I used to love black pepper chicken or Sichuan pepper chicken in Chinese and inspired restaurants. It usually is a popular favorite amongst many—so I thought why not test out my own vegan-friendly inspiration with soy curls? Soy curls are a great food staple for vegetarians and vegans because they are protein-based and you can do so much with them. Spice it up or marinade them, bake them, pan fry them, shred them, crisp them.

This recipe requires minimal and simple ingredients but it doesn’t lack flavor. The pepper, the sauce and the crunchy veggies are just perfect. This super easy recipe will be a new go-to favorite if you often find yourself with a busy schedule and need something quick to whip up.

I marinade the soycurls in stock then drain and coat in spices and cornstarch and then crisp them up by baking or pan frying. Soaking in stock and adding flavor to the coating adds a deeper flavor in the soycurls. Baking crisps them up nicely to act as crispy chicken which would usually be fried. This adds to the number of steps but we are using same ingredients again in the sauce.

What Are Soy Curls?

Soy curls are made of soy beans. The process to create soy curls comes from boiling and dehydrating whole soybeans. In turn, this process gives this vegan protein a chicken-like texture. They are often used as meat alternatives. Butler soy curls can be found at most health food stores like Whole Foods.

What can I make with soycurls ?

• General tso soycurls
• Skillet soycurl Chikin enchiladas
• Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Pasta with Garlic Soy Curls

Other Delicious Dinner Recipes

• Indo Chinese Chilli Garlic Noodles
• Samosa Wraps – Spiced Potatoes, Chickpeas, Chutney Burrito
• Vegan Cauliflower Tikka Masala
• Pulled Jackfruit Sandwiches

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One pan vegan beef with broccoli with soy curls is packed with flavor and is so simple to make! The broccoli cooks right in the sauce to save you time and dishes. This is just an incredibly flavorful, 1 Pan, 30 min, easy stir fry, perfect for weeknight dinners.

This is a quick stir fry that is popular in Chinese restaurants(in the US). It needs just 1 pan, everyday ingredients and is quick and easy. I use soycurls for the beef. Soycurls are made with soy beans and have a meaty texture. They are available in dried form in stores and online. You can also use seitan or other vegan chicken or beef substitutes.

For the beef, we use soy curls soaked in broth and crisp them up on a skillet with some dark soy sauce and lots of garlic and ginger. The broccoli steams and cooks in the sauce to save a pan, and then we add in a thickener to help the sauce cling to the beefy soy curls and broccoli.

It’s a super quick recipe that just needs one pan, and it makes this ridiculously delicious vegan beef with broccoli.

For the best flavor, use vegan beef-flavored stock for soaking the soy curls. 

Why You’ll Love Vegan Beef with Broccoli

• all that meaty texture and beefy flavor with none of the meat
• simple to make in one pan
• broccoli cooks along with the sauce to save on time and dishes
• naturally nut-free and easy to make gluten-free
• soy-free option

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Indo Chinese crispy chicken made vegan has amazing textures and flavors! Soy curls with a crisp coating are tossed in a sticky-spicy-garlicky sauce. Serve this as an appetizer or as an entree over rice with your favorite veggies.

This is another favorite Indo Chinese dish. Indochinese cuisine has is a sub cuisine of Indian cuisine with many Chinese and inspired dishes, indianized with spices or change in cooking style.

This dish is usually made with chicken which gets battered and baked or fried until it is crisp and then tossed in a delicious sticky, garlicky, spicy sauce. I use soy curls for the chicken in this recipe. You can also make this with tofu, a vegan chicken substitute, or seitan, but definitely make it because the sauce is the bomb. 

If you’re new to Indo Chinese food, it’s a cuisine that originated in Kolkata in the late 1700s when Chinese immigrants were moving to the region in large numbers. It’s an Indian take on Chinese dishes that arose when those immigrants started cooking their favorite dishes from home using ingredients available locally as well as to please the Indian palate. Dishes like Schezwan fried rice and chili chicken have their roots here.

This vegan version of Indo Chinese crispy chicken doesn’t sacrifice any of the textures and flavors of the original. Soy curls have an amazing, chicken-like texture that works perfectly in this dish. And the sauce is just absolutely incredible.
Soy curls are a meat substitute made with just soybeans. You can find them online on Amazon or their brand website butler foods, or in some grocery stores.

