Healthy Mapo Tofu

Servings: 4

Author: `Maxine Sharf

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Healthy Mapo Tofu

Prep time: 20 MinCook time: 20 MinTotal time: 40 Min

💮This is a healthy and delicious version of my all time favorite Chinese dish - Mapo Tofu! I make it once per week!

Ingredients

Sauce

• 4 Tbsp Chili Sauce
• 1+1/2 Cups Chicken Broth
• 3 Tbsp Cornstarch
• 1+1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Pepper
• 1 tsp Sugar

Stir Fry

• 2 tsp Olive Oil
• 3 Tbsp Ginger, minced
• 4 Cloves Garlic, chopped
• 1/2 Yellow Onion, chopped fine
• 1/2 Jalapeño pepper, chopped fine
• 1 Pound Ground Turkey or Chicken
• 1 Cup Frozen Peas & Carrots, thawed
• 2 Packages Soft Tofu, diced
• 1 Bunch Scallions, chopped
• 1 Tbsp Rice Vinegar

Instructions

1. Mix together the ingredients for the sauce and set aside.
2.  In a large pan over medium heat, stir fry the ginger, garlic, onion and jalapeño in olive oil;
3. Add the ground turkey and stir fry until cooked through.
4. Pour in the sauce and turn up the heat to medium high; it will thicken as it heats.
5. Add the peas and carrots, scallions and the diced silken tofu (be gentle when stirring in the tofu because you don't want it to get completely mashed).
6. Continue cooking until the tofu is heated through and then stir in the rice vinegar at the end; taste and add more salt, pepper or vinegar if needed - enjoy!
7. Serve over cauliflower rice or regular rice, or eat as is in a bowl (that's how I like it and it's super low carb that way!)

Notes:

📛This is definitely a spicy dish! To make it more mild, add less chili sauce / jalapeño. I use the Huy Fong Chili Garlic Sauce (red jar with a green top) which you can find in most grocery stores near the Sriracha.

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