Cooking Techniques 10 Simple Tofu Recipes for Beginner Vegetarians Tofu is your secret weapon for adding texture, protein, and pleasure to your favorite dishes. By F&W Editors Updated on June 12, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email So, you've decided to cut down on or even eliminate meat from your diet. Here's some advice: embrace tofu. Though you might be used to thinking of it as a stand-in for meat, tofu is at its most delicious when it does its own thing. Here are a few super simple, delicious recipes to get you started. Crunchy Tofu Tacos © Con Poulos These quick, crispy tacos are stuffed with fried tofu, crunchy peanuts, kimchi, and Asian pear. Get The Recipe: Crunchy Tofu Tacos Vegetarian Butter Tofu Soft tofu, which is similar to the paneer, makes for a vegetarian-friendly variation on the traditional Indian butter chicken recipe. Get the Recipe: Vegetarian Butter Chicken Glazed Tofu-Mushroom Salad © JAMES BAIGRIE Ketchup helps form a sweet glaze on both the mushrooms and the tofu in this fast, warm salad. Get the Recipe: Glazed Tofu-Mushroom Salad Scrambled Tofu with Potatoes, Mushrooms, and Peppers © Evi Abeler This silky mix of mushrooms, potatoes, roasted bell peppers, and tofu is topped with brightly flavored pesto sauce. Get the Recipe: Scrambled Tofu with Potatoes, Mushrooms, and Peppers Teriyaki Tofu Get a ton of flavor with minimal effort with this simple combination of crisped tofu and homemade teriyaki. Get the Recipe: Teriyaki Tofu Sriracha-Garlic Tofu with Mint This super-easy dish gets amped up with spicy Sriracha sauce and cooled with fresh mint and cilantro. Get the Recipe: Sriracha-Garlic Tofu with Mint Vegan Tofu Biryani © Kristen Stevens Made with fragrant basmati rice and aromatic spices, this hearty, protein-packed biryani smells as good as it tastes. Miso and Shiitake Mushroom Tofu Shiitake mushrooms add a woodsy, earthy flavor to this rich miso and seared tofu dish. Get the Recipe: Miso and Shiitake Mushroom Tofu Tofu, Kale, and Cherry Tomatoes in White Wine Sauce To make this superfast dish, you simmer kale and cherry tomatoes in a white wine sauce before adding crispy tofu. Get the Recipe: Tofu, Kale, and Cherry Tomatoes in White Wine Sauce Curried Pan-Seared Tofu with Bell Peppers Pan seared tofu and crunchy bell peppers are especially delicious when simmered in a soupy coconut curry sauce. Get the Recipe: Curried Pan-Seared Tofu with Bell Peppers Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit