Shiitake “Bacon” & Egg Breakfast Tacos

You won't miss the meat here! Shiitake bacon adds rich umami flavor to these simple breakfast tacos topped with avocado & fresh pico.

Shiitake Bacon & Egg Breakfast Tacos

Welcome to part 2 of Meal Prep Breakfast Taco week! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go check out Monday’s post and read about how we’re prepping once to make 3 different breakfast tacos throughout the week. If you’re not a tacos-for-breakfast person, you can make these for lunch or dinner just the same. Me? I go to bed dreaming of tortillas…

So taco #2 is… Shiitake Bacon & Egg Tacos!

Shiitake “Bacon” is this magical thing where you toss sliced shiitake mushrooms with olive oil and tamari, then you bake them until they’re shriveled and crisp around the edges. It has a wonderfully deep umami savory flavor that’s not exactly like bacon, but deliciously bacon-esque, and OMG it’s perfection in breakfast tacos! These are so yummy with fresh cherry tomato pico and, of course, sliced avocado.

Shiitake Bacon & Egg Breakfast Tacos ingredients

Here’s what I prepped in advance:
– Shiitake Bacon – store it in the fridge; if you like, you can warm it in the oven before serving.
– Cherry Tomato Pico

Here’s what I made fresh:
– scrambled the eggs
– sliced avocado
– topped with a few microgreens and some sliced serrano (all optional)

Shiitake Bacon & Egg Breakfast Tacos

Here’s a downloadable PDF grocery list for the whole week of 3 recipes. Stay tuned for taco #3 on Friday!


5.0 from 3 reviews

Shiitake "Bacon" & Egg Breakfast Tacos

 
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Shiitake bacon adds rich umami flavor to these easy, healthy breakfast tacos. Use gluten-free corn tortillas to make them gluten-free.
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: 2
Ingredients
Shiitake Bacon
  • 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon tamari
Cherry Tomato Pico
  • 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, sliced in half
  • ¼ cup finely diced red onion
  • ¼ cup diced cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • ½ jalapeño, stemmed and diced
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
For the Tacos
  • 3 large eggs
  • Extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing
  • 4 tortillas, charred or warmed
  • ½ avocado, sliced
  • Microgreens, optional
  • Sliced serrano peppers, optional
  • Lime wedges, if desired, for serving
Instructions
  1. Make the Shiitake Bacon: Preheat the oven to 325°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Toss the shiitake mushrooms with the olive oil and tamari and toss to coat. Spread in an even layer on the baking sheet. Roast 30 to 40 minutes or until dark brown and lightly crisp around the edges. Set aside. (If you made your shiitake bacon in advance, warm it in the oven for a few minutes, if desired.)
  2. Make the Cherry Tomato Pico: In a small bowl, combine the tomatoes, onion, cilantro, lime juice, garlic, jalapeno and salt. Set aside.
  3. When ready to serve, brush a medium nonstick stick skillet lightly with olive oil and bring to medium heat. Add the eggs, let them cook for a few seconds, and then stir and scramble until the eggs until just set.
  4. Assemble the tacos with the eggs, avocado slices, shiitake bacon, scoops of the cherry tomato pico. Top with the microgreens and sliced serranos and serve with lime wedges, if desired.
Notes
For a vegan option: I would make the tacos with a scoop of refried black beans, (spiced with a little chili powder) in place of the eggs.

 

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  1. Millennial Bella
    02.15.2021

    I made this for brunch and it was delish! Definitely adding this to my brunch recipes!

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      02.16.2021

      I’m glad you loved it!

  2. Leanne from love%20and%20lemons.com
    11.24.2019

    Can I rehydrate dried shiitake and then follow the bacon process?

  3. Haley
    03.21.2019

    I’m obsessed with breakfast tacos.

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      03.22.2019

      me too 🙂

  4. Rachelle B.
    02.06.2019

    I just want to say thank you Jeanine for writing this book. I am a pescatarian who only eats fish as my protein so finding recipes that have non animal products on top of vegan options (win!) DF AND GF is amazing! I could cry! I have encouraged my mom over the years (who was raised in the generation of you need “meat and potatoes” for a wholesome meal) to try foods without animals in them… not many other recipes were contenders for her… until I stumbled across your book. Although she still eats meat I have made her a few recipes from here that she LOVESSS! This being one of them. It’s our favorite to eat together, including the portebella sliders. Cheesy to say again but thank you so much for writing this book. I have gotten to bond with her over the same likeness & I am able to pass on the word that omitting certain things is ok, you’ll still live and the food can still be tasty. Thank you thank you 🙏🏼 ☺️

  5. Bari
    01.13.2019

    The husband and I LOVED the shitake mushrooms prepared this way! It was amazing what a great replacement for bacon it was. Everything else was also excellent. Will make for family and guests too! Thank you!!!!!!!

  6. Heather
    11.08.2018

    My parents would love to have something like this in the morning and I would too! I seriously LOVE avocado and need more things to eat including them and this recipe really gives me what I’ve been wanting!

  7. Ashley from thenakedfoodlife.com
    09.15.2018

    This is my ultimate meal! Would definitely get me out of bed in the morning =)

  8. Brittany Audra @ Audra's Appetite
    09.12.2018

    I adore breakfast tacos!! Love how colorful these are too 🙂

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