This quarter literally flew by. Finals start next week and I'll be deemed a second year -I seriously can't believe it. Where did the time go?!
BUT I really shouldn't question it, summer break is right around the corner and I can't wait to give my brain a rest! I've been busy (as usual) and this past week was pretty much the worst... I ended up meal prepping the same chicken breast salad for lunch and dinner for the entire week, you can only imagine how sick of it I am.
So I decided to get a little creative and satisfy my Asian-food craving by making this healthy "salad" complete with kimchi, tofu, edamame, sesame seeds and stir fried noodles with some black bean sauce. OK but wait, why did I call it a salad?
Well, these noodles, aren't really noodles, they're actually made out of tofu and they only contain 10 calories per serving (2 servings per packet)! Let me tell you, these noodles are $$$! Growing up in an Asian household means: rice or noodles 3x a day and in every single meal or dish you can think of. Although I love rice, I made the commitment to eliminate it from my daily diet a couple years ago. So when I found this noodle substitute, I was literally all over it.
20 calories for this entire bag!
I've got to be the biggest Trader Joe's fanatic, it's definitely my go-to grocery store and go figure, all the ingredients I used in this recipe are actually from there -except the tofu noodles. You can find these noodles in the tofu aisle at any of your local supermarkets (Ralph's, Lucky's, Albertsons, etc etc).
Here's what you'll need:
1 bag Tofu Shirataki (rinsed, strained and dried)
1/4 cup of Trader Joe's frozen edamame (boiled and strained)
Trader Joe's Kimchi
1/4 block of Trader Joe's medium firm tofu (cut into cubes)
Trader Joe's Black Pepper Sauce
Sesame seeds
Sesame oil
Black pepper
Heat a skillet over medium heat and coat with nonstick cooking spray. Add in the tofu noodles along with a bit of sesame oil and a dollop of the black pepper sauce, season to taste. Once the sauce and noodles are well mixed, place onto dish and set aside. With the same skillet, heat up the tofu and add onto the plate. Top it off with the edamame, kimchi and sesame seeds. Season with black pepper if you'd like and enjoy!
Happy Sunday,
Theresa
WOW. such calorie. much soy. very second year :)
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