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Roasted Pumpkin, White Bean and Goat Cheese Taquitos with Roasted Tomatillo, Jalapeno and Avocado salsa

Shanna
Vegetarian taquitos with all the flavor from creamy pumpkin, white beans and tangy goat cheese. Served with a delicious spicy green avocado salsa
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Servings 24 taquitos plus a cup of salsa

Ingredients
  

For the salsa:

  • 8 ounces 4-5 medium tomatillos. Husks removed, rinsed and quartered
  • 2 garlic cloves peeled and chopped
  • 1-2 jalapeños stems, and seeds removed (keep seeds if you want a hotter salsa), roughly chopped
  • ½ bunch cilantro about a half a cup, rinsed and roughly chopped ( including stems. Can remove bottom inch of thicker stems)
  • 1 large avocado pitted and scooped out of skin
  • juice of one lime about 1 tablespoon
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ cup to ½ cup cold water

For the taquitos:

  • 24 6 ” corn tortillas
  • Olive oil spray
  • ½ sweet onion diced
  • 4 medium cloves garlic minced
  • ½ teaspoon each:
  • ancho chili powder
  • Smoked paprika
  • Cumin
  • th teaspoon each: ground chipotle ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • Ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 can or 15 ounces rinsed and drained canellini beans or any other white bean
  • 2 cups roasted pumpkin puree or 1 can 15 oz pumpkin puree
  • 8 ounces creamy goat cheese

Instructions
 

For the salsa:

  • Add all of the ingredients except avocado and to a blender with ¼ cup of water. Coarsely puree. Add the avocado and puree until almost smooth. Season with salt. Taste and add more lime or salt if desired. Add more water one tablespoon at a time if you want a thinner consistency. Can be kept at room temp while making the taquitos. Will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to a week. Make the salsa before making the taquitos

For the Taquitos:

  • Saute onion in 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat for 4-5 minutes until starting to brown. Add garlic and stir 30 seconds or until fragrant
  • Add spices and stir another 30 seconds
  • Add beans and pumpkin puree and cook 3-5 min until well mixed and heated
  • Transfer mixture to food processor and blend until smooth
  • Return to pan and heat for another 1-2 minutes and taste. Add more seasonings if you like
  • Transfer to a bowl and cover to keep warm
  • Heat oven to 275 deg f
  • Spray baking sheet with olive oil. Place 6 corn tortillas on pan and spray both sides with oil. Heat in oven 2 min a side for 4 min total. Place on a plate and cover with a towel to keep soft. Repeat with remaining tortillas
  • Heat oven to 425 deg f.  Using one tortilla at a time, keeping the rest covered while each one gets filled, spoon about 1 ½ tablespoon – 2 tablespoon pumpkin mixture along one edge about ¼ in away from edge of tortilla. Spread heaping 1 teaspoon goat cheese on top. Roll up and place seam side down on baking sheet ( that has been sprayed with oil – you can use the same sheet that you softened the tortillas on) repeat with remaining tortillas. You can place about 1 inch apart on baking sheet. Spray tops with more oil. Bake for 15 min or until crispy.  Serve with Roasted tomatillo jalapeno avocado salsa. 

Notes

Make the salsa ahead of time. You can always sub a store bought salsa if you can't find tomatillos.
You can substitute the pumpkin with roasted sweet potato or butternut squash