Buffalo Tofu Bites

Buffalo Tofu Bites:

I love, love, love...did i mention, love buffalo chicken. But the fried isn't healthy. So I removed the fried, but then the chicken wasn't crispy, and the sauce just slid off,  it just wasn't right. It needed crispy. So I figured I would try Tofu.

It wasn't half bad. I did have to add hot sauce to dip in, it wasn't hot enough for me. But I would make this again.

Ingredients:

1. 14 oz block of tofu, pressed
2. 1 cup Nancy's Hot chicken wing sauce (any wing sauce will do)
3. 1/2 cup panco bread crumbs
4. 1/4 cup cheezit cracker (i know, i know, but they were what i had on hand)
5. 1/4 cup Frenches fried onions. 
6. 1 tsp garlic powder
7. 1/2 cup blue cheese dressing

Process:

Press the tofu.  Heat oven to 400 degrees. Cut tofu into cubes.  Marinade the tofu cubes in 1/2 cup of hot sauce for at least 1 hour (its better the longer you leave it).  In a blender combine panko, cheezit's, fried onion and garlic powder.  Roll each cube of tofu carefully into the blended mixture and place on a sprayed baking sheet. Cook for 25 minutes in the oven.  Remove and serve with the remaining hot sauce and blue cheese dressing on the side.

I have made this more than once now and I found that if you like it just a bit hotter you can add a tsp of sriracha to the marinade. I have also turned this into a wrap with cheese and lettuce and tomato. All were very good.

Ever have a day where you just dont feel like cooking, but there are no leftovers and your wallet has more moths than money? I have these days a lot. I had a refrigerator full of condiments and one block of tofu. What to do?

As we all know I am a pinterest addict. So I searched for Tofu recipes and found this: Roasted Tofu w/sauce.

TIP- I had a lot of the sauce left over and found that it makes a great dressing for my cucumbers the next day!

 I take no credit for this recipe. I admit, I stole it and modified it very little (it really did not need modification but i did not have a few of the original ingredients).
Original recipe: http://glutenfreegirl.com/roasted-tofu-with-dipping-sauce/

Roasted tofu with dipping sauce

 

Ingredients:

10 ounces firm tofu, pressed
Kosher salt and cracked black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, sliced
1" nub ginger, peeled
2 tablespoons  soy sauce or tamari
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon wasabi
3 tablespoons sesame oil
9 tablespoons olive oil

Process:
The Tofu:
Preheat the oven to 450°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut the tofu into cubes. Season the tofu with salt and pepper. Pour the  2 tbs oil over the tofu and gently toss them to coat.carefully place tofu onto the baking sheet. put into oven and roast the tofu for 15 minutes. Take the baking sheet out of the oven and flip over all the tofu put it back in the oven and roast until the tofu cubes are puffed up and browned, about another 15 minutes.

The Sauce:
  Add all remaining ingredients into a blender and blend smooth.

Remove the tofu from the oven. When they are cool to the touch, dip them in the sauce and eat.

Lemon Butter Pasta

Lemon Butter Pasta

Ingredients:

1. 8 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast
2. 1 cup sliced leek
3. 1 cup snow peas
4. 1 tbs minced garlic
5. 2 tbs butter
6. 1 tbs lemon juice
7. 3 tbs Parmesan cheese
8. salt & pepper
9. 3 cups cooked spiral pasta

Process:

Cut the chicken into small cubes.  In a hot pan add 1 tbs butter and garlic with the chicken, cook chicken through. Add in  leeks and  snow peas and cook another 3 minutes. Add in cooked pasta, toss to combine then toss with remaining butter, lemon and Parmesan. Salt and pepper to taste.  Serves 5

Warm Zucchini Noodles

 ZUCCHINI RIBBONS

Healthy side dishes are not hard to come by, tasty, non repetitive and interesting side dishes are some times difficult to find. I have done zucchini boats, zucchini crisps, zucchini parm....i needed a new go to zucchini recipe. So I did what any desperate girl would do. I googled side dishes made with zucchini After looking at more than a few, I decided on a variation of this.

ZUCCHINI RIBBONS

Ingredients:

1. 2 medium zucchini
2. 1 tbs garlic, minced
3. 1 tbs butter
4. l leek
5. 3 tbs grated parmesan cheese

Process: 

Use a peeler to shave the zucchini into ribbons.  Heat a skillet over medium heat, cook the butter and  the garlic for 2 minutes. Add in sliced leek, cook another 3 minutes, add zucchini ribbons and toss 2-3 minutes until just begining to turn translucent. Remove from heat and toss with parmesan cheese.