Tofu Chorizo Crumbles

Tofu Chorizo Crumbles 

Modified from a recipe by Sam Turnbull of It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken and one from Okonomi Kitchen

Makes 10 (roughly ¼ cup) servings

Ingredients

• 2 Tbl canola oil
• 2 Tbl homemade reduced sodium soy sauce ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 1 Tbl cider vinegar
• 1 Tbl chili powder
• 1 Tbl smoked paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp dried thyme and/or oregano
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp liquid smoke
• 1 block extra firm, no drain tofu

  Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. Mix all of the ingredients EXCEPT the tofu together in a medium bowl.
  3. Crumble tofu into the mixture and mix gently.
  4. Spread it onto the baking sheet and bake 25-30 minutes, gently stirring every 10-15 minutes.
  5. It should be browned, some pieces will be darker than others.
  6. You can eat this as a substitute for sausage, add it to a hash or tacos.

  Nutrition Information per serving:

  120 calories    

  7.5g fat             

  1.1g saturated fat        

  0mg cholesterol             

  4.8g carbohydrate

  8.3g protein    

  2.2g fiber         

  92.7mg calcium           

  4.7mg iron             

  179mg potassium

  34.3mg phosphorus

  89-130mg sodium (84mg if using homemade soy sauce, 130mg if using less sodium Trader Joe’s soy sauce) Potassium may be higher with the homemade soy sauce-