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Roasted Chickpea and Butternut Squash Tacos

By Laura Fuentes Updated Jul 8, 2025

5 from 23 votes

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These roasted chickpea and butternut squash tacos are the perfect meatless meal! They're full of deep, smoky flavors and great with your favorite toppings.

Even if you don’t eat “meatless”, these chickpea tacos are perfect for those of us who are busy, need a budget-friendly meal, or are just looking for a simple recipe that will fill hungry bellies.

closeup of a Roasted Chickpea and Butternut Squash Taco

Butternut Squash & Chickpea Tacos 

These chickpea tacos with butternut squash are one of the favorite meatless tacos in my Taco Tuesday Cookbook: flavorful, packed with nutrition and, this mom’s favorite part, they’re easy to make!

I nearly always keep a few cans of chickpeas and other beans in my pantry as meal-starters and salad toppers. Roasted chickpeas are an amazing snack on their own, but like most things, they’re even better tucked inside a taco!

Roasted Chickpea and Butternut Squash Taco on a plate with ingredients around it

Ingredients

With chickpeas as the stellar ingredient, I complete these tacos with butternut squash cubes (which can be swapped for steamed potatoes or sweet potatoes), cabbage, and a delicious cilantro lime sauce you can whip up in no time. Amazing!

overhead view of a Roasted Chickpea and Butternut Squash Taco on a plate

How They’re Made 

You know what’s a winner? How easy this recipe is to make. Roast the seasoned chickpeas and butternut squash on a lined baking sheet for 30-35 minutes at 400F. While they cook, make the cilantro sauce by combining all the ingredients in a bowl. Assemble and enjoy the most epic tacos!

Could it be any easier? Watch this quick video to check it out:

Serving Chickpea & Butternut Squash Tacos

Turn these incredible meatless tacos into a complete taco night feast by serving them with this delicious cilantro lime rice or this corn and black bean salsa. Need something to drink? This delicious Low-Calorie Margarita and this Texas Ranch Water are it!

Other Healthy Meatless Tacos

I know you won’t miss meat at all after trying these roasted chickpea tacos and other epic recipes, like my roasted curried cauliflower tacos, these poblano pepper and mushroom tacos, and these mouthwatering roasted veggie tacos with black beans. Yummy!

Roasted Chickpea and Butternut Squash Taco on a plate

Fall in love with this recipe and the 51 others found in The Taco Tuesday Cookbook!

Chickpea Tacos with Butternut Squash

closeup of a Roasted Chickpea and Butternut Squash Tacos
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Cook Time: 35 minutes mins
Total Time: 40 minutes mins
These roasted chickpea and butternut squash tacos are the perfect meatless meal! They're full of deep, smoky flavors and great with your favorite toppings.
5 from 23 votes
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Watch how it’s made:

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 15 ounce can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 2 cups butternut squash cubes*, thawed if using frozen
  • 8 corn tortillas
  • 1 cup red cabbage, finely chopped

Toppings:

  • 1 jalapeño, sliced, seeds removed
  • 1 large avocado, seed removed and diced
  • Chopped cilantro

For the Sauce:

  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt or sour cream
  • ⅛ cup fresh lime juice
  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Prep the tacos:

  • Preheat oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, combine taco seasoning, lime juice, olive oil, and water. Add in chickpeas and squash cubes, toss to combine seasoning well.
  • Transfer seasoned chickpeas and squash to a lined baking sheet. Roast for 30-35 minutes, stirring occasionally during cooking, until chickpeas are slightly crispy and squash is tender. Remove from oven and set aside.

Make the sauce:

  • In a small bowl, combine Greek yogurt, lime juice, and cilantro. Stir well. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Assemble:

  • Assemble tacos by placing a bed of cabbage, top with roasted chickpeas and squash, and drizzle cilantro lime sauce on top. Serve with additional lime wedges.

Notes

  • If you don’t have butternut squash handy, cube and steam some potatoes or sweet potatoes; they’ll substitute just fine in this dish.
  • Nutrition information is calculated without the sauce.

Equipment

the taco tuesday cookbook
The Taco Tuesday Cookbook
Taco Holder

Nutrition

Serving: 2 tacos | Calories: 429kcal | Carbohydrates: 61.4g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 18.1g | Saturated Fat: 3.5g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 1011.1mg | Fiber: 14.8g | Sugar: 7.8g

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    5 from 23 votes (7 ratings without comment)

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  1. Alexandra T. says

    June 16, 2016 at 10:25 am

    5 stars
    What a delicious combination! My kids loved it.

    Reply
  2. Haylie says

    June 13, 2016 at 10:04 am

    5 stars
    Your recipes are all so great! Thanks so much for sharing, Laura.

    Reply
  3. Nicole R. says

    June 07, 2016 at 2:34 pm

    5 stars
    Love the sauce!! I started making it for different things now.

    Reply
  4. Allison says

    June 06, 2016 at 3:23 pm

    5 stars
    Looks fantastic!

    Reply
  5. Heather Marks says

    June 06, 2016 at 9:20 am

    5 stars
    What an interesting combination!

    Reply
  6. Angela says

    June 03, 2016 at 12:13 pm

    5 stars
    These look amazing!

    Reply
  7. Ashley says

    June 02, 2016 at 4:57 pm

    5 stars
    Wish I could make my kids try these. I made these last week but they are such picky eaters. Me and my husband loved them though!

    Reply
  8. Gail says

    May 31, 2016 at 9:42 pm

    5 stars
    I love chickpeas! Need to try these.

    Reply
  9. Shannon says

    May 30, 2016 at 5:26 pm

    5 stars
    My family loves Mexican food! I need to make this asap

    Reply
  10. Alisa says

    May 28, 2016 at 12:23 pm

    5 stars
    Perfect for my vegetarian family! Thanks

    Reply
  11. Emilia says

    May 27, 2016 at 6:14 pm

    5 stars
    It is always so hard to get my kids to try new things. But wrapped into a taco they didn’t even notice what was in there and they loved it!! Thank you

    Reply
  12. Kelley says

    May 26, 2016 at 4:29 pm

    5 stars
    Wow, these look amazing! It is still a struggle to get my kids to try new things…chickpeas being one of those. Hopefully they’ll like them!

    Reply
  13. Matt says

    May 21, 2016 at 1:51 pm

    5 stars
    these were good. thanks!

    Reply
  14. Ana says

    May 21, 2016 at 1:51 pm

    5 stars
    My family really liked the chickpea and butternut squash combo. thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  15. Sarah S says

    May 21, 2016 at 1:50 pm

    5 stars
    I made these last night. they were TERRIFIC!!!

    Reply
  16. Jessica says

    May 18, 2016 at 8:20 pm

    5 stars
    I made these tonight. I had everything in my pantry. WOW!!! they were amazing!

    Reply

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