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Hey guys! I’m super excited about today’s post! It’s a recipe that you will be able to easily master, add it to your life, and use over and over again in many, many different ways! I’m talking about my Super Easy Weeknight Tofu! I call it weeknight tofu, because we eat this tofu a lot around here! That’s mostly because it’s yummy, because I usually have leftovers (always a bonus!), and because it’s easy to prepare a nice dinner in a little bit of time. Just to give you a little backstory on the inspiration for this recipe… If you read my blog, you may or may not know that I live in California, but I grew up in Virginia, and my whole family still lives there. Growing up in Virginia, in a Southern Baptist family, means that I went to church, A LOT! Seems like we were always there for one reason or another, and when we were there, a lot of times it involved food. In case you don’t hail from that part of the country, a typical potluck (at least when I was growing up…. it’s been a long time since I went to one there), consisted of LOTS of fried chicken, a few big pots of greens (scary pots of wilted greens, usually boiled to tears with hamhocks), biscuits, and every color of Cool Whip (“Ambrosia” ) Salad under the sun… you know the stuff? Fluffy, colorful bowls filled with mystery fruit and mixed with Cool Whip… There would be a few odds and ends, mac and cheese, yummy desserts, etc.,  but these were the staples. Giving up most of that kind of stuff to become a vegetarian after I moved to California wasn’t very hard. Fried chicken on the other hand… a little more difficult. Over the years there have been some pretty good substitutes that I have enjoyed, like Gardien’s chicken nuggets – YUM! But when I had to go gluten free – WAHHHHHH!!! No more of those! So I needed something else, something that filled that fried chicken void, and that’s when I came up with this recipe. Now, you can find a lot of fried tofu recipes on the internet, and there are some REALLY tasty ones, but one thing about making something with breading is that you usually have to dip it in something sticky, and then a flour mixture, and then use a lot of oil, which to be honest, is just WAY too much work for me on most occasions. After playing around with some of those recipes, I just decided to make something that would get the job done in half the time, and with just as much flavor, and a lot less fat! After all, who wants to kill themselves working out, then working all day, and then spend a lot of time in the kitchen making something that just undoes your workout efforts! Not this girl! I need to make every one of those horrific burpees count! (Comment if you know what I mean!!) I serve this tofu a lot as you see , here, with Braised Kale, and mashed sweet potatoes or white potatoes, and it’s a really simple but delicious dinner that doesn’t take long to prepare. Give this recipe a try, I think you’ll find it delicious, easy, and that it gives you all of those good comfort food feelings! Oh, and I’m going to show you (in an upcoming post) how to rock this same tofu in other recipes too, so you’ll definitely want to give this a try! (Hint: Caesar salads wraps! Follow me on FB and/or subscribe to my blog so you don’t miss out!) So let’s get this party started!

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