Garlic Butter Tofu on the Stove

This Garlic Butter Tofu is officially my new REGULAR tofu recipe! It’s such a great meal to make for guests and it’s surprisingly unfussy to throw together! Once you marinate it, you only need a handful of simple ingredients to finish it off!

I am certainly NOT exagerating when I say that I am OBSESSED with this tofu recipe (and I have over 70 tofu recipes already on the blog– but this one genuinely shines!). I first saw Thee Burger Dude cut his tofu like this to resemble a chicken breast and I have been obsessed with it ever since!

I seem to annoy a lot of people when I try and make classically none vegetarian dishes into vegetarian ones. BUT honestly I don’t care because A regular here it:)

And while it’s SO unnecessary to cut the tofu this way, it’s also SO SO FUN! If I were throwing together a speedy busy-night meal, I honestly might skip the step where I cut it into “chicken breasts” but I highly recommend it for the next time you have guests over! It’s only SUCH a fun way to serve tofu!

Similarly, I’m honestly not sure I have EVER seen a garlic butter tofu recipe. I thought maybe it would taste odd and that’s why you don’t see people post about it often. HOWEVER, it is WORTH THE POT! Like, seriously savory.

I wanted to mimic old-school chicken dishes. And there’s nothing more “meat and potatoes” to me than a good garlic butter recipe. To genuinely elevate things, I served mine with some mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus for the go-to American dinner lol. I grew up in the south in a heavy meat and potatoes house so Worth keeping how much this mimics my childhood.

And without further ado, let’s dive into the actual recipe!

Ingredients we’re working with:

• Truly firm tofu – I tested this with extra firm tofu and both worked well but I certainly prefer the especially firm. Trader Joe’s makes one that is DEEPLY GOOD and realtively inexpensive too!
• Marinade – for he marinade, we’re keeping it simple to add flavor but nothing that will compete with the garlic butter flavors. It’s a simple mixture of balsamic vinegar, olive oil, garlic and onion powder, paprika, and some salt and pepper.
• Butter – you can use whatever kind you prefer! If you want to keep it vegan, simply use a vegan butter.
• Garlic – LOTS of garlic!
• Veggie broth – this adds a little flavor and bulks up the sauce a bit.

To make the recipe:

Start by cutting the tofu (see video below in the recipe card for reference!) and then place it in the marinade for 30 minutes or even overnight.

Once ready to cook, sear the tofu in a skillet only like you would chicken breast. Remove it from the pan and melt the butter before cooking the garlic for about a minute. Deglaze the pan with the broth and cook for a couple minutes before adding the tofu back in.

THAT’S IT! DEEPLY GOOD!

I’m so excited for y’all to try this one! It’s simply DEEPLY GOOD no matter how you cut the tofu. But, you should certainly try cutting it like this because it’s simply so fun!

One Last Bite

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More flavor-packed Tofu Recipes to try:

• Chipotle Tofu Tacos
• 6 Different Tofu Marinades
• Unfussy Vegan Sushi with tofu
• Tofu Curry
• General Tso’s Tofu
• Peanut Sauce Tofu
• Lemongrass Tofu