Tofu Sloppy Joes
From fizzle3nat 15 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Okay, this is a long-winded description, but here I go. We're Roman Catholic and during Lent, we abstain from meat and poultry on Fridays. So that pretty much leaves you with fish for a protein, wherein lies my problem. Read more My husband hates seafood, except for fish sticks or canned tuna, so that doesn't leave me many protein options to cook with on Fridays, unless I get brave and/or creative. I could use beans, peanut butter, or cheese, but there are many vegetarian options out there. This is a recipe I found in a 2000 Vegetarian Times magazine; I'm not a vegetarian, but I frequently used vegetarian/vegan recipes and ingredients when I was on Weight Watchers because most items were lower in calories and fat. For example, a 'regular' ground beef sloppy joe would have 'cost' about 8 'points' on weight watchers; this version cost 4 points, including the bun. Big difference. But I digress. This is a wonderful recipe, especially for those who would like to try tofu, but haven't used it before. Great flavors from the chili powder and cumin. The recipe did not call for the barbecue sauce, but I like to add a little to add a touch of sweetness, similar to what you find in commercial sloppy joe mix. The sauce is delicious and I'm sure it would be great with ground beef or turkey as well. Make sure you get the tofu nice and toasty to give it more texture. Easy! And kid friendly, too. Enjoy. See less
Ingredients
- 1 TBSP. olive oil shopping list
- 2 medium cloves garlic, minced shopping list
- 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped shopping list
- 1 small onion, chopped shopping list
- 1 lb. extra-firm tofu, well-drained and crumbled or diced shopping list
- 2 TBSP. soy sauce shopping list
- 1 1/2 c. tomato sauce shopping list
- 1 TBSP. chili powder shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. ground cumin shopping list
- 2 TBSP. barbecue sauce (my addition - optional, but will add a slight sweetness that you find in canned sloppy joe sauce) shopping list
- Burger buns, rolls, or bagels; split and toasted shopping list
How to make it
- In large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic, bell pepper, and onion and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add tofu and soy sauce and cook, stirring often, until tofu begins to brown, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin, and (if using) barbecue sauce. Cook, stirring until heated through and flavors are well blended, 1 to 2 minutes. Spoon over toasted buns and serve hot.
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
Never one to go in circles or draw out a topic myself, I guess I can sit through a long drawn out explanation. The recipe sounds very good, I would not have thought of using Tofu. We have used TVP of the "meat" in sloppy Joes. I don't know if rehydra...more
mark555
in Center Of The World Ma' Center Of The World loved it
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I use the TVP, frozen. I rehydrate with a bit of wine and Bragg's amino liquid. Husband can't tell the difference and I feel better about his cholesterol level with tofu sloppies, or tofu tacos.
notyourmomma
in South St. Petersburg loved it
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I do lots of tofu stuff for my vege relatives. Very nice recipe!
midgelet
in Whereabouts loved it
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