High Protein BBQ Tofu Taco

Soy-free Option:

• Swap out the tofu with a non-soy tofu (like chickpea, pumpkin or fava bean).

Gluten-free Option:

• This can be made gluten-free by swapping out the tortillas with gluten-free tortillas.

These High Protein BBQ Tofu Tacos are one of the easiest dinners you can make! You can even double or triple the recipe for meal prepping. The tofu is shredded with a grater which helps it grab onto the BBQ sauce better because of the increased surface area, and we are also able to cook off all of the excess water so it ends up with a nice meaty texture.

If you’re looking for some more easy high protein dinners, be sure to check out my Protein Pumpkin and Black Bean Quesadilla and High Protein Alfredo recipes!

Ingredients

• Tofu – you can use extra firm or super firm tofu for this recipe. Extra firm tofu will need to be pressed before using, and the super firm won’t. Side note, extra firm tofu tends to be much cheaper than super firm, so it’s kind of a cost vs. convenience situation.
• BBQ Sauce – I lived in Memphis long enough to know that everyone has very strong opinions on BBQ Sauce, so I’m going to let you choose your favorite for this recipe!
• Red Onion – I think red onion goes really well with BBQ Sauce and adds a nice sweetness and a bit of a crunch to this dish.
• Tortillas – I typically use either Mission Plant Protein Tortillas or Mission Carb Balance Tortillas. You can use whatever tortillas you prefer, but keep in mind that using something different may result in changes to the calories/macros listed for this recipe.
• Vegan Queso – I make my own vegan queso with cashews. It’s a really simple recipe but I do recommend using a good blender so that the texture is nice and smooth.

Instructions

• If you’re using extra firm tofu, be sure to press it ahead of time. If you’re using super firm tofu, you can skip that step!
• Make the cashew queso per the linked recipe.

• Using a vegetable grater, shred the pressed tofu. Shredded the tofu increases the surface area which means it can pick up flavors better and the texture also improves (more meaty) because it’s easier to cook off excess water.

• Peel and dice the red onion.
• In a medium-heat non-stick pan, cook the shredded tofu and diced red onion. Stir regularly to avoid burning and sticking. You’ll know the tofu is done cooking when most of the moisture is cooked from it and it has started to brown.
• Once it’s cooked, add the BBQ Sauce and mix everything together really well.
• Divide the BBQ tofu and red onion mixture across the three tortillas.
• Drizzle vegan cashew queso on the tacos.

Silly Little Haiku

BBQ Tofu

It’s such an easy dinner

Plus cashew queso