumpkin and would love to see how it tastes. I’ll have to try it.
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Oh this looks good. I will have to share this with my vegetarian brother!
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I had no idea there was Pumpkin salsa. I have to go find this and try out this recipe.
I’m not usually a fan of pumpkin, but this dish looks tasty.
This sounds absolutely delicious. Running to the store right now!
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Looks so delicious, I want to try this!
I’ve never seen pumpkin salsa before…. but oh do I want to try some! I love pumpkin!
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the perfect fall dish, sounds really good.
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I never heard of using pumpkin with anything to do with tacos. Might have to talk the hubby into this one!
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Pumpkin Salsa, that is something I have to try…
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This actually looks pretty good!
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What a great fall themed recipe. That’s a great combination of flavors.
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One of my favorite fall recipes is Pumpkin Chili. Pumpkin & a little spice go so well together. I read “Pumpkin Taco Casserole” to my husband and received an “yuuuuum” in response so this may be what’s on the menu for tonight (if not, it will be this week).
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This recipe sounds great! I will definitely be trying it.
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