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BBQ Cauliflower and Chickpea Tray Bake

50 min

Meal
Colorful, easy to make, and bursting with flavor: that is what these BBQ cauliflower and chickpea-filled tortillas are all about. The smokey marinade pairs especially well with the garlicky sauce and crispy red onions. We would definitely suggest adding a couple of slices of creamy avocado and a squeeze of zesty lime juice. Yum!

Servings

(3 tacos per serving)

Total

50 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

40 min

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Ingredients

Tray bake

  • ½
    head cauliflower, cut into florets
  • 2 cups (328 g)
    cooked chickpeas
  • 1
    medium sweet potato, peeled, thinly sliced
  • 1
    red bell pepper, sliced
  • ½ cup (120 mL)
    barbecue sauce
  • 1 tsp (2 g)
    ground cumin
  • 1 tsp (3 g)
    garlic powder
  • 1 tsp (2 g)
    cayenne pepper
  • ½ tsp
    smoked sweet paprika powder

Assembly

  • ½ cup (120 mL)
    unsweetened soy yogurt
  • 1 Tbsp (4 g)
    ranch spice mix
  • ¼ cup (60 mL)
    barbecue sauce
  • 12
    small soft tortillas
  • 1
    avocado, sliced
  • ¼
    medium red onion, thinly sliced

Optional garnish

  • fresh cilantro
  • lime slice

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Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  2. Add all the traybake ingredients to the baking tray and mix well.
  3. Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 40 - 50 minutes, or until the veggies are tender. Stir at least once halfway.
  4. Meanwhile, make the yogurt sauce by mixing together the yogurt and ranch seasoning in a small bowl.
  5. Once the traybake is done baking, add the remaining BBQ sauce and stir to coat. Serve inside the warmed tortillas, topped with sliced avocado, onion, and the ranch sauce. Enjoy!

Storage

  • The BBQ cauliflower and chickpea filling can be stored separately from the tortillas and sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
  • The garlic yogurt sauce can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 days.
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Grains & Starches 40%

• medium sweet potato

• small soft tortilla

Proteins 21%

• cooked chickpeas

• unsweetened soy yogurt

Fruits & Veggies 39%

• head cauliflower

• red bell pepper

• avocado

• medium red onion

Calcium

• unsweetened soy yogurt

Fat

• avocado

Nutrition info

We believe that focusing on numbers can harm our relationship with food. Instead, our philosophy is to Nourish the Cells & the Soul. If you require specific nutrition information due to a medical condition, please consult with a dietitian or physician. The nutritional information provided is composed with the utmost care. However, we cannot guarantee the correctness of the displayed values, see also our disclaimer.

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Kristi - March 28, 2023, 2:52 a.m.

Love the flavors and how simple the recipe is. I’m trying to get my kids to eat more vegetables and this one did the trick. This will definitely be a dish we will make again.

PUL Team - March 28, 2023, 7:20 a.m.

So happy to hear, Kristi! Sending lots of love to you and your little ones 🤗

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Marlies - March 27, 2023, 8:42 p.m.

Easy to make and really tasty! You can easily add more or other vegetables to this dish. The ranch mix is a keeper, so delicious!

PUL Team - March 28, 2023, 7:14 a.m.

Woop woop! Thank you, Marlies 😃

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Devoted PUL fan - March 26, 2023, 1:39 p.m.

First of all, I've been living on mostly PUL recipes for almost 3 years now, thank you so much for all the hard work you're doing. I've tried dozens of recipes and maybe one or two didn't work for me, the rest is simply mind-blowingly good.

I love the idea of this dish, I made it and the barbecue sauce with the vegetables works amazing but I discovered I really dislike ranch sauce on the whole, I've never had it before.
Are there any alternative sauces you could recommend for the dish? Also any ideas what instead of chickpeas I could use for protein?

PUL Team - March 26, 2023, 10:07 p.m.

Hey there, so happy the recipes are being enjoyed! You can omit the ranch sauce, or perhaps replace it with a salsa, cashew lime cream like in this recipe: pickuplimes.com/recipe/tempeh…, or a garlic avocado cream like in this recipe: pickuplimes.com/recipe/mushro…. Some alternative ideas for chickpeas include lentils, mushrooms, and tempeh. We hope this helps for now 🤗

Devoted PUL fan - March 26, 2023, 10:11 p.m.

I can't wait to try those options tomorrow with the leftovers, thank you so much for the speedy response!

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Sammy - March 20, 2023, 4:07 p.m.

Made this for friends and everyone devoured it!

