You are going to love this crispy breaded tofu!  If you’re sick of the same old baked or stir-fried tofu and want more texture and flavor in your tofu, you have to give this a try!  The tofu coating is super versatile and can be made with bread crumbs, crackers, stuffing, corn chips or even cornmeal, plus your choice of herbs and spices to give it a flavorful crunch.

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You will love this breaded tofu because it’s…

• easily made gluten-free.
• bursting with flavor.
• crunchy comfort food.
• kid-friendly.
• a protein-packed meal that the whole family will love.

Breaded Tofu Bites Recipe

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Serves: 4 Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes 10 minutes

Nutrition facts: 180 calories 20gr fat

Rating: 5.0/5

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Ingredients

• 1 block extra firm tofu
• 2 tbsp Soy sauce for dip
• For the Breading:
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs or crumbled cracker, vegan stuffing, corn chips, cornmeal, or corn flakes cereal to give the breading texture.
• 1/4 cup flour wheat, whole wheat, or gluten-free flour mix works well.
• 1 tbsp corn starch (optional)
• 2 tsp seasoning or Italian seasoning or any other dried herb mix of choice.
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp oil or light olive oil

Instructions

1. 1. Drain and press a block of tofu, getting out as much liquid as possible.

   2. Mix together breading ingredients on a plate or shallow dish.
   3. Sprinkle tofu with some soy sauce or equivalent.
   4. Place the tofu in the breading and press down a little to make the coating stick to the tofu.
   5. Flip over and coat the other side.

Cooking the tofu:  (You have 2 choices, baking or Pan Frying).

Baking the breaded tofu:

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).

2. Spread about 2 tbsp of oil on the bottom of a cookie sheet.

3. Place the breaded tofu on the cookie sheet and bake at 400°F (200°C) for about 20 minutes.

4. After 20 minutes, take out of the oven and flip with a spatula.

5. Bake for an addtional 20 minutes on the other side.

Pan-frying the breaded tofu:

1. Place 2 tbsp of oil in the bottom of a skillet. (I highly recommend using an iron skillet for tofu.  It always cooks perfectly and never sticks to my iron skillet).
2. Place the coated tofu in the frying pan and turn heat to medium-high.
3. Cook for about 3-5 minutes on each side until golden brown and crunchy.

Breaded Tofu Bites Recipe

Breading:

• Bread Crumbs –
  • You can also crumble and use any of the following:
    • crackers (any vegan cracker will work)
    • a vegan stuffing (like Pepperidge Farm’s cornbread stuffing mix).
    • corn flakes (GF)
    • corn chips (GF)
    • Spicy Sweet Chili or Blaze flavored Doritos
    • cornmeal. (GF)
• Flour – you can use white, whole wheat or gluten-free flour mix.  This helps creates a coating that sticks to the tofu and crisps up when cooked.
• Corn Starch – to help the breading be extra crispy.  (optional)
• Nutritional Yeast – for flavor.  Optional, but recommended.
• Spices – this can vary depending on the flavor that you want to achieve.  I like to use poultry seasoning for a chicken nugget flavored tofu or Italian seasoning if I’m serving it with pasta or something Italian flavored.  I also like to use Tony Chachere’s for a spicy creole flavored tofu too.  
• Salt – for flavor.  (You may want to reduce or omit if your spices already have salt in them).