Name: Vegan Chorizo Crumbles at Home
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 40 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: olive oil spray; 1 medium onion (roughly chopped); 2 cloves garlic (smashed and peeled); 30 ounces fava beans (rinsed and drained [or 2 (15-ounce) cans]); 2 cups walnuts; 8 ounces cremini mushrooms (cleaned); 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1 recipe Chorizo Spice Blend; kosher salt (to taste)

If you remember these stuffed sweet potatoes, you may recall me writing that I had plans to make my own vegan chorizo crumbles? Well, after a few attempts I’m excited to announce I’ve done it. This dish has protein-packed fava beans are pulsed in a food processor with walnuts, mushrooms, onion and chorizo seasoning.

Baking this mixture in a hot oven, the crumbles flavor deepen. The texture is tender yet crispy and the flavor mimics old-style chorizo. FYI the from-scratch chorizo spice blend is everything.

I can’t wait to post the recipe I made with these vegan chorizo crumbles.

To Make Vegan Chorizo Crumbles Gather:

fava beans -rinsed and drained
walnuts
cremini mushrooms
yellow onion
garlic
from-scratch chorizo spice blend
kosher salt

What are fava beans?

Also known as broad beans, they are one of the oldest plants in cultivation. Fava beans are a good source of protein, dietary minerals like folate, magnesium, phosphorus and iron. And because their culinary use spreads among many cuisines, including Mexican, I thought it would be reliable base for this vegan chorizo recipe.

Preheat your oven to 425℉ (or 220℃) and spray a rimmed baking sheet with olive oil or avocado oil spray.

Start by adding 1 medium, coarsely chopped onion and 2 smashed and peeled garlic cloves. Then secure the lid and pulse until coarsely chopped.

Add in the 2 cups walnuts and both cans (rinsed and drained) fava beans.

Again, secure the lid and pulse until chopped. Transfer this mixture to a lightly sprayed (large) rimmed metal baking sheet.

Lastly, add 8 ounces cleaned mushrooms and pulse until finely chopped.

Next add the mushroom mixture to the fava/walnut mixture and drizzle with 1 teaspoon light olive oil.

Next, add the entire recipe for the chorizo spice blend and a few pinches of kosher salt. Then mixing well until combined.

Spread the mixture out evenly on the prepared pan and bake in a preheated oven on the middle rack for 10 minutes. Remove, stir and spread evenly and continue to bake for 15 to 20 minutes more.

Savory and healthy, protein filled and flavor-packed! Finally a chorizo you can feel good about!