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Patrick Illner - March 19, 2023, 1:07 p.m.

Hey all you lovely PickupLimers,

hope you are well and having a relaxing weekend. :) I hope to meet you live one day and cook together, that would be really mega. I wish you a great week and am in my thoughts with you. Love greeting

Patrick

PUL Team - March 19, 2023, 6:32 p.m.

Thanks for helping make our community so special, Patrick 💛

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Chas - March 17, 2023, 4:05 a.m.

Very good! A very satisfying supper. The avocado goes well with the spice. Will be adding this to my saved recipes.

PUL Team - March 18, 2023, 2:52 a.m.

So happy to hear, Chas, thank you!

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SW - March 9, 2023, 12:50 a.m.

So Yummy! A keeper.

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Laurie - March 9, 2023, 12:44 a.m.

This was so delicious! A must must try!!!

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Nia - March 8, 2023, 6:36 p.m.

Dear PUL Team, I hope this message finds you well.

I just wanted to say, all the tray bake recipes were amazing and tasty.
I landed making all three of them along with Orange and Thyme Mocktail in one go for my friend's birthday gathering and everyone liked it.

Thank you for the wonderful work and looking forward to may more.
Best regards

PUL Team - March 8, 2023, 7:10 p.m.

Hello dearest Nia, how kind of you to include PUL recipes in the birthday gathering! We're so glad they were enjoyed. Sending hugs your way 🤗

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Sheila - March 8, 2023, 5:17 a.m.

Easy, delicious, flavorful! We're a hard crowd to please, and this was great. Will be sharing with my family and friends who are veg/plant-based. Thank you, Sadia and team!

PUL Team - March 8, 2023, 6:31 p.m.

We appreciate it very much, Sheila, thank you!

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Leroy - March 8, 2023, midnight

Simple. Delicious. Crowd pleaser. Will be making this again!

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Charlotte - March 7, 2023, 1:25 a.m.

Wrap meals are among my absolute faves and the ingredients in this recipe are some of my favourites too. With cauliflower, chickpeas, bbq sauce and ranch yogurt dressing, it was impossible to go wrong! I absolutely loved the ease of this recipe and combination of flavours and textures. Its going on my go-to meal list 100%! 🙌🏻🥰

PUL Team - March 8, 2023, 5:43 p.m.

Thank you for the glowing feedback, Charlotte, it means so much 🤗

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Briana S - March 6, 2023, 6:33 p.m.

I made this for 5 teens in my house and they all requested it a second night in a row! Huge win! Thank you so much!!

PUL Team - March 7, 2023, 2:32 p.m.

Such a massive compliment, Briana, thank you!

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Katia - March 5, 2023, 2:10 a.m.

Made this for dinner tonight. Substituted broccoli for cauliflower since I had to use it up. Turned out delicious.

Thanks again for another amazing recipe 😊

PUL Team - March 5, 2023, 10:05 p.m.

Mmm sounds lovely, Katia, thank you 😃

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Kiana - March 5, 2023, 1:10 a.m.

Wonderful! I'm trying to transition into a plant based diet and these tacos were awesome. They were a little too spicy for my family, so I may cut down on the cayenne. Nonetheless, this recipe is fantastic!

PUL Team - March 5, 2023, 10:03 p.m.

Thank you for letting PUL be part of your journey, Kiana, wishing you all the best on it 🌱

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Martunia - March 3, 2023, 9:05 p.m.

Looks yummy and I'm planning on making it this weekend. One question though: BBQ sauce is mentioned twice in the ingredients list: 120 ml under Tray Bake and 60 ml under Assembly: do we need 120 ml for this recipe or 180 ml?

PUL Team - March 5, 2023, 7:59 p.m.

Hey Martunia, when the tray bake is out of the oven we like to toss it in a bit more barbecue sauce, which is the second 60 mL listed in the ingredient list. This makes the total for the recipe around 180 mL but you can also add more or less based on your preferences 🙂

Martunia - March 6, 2023, 7:51 a.m.

Thanks, PUL Team. It's a bit confusing then when on the ingredient list it says "120 ml, divided", when you don't divide it, only add it in one go. Just saying ;-)

PUL Team - March 7, 2023, 2:19 p.m.

You're totally right, Martunia, that was our bad 😜 we've removed the 'divided' - thanks for helping us out! 🤗

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Jenny - March 3, 2023, 8:58 a.m.

Excellent recipies, excellent presentation amd videos.

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Elizabeth C - March 1, 2023, 12:39 a.m.

