Simple eatin'

This is one of those "cheap, lazy dinners," I bought all the ingredients for $5.27 and only used 1/3 of the tofu. I think this is good if you're by yourself and you want something pretty healthy that doesn't require a lot of thought. From leaving the house at 8:06 pm, I went to the store, meandered, came home, cooked, and ate before by 9:00. Not bad?

Easy dinner of tofu, sweet potatoes, and brussel sprouts

Serves 1

All ingredients

1 block firm tofu

1 Sweet potato

Salt

Pepper

Nutmeg

Olive Oil

However many Brussels sprouts you think you will want to eat

Grapeseed oil, or a different oil that has a high smoke point and neutral flavor
Any marinade, I like BBQ sauce

Step 1 - Press Tofu

Cut 1/3 - 1`/2 block of firm tofu, store the remainer in water in the fridge. Put tofu on a plate with a lip, put another plate on top, then add weight to the top plate to press the tofu. 

Step 2 - Sweet potatoes

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil. If you want to peel the sweet potato first, do that, I peal them after I have cut them into rounds, about a 1 cm or to 1/5 inch thick. Put all of the rounds into a bowl with 1 tbsp of olive oil and toss. Add a good pinch of salt and pepper and a sprinkling of nutmeg and toss again. Spread the rounds evenly onto the baking sheet and cook for 15 minutes on each side, or until lightly browned.

Step 3 - Prep your brussels sprouts 

Cut the stems off the sprouts and remove any leaves that look like they are too beat up. Cut the brussel sprouts into thirds so that each get a small about of stem to hold them together. 

Step 4 - Marinate your tofu

You can really marinate the tofu in anything to taste like anything you want it to. It's one of the nice things about tofu. 

Step 5 - Cook your brussel sprouts

Heat a pan on high and add about 1-2 tbsp of grapeseed oil. You can use olive oil in a pinch, but your pan might smoke so be careful. Place the brussels sprouts in an even layer so they aren't too crowded. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and cook for about 2 minutes on each side or until they are nice and brown. Don't flip them too much. You might need to 

Step 6 - Cook your tofu

Add another tablespoon or so of grapeseed oil to the pan, lower the temperature to medium-high heat and add the tofu. Cook for five minutes on each side, or until golden.