Healthy Recipe, Green Beans and Tofu With Peanuts

This Indonesian-style dish makes a nice vegetarian meal or side-dish. Tofu is an inexpensive, high-protein plant food most people don’t eat as often as they could. Skip the meat tonight and dig into a slightly spicy tofu stir-fry with lots of color and crunch. From My Fitness Pal.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 10 ounces (283g) firm tofu
• 2 cups (220g) green beans, trimmed and halved
• 1 8-ounce can (226g) sliced water chestnuts
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1 tablespoon tamari soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/4 cup (36g) dry roasted peanuts, chopped

Directions

• Drain the tofu, then wrap in a kitchen towel to remove excess water. Unwrap, pat dry and slice into cubes. In a large sauté pan set over medium-high heat, drizzle the sesame oil. Add the tofu to the pan and let cook for a minute to sear, before using a metal spatula to scrape the tofu from the pan, turning and stirring until lightly browned in spots, about 3 minutes. Add the green beans, water chestnuts and crushed red pepper and stir. Cook, stirring often, for about 3 minutes, until the beans are crisp-tender.
• In a cup, stir the tamari, vinegar and honey, then drizzle over the tofu and beans. Stir and toss to coat, then transfer to a serving bowl or plates. Sprinkle 1/4 of the peanuts on each serving.

Serves: 4 | Serving Size: 1 cup

Nutrition (per serving): Calories: 197; Total Fat: 11g; Saturated Fat: 1g; Monounsaturated Fat: 4g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Sodium: 268mg; Carbohydrate: 16g; Dietary Fiber: 5g; Sugar: 7g; Protein: 10g