Tofu Nuggets
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This is from Jessica Seinfeld's Deceptively Delicious. She says the taste fools her kids into thinking they are eating fried cheese or chicken nuggets. I haven't tried this, but am posting recipes from the book upon request.
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- 25mins
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ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon flax seed meal
- 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
- 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 cup pureed spinach or 1 cup pureed green peas
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 14 ounces extra firm tofu
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- nonstick cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
directions
- Combine the breadcrumbs, flaxseed meal, parmesean, and paprika in a small bowl.
- Mix the vegetable puree and egg together in a flat bowl.
- Slice or cube the tofu into bite sized pieces. You can use any shape you want, including cookie cutters. Sprinkle the tofu with the salt.
- Dip the tofu into the egg mixture, then roll in the breadcrumbs until the tofu is completed coated and you can't see the puree.
- Spray a large nonstick pan with cooking spray, heat the pan, then add the oil.
- Cook the tofu over medium heat 3-4 minutes to a side, being careful not to overbrown. Cook until the coating is crisp and golden on all sides.
- Note: the recipe for chicken nuggets is almost identical, but calls for using broccoli, spinach, sweet potato, or beet puree.
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"This is from Jessica Seinfeld's Deceptively Delicious. She says the taste fools her kids into thinking they are eating fried cheese or chicken nuggets. I haven't tried this, but am posting recipes from the book upon request."
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I was the only one in our family who had tofu before. My husband and the kids were a bit weirded out by the texture of the tofu and weren%u2019t big fans of it. The average rating for our family was 2.3 stars. It took a lot of fresh spinach to get my ? cup puree and I would probably use peas if I made it again. I chopped up leftover nuggets and cooked them in my scrambled eggs with cheesy and it was pretty tasty.Reply
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I am a southern girl, and was therefore raised on casseroles. However, I try not to eat or serve them unless at a family reunion. These tofu nuggets dipped in broccoli puree taste just like a bite of my grandmother's broccoli casserole. They were absolutely delicious and easy to make. I will definitely make them again.Reply
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The flavor of the breadcrumb coating is perfect, but I had some trouble getting the coating to stick to the tofu. I assume it's because of the spinach/egg mixture; since the recipe doesn't specify, I decided to puree raw spinach rather than cooked... but I think it would have coated more easily and evenly if I had cooked the spinach first. I'll also omit the salt, since I don't care for salty foods generally and I think it was unneccessary here. Overall, this is a nice way to have a veggie-friendly snack or light meal. Thanks for sharing!Reply -
This is from Jessica Seinfeld's Deceptively Delicious. She says the taste fools her kids into thinking they are eating fried cheese or chicken nuggets. I haven't tried this, but am posting recipes from the book upon request.
