Easy Tofu Rice Bowl

I grew up on Vietnamese cooking.  Its beautiful balance of sweet and salty flavors made eating basically the same few foods over and over again never get old.  I wish we could eat my father’s home cooking everyday, but since we live across the country from him, I had to find my own renditions to hold me over.

I’ve recently leaned into a more plant based diet and have been introducing more tofu into my recipes.  My biggest issues with tofu is that it tastes like nothing, it’s mushy and it’s hard to get it to soak in flavor.  I found a way to add flavor and texture into otherwise bland tofu!

Check out my Easy Tofu Rice Bowl below.

How to get your tofu crispy.  That’s right, you heard me crispy tofu.  It’s possible.  I found the perfect storm is draining, pressing, and baking.  I will only bake tofu!  I’ve learned that the best heat and time is baking tofu at 400 degrees for 30 minutes flipping half way through.  Also, by cubing tofu, it’ll allow it to crisp up evenly and get crips on all 4 sides.

A marinade that actually flavors tofu.  I’m all about easy and simple ways to add flavor.  This marinade is created with items I always keep in my fridge.  I suggest you keep these staples in your fridge and pantry at all times too!  This easy Asian marinade  only take 15 minutes to flavor tofu.  No need to marinade overnight!

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Easy Tofu Rice Bowl

This is our go to healthy rice bowl that will never get old to us! The marinade is a balance of sweet and salty that easily elevates bland tofu.

Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

Asian

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Passive Time

15 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

Rice Bowl

• 1 pack Extra Firm Tofu Cubed, Drained & Pressed
• 2 cups Jasmine Rice cooked
• 1 pack Favorite Frozen Veggie we like broccoli

Tofu Marinade

• 1/2 cup Liquid Aminos sub: soy sauce or coconut aminos
• 1 tbsp garlic minced
• 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
• 1 tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar
• 1 tbsp Ginger freshly chopped
• 1 tbsp Maple Syrup sub: brown sugar

Course Main Dish Cuisine Asian Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 30 minutes Passive Time 15 minutes Servings people Ingredients Rice Bowl 1 pack Extra Firm Tofu Cubed, Drained & Pressed 2 cups Jasmine Rice cooked 1 pack Favorite Frozen Veggie we like broccoli Tofu Marinade 1/2 cup Liquid Aminos sub: soy sauce or coconut aminos 1 tbsp garlic minced 1 tbsp Sesame Oil 1 tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar 1 tbsp Ginger freshly chopped 1 tbsp Maple Syrup sub: brown sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Mix marinade ingredients into a bowl & add cubed tofu. Set aside for 15-30 minutes.
3. Drain tofu from marinade, place on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes, flipping half way through.
4. Assemble rice bowl! Jasmine rice, veggies, and tofu. Drizzle extra liquid aminos if you desire.