any good easy tofu recipes? Im 14 and need to make something for myself for dinner, has to be easy and yummy, nothing too complicated thanks!

amy-vegan-nowaskey asked: any good easy tofu recipes? Im 14 and need to make something for myself for dinner, has to be easy and yummy, nothing too complicated thanks!

With tofu, I have a couple of things I always do. One is to buy the firmest tofu I can find for most everything except desserts (like pudding). It just falls apart otherwise. The other tip is to wrap it in a paper towel or cloth to soak up some of the water before using it. Here are a couple of quick tofu ideas that don’t involve cooking it:

Cut up a block of firm tofu and add it, uncooked, to your favorite can of vegetable or bean soup (I like lentil!) It’ll add some fast texture and protein.
Try this quick recipe for beans and rice and then add cut up tofu on top (try marinating the tofu cubes in salsa for an hour or two first).
Cook some brown rice, add some microwaved frozen veggies and cubed tofu with some soy sauce and/or Sriracha sauce.
Make a soft taco with canned beans, cubed tofu, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, avocado etc. wrapped up in a tortilla.
Uncooked tofu can also be good in small cubes on a salad.

The main problem with uncooked tofu is that it’s pretty plain unless you add sauce or marinate it. If you are a little braver, you can cook it a ton of ways. Once it’s cooked, you could add it to any of the suggestions above, too. A few easy ways to cook it are:

Cut the tofu into slabs, add a little olive oil (optional) and toss it onto the barbeque grill. Serve the grilled tofu like a burger (extra good with lettuce, pickles and barbeque sauce!)
This recipe is another one of my favorites and it involves frying the tofu in a little oil, so be careful! So, so good.
Tofu is really great baked in the oven. Here’s the basic method and you could try this recipe and bake it. Serve it up with sweet potatoes!

I hope that helps and thanks for the question!