Tex Mex Tofu Scramble

PREP TIME

15 minutes

COOK TIME

10 minutes

SERVING SIZE

2 people

Tex Mex Tofu Scramble

Ingredients

2 teaspoons avocado oil

1 yellow onion, diced

1 bell pepper, diced

2 tablespoons chia seeds

16 ounces medium or soft tofu, drained

2 tablespoons nutritional yeast

2 teaspoons Tex Mex Power Spice Blend*

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 Roma tomatoes, diced

Featuring: Tex Mex

Use as a dry rub or mix with oil and brush over any protein before grilling or roasting. A delicious nutrition blend to easily add daily power to roasted veggies and chickpeas or stirred into chilli and hummus!

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Your morning scramble just got a facelift! This scramble is creamy, protein-packed, and entirely plant-based thanks to the crumbled tofu; soft tofu is the key to a creamy and “egg-like” consistency. Nutritional yeast adds a savory and almost “cheesy” kick to complement all of the traditional Tex Mex flavors. It makes for great leftovers and probably will not last long; my daughter Keira ate this one up for breakfast AND dinner.

Directions

  1. Heat avocado oil in a skillet over medium heat.
  2. Add the onion and bell pepper to the skillet and sauté 5 minutes, until the onion is translucent. Add the tomatoes and stir in chia seeds.
  3. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, use a heavy fork to break up and crumble the tofu into the consistency of scrambled eggs. Fold in nutritional yeast, spice blend, and salt.
  4. Stir the tofu mixture into the skillet and sauté 3–5 minutes to heat the tofu throughout.

Nutritional Highlights

  • Ancho chili powder, paprika, and crushed chilis all contain the compound capsaicin, which is rich in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
  • Cumin and black pepper may help with digestion.
  • Onion and garlic have been linked to lower cancer risk (possibly due to organosulfur compounds and their anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and detoxifying properties).
  • Cloves have been ranked as the #1 highest antioxidant source of any food.
  • Oregano is ranked as the food with the second-highest concentration of antioxidants (right behind cloves). Did you know that dried oregano contains even more antioxidants than fresh oregano?
  • Ceylon cinnamon adds a delicious complexity and may also have anti-inflammatory properties.
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