Why You’ll Love Indo Chinese Crispy Chicken

• crispy soy curls with super flavorful coating
• Sticky-sweet-spicy sauce is quick and easy to make!
• easy weeknight meal
• serve as appetizer or entree
• nut-free with gluten-free and soy-free options

More Indo Chinese Recipes

• Indo Chinese Fried Rice
• Indo Chinese Chilli Garlic Noodles
• Veggies in Hot Garlic Sauce
• Vegetable Hakka Noodles
• Dragon Chicken Soy Curls

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A creamy, spicy gochujang chickpea salad sandwich with spicy-sweet gochujang caramelized onions is a Korean-style twist on this lunchtime favorite! It’s hearty, satisfying, and packed with FLAVOR! Options for gluten-free , Nutfree , Soyfree

I love cooking with gochujang, like in my gochujang bowl, peanut gochujang rice, gochujang cauliflower wings, gochujang lentils, and gochujang tofu sandwich. This gochujang chickpea salad is my most recent gochujang recipe.

I’ve got a bunch of chickpea salad sandwiches on the blog, because there isn’t just one way to make a chickpea salad sandwich. You can add a lot of different spices, herbs, flavors, sauces, and crunchy additions to make super quick lunches that are unique every single time! In this salad, we have creamy dressing with spicy gochujang, paired with caramelized onions that have been cooked with gochujang! Making them sweeter and spiced and gorgeous. You can use these onions in so many ways, on burgers, wraps, bowls and more.

For this chickpea salad sandwich, we add gochujang into the creamy dressing for the chickpea salad. We also caramelize the onions. Once the onions are halfway cooked, we add some gochujang to them, as well, so you get these sweet-and-spicy, delicious onions to top the chickpea salad sandwich. Serve it in a bread or pita sandwich or in a wrap or lettuce wrap or as a dip with tortilla chips or pita chips!

Why You’ll Love Gochujang Chickpea Salad

• quick, easy make-ahead lunch
• packed with FLAVOR!
• topped with sweet-and-spicy gochujang caramelized onions
• easy to make gluten-free, soy-free, and nut-free

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Baked eggplant and tofu in a super quick and flavorful peanut sauce is a one-pan meal that is super versatile! You can easily make this recipe gluten-free, soy-free, and even nut-free! Serve with rice, quinoa, or as lettuce wraps.

This is a super quick peanutty recipe. I had a bunch of eggplant left, so I decided to use it with the tofu. I made this easy peanut butter satay sauce and then tossed the tofu and eggplant in it and then baked it. You can also pan fry the mixture until crispy, if you’d prefer that to baking. 

Either way, it’s a really simple eggplant and tofu recipe. It’s just 2 Steps, 1 Pan, 1 Bowl recipe that needs 15 minutes of active time. Just mix all the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl, reserving a few tablespoons for drizzling later. Add your eggplant and tofu to the bowl of sauce, toss, and either bake or pan fry. Serve with rice or quinoa or add this to lettuce wraps.

You can also mix this up to use other veggies besides eggplant, like broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms or bell pepper! Or use more tofu. Eggplant and tofu go well together Especially coated in this flavorful satay-style peanut sauce.

Why You’ll Love Eggplant and Tofu in Peanut Sauce

• 1-bowl, 1-pan meal
• ready in under an hour, 15 mins active time
• crispy tofu and tender, crispy eggplant in flavorful peanut sauce
• versatile! Easily made gluten-free and even peanut-free, soy-free, and/or nut-free
• serve how you like: over rice, quinoa, or as lettuce wraps

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Sticky-sweet-spicy Mongolian chickpeas is a one-pot meal that’s super versatile. Try this delicious sauce with different plant-based proteins and dish it up over rice or quinoa. It makes great lettuce wraps, too!

This is a super quick, one-pot meal with that same, delicious Mongolian sauce that is often used to make Mongolian beef or chicken. Here, I’ve made a vegan version using chickpeas.

This sauce is often paired with crisp battered chicken in Chinese and Asian restaurants. It’s of Chinese-American origin and is popular for its sticky sweet spicy ginger pepper flakes flavor profile.

You can use addictive Mongolian sauce in so many ways! If Mongolian chickpeas aren’t for you, feel free to change it up to your vegan protein of choice. The sweet sauce goes amazingly well with literally anything. You can make this with crispy tofu, soy curls, seitan, or vegan chicken, if you prefer.

It’s just a fabulous sauce to use everywhere you like!

Why You’ll Love Mongolian Chickpeas

• quick and easy one-pot meal ready in a half hour
• addictive sweet-sticky-spicy sauce
• versatile! Use your plant-based protein of choice like crispy tofu, vegan chicken, or seitan.
• naturally nut-free and gluten-free

More Delicious Stir Fries

• Sweet and Sour Tofu Veggie Stir Fry
• Sticky Ginger Sesame Tofu Stir Fry
• Gochujang Tofu Stir Fry
• Sesame Shallot Soy Curl Stir Fry

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General Tso’s tofu is a super quick weeknight dinner! Crispy tofu in sticky, mildly-spicy sauce comes together in one pan and is just packed with amazing flavor.

