13 Vegan Mexican Recipes (Gluten-Free)

Whether you're planning a Cinco de Mayo celebration, taco night or just looking for some Mexican food inspiration, these 13 Vegan Mexican Recipes should have you covered! This list includes everything from tacos and fajitas to chili, soups and salsa, as well as appetizers, churros and drinks.

A collage of four vegan Mexican recipes photos

They're all gluten-free, refined sugar free and made using simple and healthy plant-based ingredients.

1. Scrambled Tofu Tacos

These Scrambled Tofu Tacos are really easy to make, fresh and flavourful and super nutritious!

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Three tacos filled with scrambled tofu, green peppers and chopped cucumber and tomatoes on a blue plate

2. Vegan Tofu "Fish" Tacos

These Vegan Tofu "Fish" Tacos are super crispy, full of flavour and packed with veggies!

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Photo of four tortillas stuffed with crispy tofu, mango, tomato, cucumber and lettuce on a blue plate

3. Vegan White Bean Queso

This Vegan White Bean Queso is seriously flavourful, rich and creamy and much healthier than the traditional version!

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A small grey bowl filled with orange queso with a tortilla chip being dipped into it

4. Tofu Fajitas

These Tofu Fajitas are hearty and satisfying and spicy and fragrant!

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Photo of tofu, sliced peppers and diced mango on a tortilla on a blue plate

5. Mexican Tofu Scramble

This Mexican Tofu Scramble is full of flavour, super easy to make, and hearty and satisfying! Can be made with either firm or silken tofu.

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Scrambled tofu with red peppers and a sliced avocado on a grey plate against a marble background

6. Mango Salsa

Fresh, fruity and fun, this Mango Salsa is bursting with colours and flavours!

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Chopped mango, tomatoes, cucumber and coriander in a blue bowl against a granite background

7.Stretchy Melty Cheese Quesadillas

These Stretchy Melty Cheese Quesadillas are super satisfying, full of plant-based goodness, and really fun to customise.

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A quesadilla with cheese and vegetables being held up against a blue plate

8.Tortilla Soup

This White Bean Tortilla Soup is rich and flavourful, comforting and warming and so nutritious!

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Tomato soup with white beans, sweetcorn and green peppers topped with tortilla strips and diced avocado in a white bowl against a white background

9. Easy Cheat Horchata

This Easy Cheat Horchata is light and refreshing, subtly spiced and inconspicuously healthy!

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A glass jug of white horchata on a brown wooden table

10.White Bean Chili

This White Bean Chili is super flavourful, comforting and healthy. A subtly spiced, rich white sauce filled with creamy white beans, green peppers and nutty sweetcorn.

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Photo of a saucepan with white stew with white beans, sweetcorn and green pepper

11. Eggplant Carnitas Tacos

These Eggplant Carnitas Tacos are full of flavour, seriously meaty, and really satisfying.

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Photo of three tacos on a blue plate filled with roasted eggplant, sweetcorn, sliced green chilli, chopped tomatoes

12. Stretchy Melty Cheese Nachos

These Stretchy Melty Cheese Nachos are easy to make, loaded with healthy veggies, and drenched in a stretchy and melty dairy-free cheese. Perfect for sharing!

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Nachos topped with lots of different vegetables on a oval blue plate against a grey background

13. Churros

These Churros are crispy on the outside, soft and pillowy on the inside, and coated with fragrant cinnamon sugar. They're also refined sugar free and baked not fried - much healthier than the traditional version!

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Several gluten-free vegan churros on a plate with a pot of vegan chocolate sauce and one of them dipped in it

If you make any of these vegan Mexican recipes, I’d really love to see what you come up with! You can show me by tagging a photo @rhiansrecipes #rhiansrecipes on Instagram! Thank you.