Sunday, 13 February 2011

Whats for dinner? Tofu Italiano!!!

Just like any other night in our house, dinner will consist of a vegan meal. Whether or not its from a recipe, 'pre made' or invented, the word vegan is in there...and no not everything has tofu in it but tonight it does. :-)
Scenario - the husband is downstairs drawing for work and I'm searching for something to make for dinner. I just have a bunch of random ingredients around the house tonight and nothing is really clicking. When in doubt make something that can pass for Italian. I have to admit, I was a little skeptical on how this was going to come out but it tasted great!!

Ingredients:
1 pack vegan chorizo (I used The Redwood Co. Chorizo Style Chunks bought from Holland & Barrett)
2 packs tofu pieces (I used Cauldron marinated tofu pieces) I like these because they have more taste are firmer and are not as watery as regular tofu.
1 can chopped tomatoes
garlic powder
dried basil
dried oregano
red pepper flakes
black pepper to taste
brown rice
frozen soy beans

Cook brown rice according to directions. While the rice is cooking......
Fry the chorizo in a pan with a little olive oil over med heat for 5 min.
Add the tofu and continue to cook for a further 5 min then add the can of chopped tomatoes.
Add basil, oregano, garlic powder & red pepper to your taste liking. Cook on low heat until hot and until the rice is done.
Prepare frozen soy beans according to their instructions.
Place rice on plate and then top with the tofu/chorizo mix & decorate with the cooked soy beans.
Enjoy!!

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