Favorite Holiday Recipes: Barbecue Tofu Scramble

We’ve sought high and low throughout the city to find cherished holiday recipes from a few locals who are making a big influence in their community. What we’ve come up with is a comprehensive list of recipes for you to try this holiday season whether it be vegetarian or carnivore friendly:

Searius Add – Spoken Word Artist. Community Advocate, Owner Nine-Tenths Media Group.

Barbecue Tofu Scramble (Vegetarian)

Makes 3-4 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 square/container, Extra Firm Tofu
• 1/2 container, Trader Joe’s Steamed Lentils
• 1 package, Trader Joe’s Beef-less Ground Beef
• 1 container, Barbecue sauce (recommended: Trader Joe’s Carolina Gold or Trader Joe’s Bold and Smoky Kansas City Style Barbecue Sauce)

Directions:

1. Heat up the Beef-less Ground Beef in a pan. (season as desired)
2. Add 1/2 package of lentils to the Beef-less Ground Beef
3. In a pot, “scramble” the tofu. (Recommendation: Cut the block in half and smash/scramble half a block at a time)
4. Place scrambled tofu in a pan and heat up until desired. (season as desired)
5. Add Beef-less Ground Beef and lentils mixture to tofu and scramble together. Feel free to scramble together in 2 pans if it’s more convenient.
6. Add barbecue sauce to the tofu scramble as preferred!

NOTE: Add enough to slightly change the color of the tofu, ultimately it’s to your preference.

Tips:  

**Morningstar Crumbles can be used in place of the Trader Joe’s Beef-less Ground Beef

**The tofu scramble is great on top of a salad, particularly spinach or iceberg lettuce. Create your salad as normal and simply add the scramble on top.

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