Tempeh Fajitas

Recipe By KALISA
Rating
Published Oct 4th
Prep 10m Cook 15m Additional - Ready In 25m
Servings 4 servings Calories 206.9

This quick and delicious recipe uses tempeh (cultured tofu) instead of meat for a healthy, tasty alternative.

Recipe Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons corn oil
  • 1 (8 ounce) package tempeh, broken into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 ½ cups chopped green bell pepper
  • 1 (4.5 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
  • ½ cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
  • 1 tablespoon chopped green chile peppers
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon dried minced onion

Cooking Directions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute tempeh with soy sauce and lime juice until tempeh browns. Stir in bell peppers, mushrooms, spinach, chile peppers, cilantro and dried onion.
  2. 2 Increase heat to medium-high and cook until fluids have reduced, stirring occasionally.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories 206.9
  • Carbohydrate 13.2 g
  • Fat 13.3 g
  • Fiber 2.5 g
  • Protein 12.8 g
  • Saturated Fat 2.2 g
  • Sodium 606.2 mg
  • Sugar 2.8 g

Reviews

  1. mrlstar Apr 7, 2011 09:48 PM
    You should DEFINITELY marinate the tempeh. you might also want to add more garlic. this is really a delicious meal and filling and healthy to boot!
  2. Tenleyp Mar 16, 2011 06:23 PM
    I used Seitan instead of Tempeh and it was very good. I also marinated the "meat" in the soy/lime juice for about 30 min. I put mushrooms onions and green pepper in my mix and had lettuce tomatoes cheese avocado salsa and yogurt as toppings. Can't wait to make it again.
  3. sarathenerd Jan 18, 2011 06:06 PM
    A good basic dish but I definitely made some modifications. As many recommended I marinated the tempeh beforehand which made it very flavorful. Instead of using green bell peppers (neither my significant other nor I are fans) I used red and yellow bell peppers nixed the mushrooms and spinach and used 1 clove of garlic - Read more ...
  4. Bethany Anson Jensen Jun 9, 2008 05:33 PM
    Not really good. Roasted veggie fajitas or even just avocado and salsa ones would have been better....
  5. Bequita84 Apr 29, 2008 12:33 AM
    Marinated it in the soy/lime mixture first and sauteed with onion bell pepper minced garlic jalapenos cilantro and fresh mushrooms. Added vegetable broth to keep it moist and a little chipotle for flavor. 'Twas quite yummy in a tortilla with lettuce and tomato. This was my first time trying tempeh and I will definitely make - Read more ...
  6. RESIDENTOFQ13 Jun 7, 2006 03:43 PM
    Loved this recipe! As suggested by other reviewers I marinated the tempeh in the soy sauce lime juice and a clove of minced garlic(cause my roomie loves it!) first. Only as long as it took me to prep the other ingredients. The only other changes I made were in using Italian parsley instead of cilantro - Read more ...
  7. mwcmegalina May 30, 2006 11:23 PM
    So good and so easy! I didn't have spinach or mushrooms so I used fresh corn and black beans instead. I also used fresh garlic and chopped onion rather than the onion flakes. I will certainly make this again. (o:
  8. Sara Jul 8, 2004 10:46 PM
    I let the tempeh marinate a little while in the soy sauce and lime juice with a little garlic powder to add flavour. Also to prevent dryness I kept most of the water from the spinach and the mushrooms & kept a careful eye on the moisture level while cooking. Very juicy and delicious!
  9. KAWLIGA Jun 22, 2003 01:36 AM
    I am not a vegetarian but this looked good so I thought I'd try it. This being a fajita recipe, I decided to prepare this with Zatarain's Spanish Rice, and the combination just made this a definite keeper and it may even become a staple for us. Thanks for the recipe Karen :)
  10. MARIPOSAGRRL Jun 22, 2003 01:36 AM
    i make this recipe all the time. i serve it over rice...not as fajitas...delicious!
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