Tofu and Green Beans with Thai Peanut Sauce

If you need a quick, simple, and inexpensive dinner-this is it! If you don’t like Tofu, like our kids, then you can substitute chicken or anything really.

I use extra firm tofu and make sure to squeeze out as much moisture as I can with paper towels. Then I cut it into bite sized cubes and pan fry in a little bit of sesame oil (oil olive would work too). I flip often it to try an brown each side.

I steam fresh green beans while the tofu (and/or chicken) is cooking and make the peanut sauce.

To make the peanut sauce I use my Cuisinart Hand Blender. I’m really bad at measuring and just dump the ingredients in. I love the taste and usually eat way too much. If you put it on vegetables, that makes it healthy right?

Ingredients:

• 1 or 2 packages extra firm tofu

• 1 or 2 pounds of fresh green beans, trimmed

• oil for frying (I prefer sesame oil)

Peanut Sauce:

• 1/4 tsp ground ginger

• 1 clove garlic

• 1/3 cup peanut butter

• 2 Tbsp. rice vinager

• 2 Tbsp. soy sauce

• 2 Tbsp. olive oil

• 2 Tbsp. sesame oil

• Sesame seeds

Directions:

• Drain and squeeze out excess moisture from the tofu and cut into cubes.

• Heat oil in a fry pan, add cubed tofu into the pan and cook on medium high until brown on all sides.

• While the tofu is cooking, steam the green beans.

• Make the peanut sauce: combine all the ingredients and blend together.

• Layer green beans, tofu and peanut sauce and mix together. Serve while it is all hot and enjoy!