General Tso’s sauce is a delicious sauce that pairs well with any protein. It’s an easy and delicious sauce which is perfect for stir fry! It comes together quickly and hits all the takeout cravings. I pair it with some crisped up tofu to make this easy general tso tofu!
You can use whatever veggies you like in this 1 pot 30 Min dinner. Just toss tofu in soy sauce and pepper, and crisp it up in the skillet. Then, make the General Tso’s sauce with everyday ingredients and thicken it up, add veggies and add the tofu back, and it’s ready to serve. 

Dish this up with rice, quinoa, other cooked grains, or noodles. Or you can add it to some lettuce leaves for General Tao’s tofu lettuce wraps! It’s so delicious and versatile.

I love cooking with General Tso’s sauce! If you like this recipe, also check out my General Tso’s sandwich, General Tso’s cauliflower, and General Tso’s Soy Curls.

Why You’ll Love General Tso’s Tofu

• easy, one-pot meal
• versatile! Serve over rice, noodles, or as lettuce wraps and feel free to add extra veggies, if you like.
• addictive stick-sweet sauce with a little touch of heat
• nut-free with gluten-free and soy-free options

More Tofu Dinner Recipes

• Matar Tofu – tofu pea curry
• Sesame Crusted Tofu Bowls
• Vegan Honey Chilli Tofu
• Tofu Schnitzel

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Peanut gochujang rice is a one skillet meal that’s perfect for weeknights. Crispy tofu with rice in a creamy, peanut-gochujang sauce is absolutely addictive!

You all loved my Peanut gochujang Ramen! So here’s that combination to make this incredibly delicious, incredibly easy 1 Pan peanut gochujang rice! You cook all of the rice, veggies, and tofu in a single skillet!
This is a meal that you can put together really quickly and then the rest is just a wait for the rice to cook. Don’t eat up all that delicious tofu while waiting for the rice!

To make gochujang rice, first we crisp up some tofu that’s bathed in an amazing marinade. You can either fry it in the same skillet that you’ll use for the rice or bake it in the oven. Then, you add all the veggies, rice, and the peanut gochujang sauce mixture. It all cooks together in one skillet for easy prep and clean up! Garnish with some crunch for an amazing weeknight meal that checks all the boxes!

Why You’ll Love Gochujang Rice

• spicy-sweet-creamy sauce with rice, tofu, and veggies: peanut butter adds creaminess and bit of sweet nuttyness and Gochujang adds the signature heat and sweet combination and together they are magic!
• one-skillet dinner: everything cooks in 1 pan! Less dishes to wash
• make the tofu in the skillet or in the oven: you can also bake the tofu to cook in parallel and reduce the total cook time
• peanut-free and nut-free options: as with my recipes, I always add options in recipe notes and faq section

More One Skillet Meals

• Veggie Pasta
• Harissa Pasta
• Meaty Vegan Skillet Lasagna
• Creamy Tuscan Beans
• Soy Curl Skillet Enchiladas

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This vegan tonkotsu ramen comes together in a single pot and is so easy to make! It has a spicy, creamy base and flavorful seared char siu tofu topping. Add whatever veggies and other toppings you like!

This is tonkotsu-inspired ramen based on a couple of different ramen recipes. It has a spicy base in the broth with jalapeño and sambal oelek. And then it’s topped with simple tofu that has been marinated and seared on all the sides and then sliced, like a char siu pork.

You cook the ramen and everything in just one pot and top it with jalapeño, pepper flakes, or chili oil and whatever else you like. I add mushrooms and fresh veggies like bok choy for flavor and texture, and serve it hot with the seared and sliced tofu. All the flavors in broth and the delicious tofu match so well.

Why You’ll Love Vegan Tonkotsu Ramen

• spicy, creamy broth with flavorful seared tofu and tender baby bok choy.
• one-pot meal
• ready in 40 minutes
• naturally nut-free with easy gluten-free option

More Vegan Ramen Recipes

• Hot and Sour Ramen
• Butter Chicken Ramen
• Spicy Peanut Butter Ramen
• Curry Ramen with Miso Lentils
• Birria Ramen

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Crispy lemon pepper tofu is a restaurant-style dish that’s packed with flavor. 1 pan 30 minute dinner. The vibrant, lemony sauce is slightly sweet and so addictive!

This is a tangy, sweet, and lemony tofu dish. It is best with freshly-squeezed lemon juice and is amazingly refreshing!

You make both the tofu and the sauce together in one pan, so lemon pepper tofu makes a delicious, easy, 30 minute weeknight dinner!

Why You’ll Love Lemon Pepper Tofu

• crispy tofu in vibrant, lemony sauce
• one-pan dish, perfect for weeknight meals
• naturally nut-free with gluten-free option

More Lemon Recipes

• Turmeric Lemon Rice
• Lemon Asparagus Pasta
• Lentil Orzo Salad
• Lemon Pudding (no-cook)
• Lemon bars

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