I made these tonight and they were absolutely delicious and super easy to make! I didn’t add the chickpeas and used chickpea tortillas instead and used coconut yogurt for the ranch sauce and it worked out so well. Will definitely be keeping these in the rotation!

PUL Team - March 1, 2023, 8:32 p.m.

Thanks for sharing your experience with the recipe, Elizabeth, it means so much 🤗

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CJ - Feb. 27, 2023, 6:41 a.m.

Hello, wondering how it would turn out with frozen cauliflower? Currently they are $6 a cauliflower in Aus so frozen would be much cheaper alternative if it works! Thanks

PUL Team - Feb. 28, 2023, 6:31 a.m.

Hey CJ, frozen cauliflower doesn't get as crispy as fresh cauliflower but you could still use it. Thawing it to get rid of any ice (such as in the microwave or over water), then patting the cauliflower as dry as possible can help 🤗

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Viktoria - Feb. 26, 2023, 6:21 p.m.

Has anyone tried making this with black beans instead of the chickpeas? I have some to use up and would love to try this recipe, but I am not sure how black beans will turn out baked in the oven. Thank you!

PUL Team - Feb. 26, 2023, 10:23 p.m.

Ooo that sounds like a delicious idea, Viktoria! It might be easiest to start with cooked beans similar to chickpeas. Do let us know if you test it out 🤗

Viktoria - March 10, 2023, 1:02 p.m.

I actually tried it with the black beans, but I wouldnt recommend it - I feel like black beans aren't made for oven baking :D They kind of popped open and were just too dry and crispy. Next time I will stick with the chickpeas.

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Marina - Feb. 26, 2023, 3:16 a.m.

I love how quick and easy and hands off this recipe was! My meat-eating boyfriend loved it too. Definitely will make again.

PUL Team - Feb. 26, 2023, 3:22 a.m.

Such a big compliment, Marina, thank you!

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Etta - Feb. 25, 2023, 8:16 a.m.

Hi there
Thank you for your generosity in sharing so much with us.
Can I ask, is the print function just for a shopping list for the recipe? When I select print, and choose quantities for 2 people and to show substitutions, I just get a blank cover page, the recipe photo and the ingredients. I'm not sure if that's the way it's meant to be, or if my system is messing things up!
I was struggling with veganism and plant-based eating until I found you - I eat something other than chickpeas nowadays :-)
You, Robin and your team really are an inspiration in what can seem like a dark world at times.
Thank you again
E

PUL Team - Feb. 26, 2023, 1:34 a.m.

Hey Etta, thank you for your patience with printing the recipe! We're able to print the entire recipe, including the directions. Clicking the print button will take you to a new page. Here we can remove the image and/or reduce the font size to make it all fit onto one page if desired. Often the directions are on the second page due to spacing 🙂 We hope this helps for now and thank you for allowing PUL to be part of your journey 🌱

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christine volk - Feb. 24, 2023, 6:27 p.m.

Do you mean to have ingredien instead of ingredients on all of the recipes?

PUL Team - Feb. 25, 2023, 4:26 p.m.

Hey Christine volk - thanks for the question, that's not intentional! We suspect the last part of the word may be getting cut off on the screen of the device you're using, leading to "ingredien" instead of "ingredients."

Could you kindly share where you're seeing "ingredien" instead of "ingredients" and what device (such as iPhone SE) you're using? If it's easier, you can send us an email at [email protected] and we'll be sure to look into this 🤗

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Zainab - Feb. 24, 2023, 5:50 p.m.

Hi, have been a fan of Sadia and P for years. I wanted to ask a question…I have recently had high blood sugars and realized chickpeas and lentils are a lot of carbs :( tofu is a low carb plant protein but is there any other ones you can think of? I love chickpeas but have to cut down.

Thank you PUL team for all the wonderful work you do!

PUL Team - Feb. 25, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Hey Zainab, thanks for the kind words and for being part of the community for so long! It means so much 🥰 Some lower carbohydrate plant proteins include nuts (such as peanuts), seeds (such as hemp seeds), and soy products such as tofu, tempeh, edamame, and soy dairy or meat alternatives. We hope to share some information on blood sugars in the future, but perhaps in the meantime visiting a professional such as a dietitian may be helpful too 🤗

Zainab - Feb. 26, 2023, 12:43 a.m.

Thank you so much for the quick reply. I am trying to add more plant based meals to my diet but have to manage the carbs too. I look forward to your blood sugar series :)

Want to say another big thanks to the PUL
Team for being all that you are-inspiring, kindhearted and sincere

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