Seared Tofu with Noodles, Peppers, and Onions
By Friday, I live dangerously in the kitchen.
I do my grocery shopping on Monday, and I will absolutely refuse to go back into the grocery store during the week. This does a couple of things:
Avoid impulse purchases
Drives me to use what I already have in my fridge, freezer, and pantry
Saves money and time
This means that sometimes by Friday I am scrounging a bit and end up choosing meals based on what produce is starting to look sad or what products are close to expiration date.
In my Get Healthy With Dr Adame Exclusive Website, I recommend seared tofu as an easy meal. Here is an example I made when I had some noodles, tofu, and green onions that needed to be used pretty quickly before they went bad. And I had some soy sauce mixed with lime juice sitting in the fridge. Takes about 20-25 minutes to make this recipe and you can easily double it.
Please remember I am not a chef or recipe writer. I am an untrained home cook. I wing it quite a bit.
Ingredients:
1 package Healthy Noodle , rinsed and drained (from Costco)
16 oz Extra Firm Tofu, cubed (press water out)
Chopped peppers (I used red anchos from our garden, they’re still kicking!)
Sliced green onions (Hole In the Woods Farm)
~1/4 cup soy sauce mixed with the juice of 1 lime
Instructions:
In a large cast iron skillet, add some oil when the skillet is hot on the stove top over high heat.
Add the tofu. Make sure you arrange in a single layer on the skillet. Allow each side to sear for at least a couple of minutes until brown and crispy. Use a spoon or spatula to unstick it from the pan if it sticks.
Once the tofu is seared to your liking, add the peppers and green onions. Mix well for another couple of minutes.
Add the noodles. Mix well.
Add the soy sauce-lime mixture. Add a little at a time so it is not soupy.
Remove from heat and enjoy.
How To Use: Top with avocado or other veggies. Flavor with more lime juice. Do not add extra salt. You can add a tiny bit more soy sauce if you want, but try to stick to just the lime juice. Eat with a side of fruit.
Note: Cooking in a cast iron skillet with lime juice is a great way to get a little extra iron in your diet.
Seared Tofu with Noodles, Green Onions, Peppers and Topped with Avocado
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