Christmas Quorn Tacos in a Flash

Christmas flavours inside a taco – call us crazy, but we say don’t knock it until you’ve tried it! We’ve taken Quorn’s amazing Crunchy Strips and turned them into the ultimate Christmas party finger-food – Christmas Quorn tacos. Stuffing mayo, spicy cranberry sauce and smokey roasted sprouts will give you all the Christmassy feels, delivered inside Mexican food’s greatest vessel.

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• 🌟 Why this recipe works
• 🍽 Equipment and Products Used
• 📋 Ingredient Notes
• 🔪 Step-by-step Instructions
• 👩‍🍳 Expert Tips
• 💭 FAQs
• 🍛 More Recipes to Try
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🌟 Why this recipe works

• Christmas flavours with a twist – there’s something fun about playing around with flavours. We’ve taken Christmas classics; sprouts, stuffing and cranberry sauce, then turned them on their head. Flavours people know and love, delivered in a different way.
• Quorn Crunchy Strips – they add the perfect chicken-y flavour and have a great crunch too. They’re the perfect product for these Christmas tacos!
• Quick and simple – there’s not too much to do for this recipe, and you can even prepare some of it ahead of time. That means more time to get ready for your party!
• Make them DIY – build your own taco! It’s fun to create different types of tacos and you can even let people customise their own. Serve the components separately on plates and in bowls so your guests can tailor their tacos to their taste.

🍽 Equipment and Products Used

First up, the crucial Quorn Crunchy Strips. These guys are the hero of the recipe – they’re delicious and have the perfect crunchy coating which goes amazingly in these Christmas tacos. It’s like the turkey or chicken for most people’s roast dinner: the main event.

A good non-stick metal baking tray is essential for helping the Quorn Strips crisp up. Either a non-stick one or one lined with some parchment paper and you’ll be flying. As well as for baking the brussels sprouts!

📋 Ingredient Notes

• Quorn Crunchy Strips – as mentioned above, they’re delicious, crispy chicken-style tenders. Perfect for these Christmas Quorn tacos.
• Vegan mayo – you could make your own, but to keep things simple we picked up a jar from the shop. Make sure it’s not flavoured though, as it will be turned into stuffing mayo! So it needs to be plain.
• Cranberry sauce – like with the mayo, we shop-bought the cranberry sauce. It keeps things quick and simple, which is ideal for party food. We weren’t fussy on what type we bought, so chunky or smooth is fine.
• Fresh sage – we found the flavour from fresh sage much better than with dried sage. You can use dried, of course, but start with half as much and add more to taste if required.
• Taco shells – we personally love soft-shell tacos, so we recommend them for this recipe. They can be a little harder to come by, so if you can’t find them, small tortilla wraps work well too (the kind that are basically taco size). If hard-shell tacos are your thing, that’s cool too.

Check out the recipe card at the bottom of this article for exact measurements.

🔪 Step-by-step Instructions

These are an overview of how to make the Christmas Quorn tacos. The full recipe card is below, with measurements, full instructions and notes.

1. Preheat the oven to 200°c / gas mark 6. Cook the Quorn Crunchy Strips as per the packet instructions – this takes 18-20 minutes.

2. Add the prepared sprouts to a large bowl and toss them in the lime juice. Then add the smoked paprika and stir until evenly coated. Bake the sprouts, flat-side down on a non-stick baking sheet (on the same tray, if big enough), for the last 15 minutes of the cooking time.

3. Thoroughly mix the mayo, onion powder and sage in a bowl. Taste and add more onion powder if needed.

4. In another bowl, mix the cranberry sauce, chipotle powder and mild chilli powder. If you don’t like spice, stick with the chipotle for a subtle yet smokey flavour.

5. Finally, warm the tacos in a non-stick frying pan, around 20 seconds on a medium heat should do the trick

6. When ready to serve, spread a good helping of stuffing mayo on a taco, top with a Quorn Strip, 5 sprout halves, a good dollop of spicy cranberry sauce and some fresh coriander (shown above in additional steps 7 and 8). Or, serve all the components separately and guests can build their own Quorn tacos!

👩‍🍳 Expert Tips

• Get prepared – you can reduce the on-the-day burden by making the spicy cranberry sauce and stuffing mayo ahead of time. They’ll keep well in the fridge overnight. You'll then just have to build the Quorn tacos, and your guests could help with that! We wouldn’t recommend cooking the Quorn Crunchy Strips or sprouts ahead of time though – they’re best served fresh.
• No tacos, no problem – if you can’t find soft tacos, try small tortillas. They’re basically the same size and will do the job. If you like hard-shell tacos, that’s cool, you can use those instead! Quorn tacos really do work well with either soft shell or hard shell, so it's just down to your preference.
• Reuse it – the stuffing mayo and spicy cranberry work great with other Christmassy foods too! You could make extra or use any spare as dips for chips or crisps.
• Make it DIY – serving up all the components for people to build their own Quorn tacos is not only fun, but makes your life easier too.

💭 FAQs

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🍛 More Recipes to Try

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• Easy Vegetable Fajitas
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