3. Add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil to the skillet and heat over medium heat. Add garlic and ginger and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add bell pepper and cook, stirring often, until just tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in the sauce and cook, stirring, until thickened, about 30 seconds. Add the tofu and pineapple chunks (or tidbits) and cook, stirring gently, until heated through, about 2 minutes more.
Per serving: 263 calories; 12 g fat (1 g sat, 5 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 34 g carbohydrate; 10 g protein; 4 g fiber; 368 mg sodium; 549 mg potassium. Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (280% daily value), Vitamin A (50% dv), Calcium (25% dv), Magnesium (18% dv). Exhanges: 2 fruit, 1 vegetable, 1 medium-fat meat, 1 1/2 fat 2 Carbohydrate Servings
Tips for Two
Tofu Storage: Rinse leftover tofu, place in a storage container and cover with water; it keeps up to 4 days in the refrigerator if the water is changed every day or 2; freeze tofu for up to 5 months. (Freezing tofu yields a pleasingly chewy result that some people prefer. Don't be surprised if the frozen tofu turns a light shade of caramel.)
Uses: Crumble and use instead of the meat in your favorite tuna or chicken salad recipe; dice and add to a vegetable stir-fry; add leftover silken tofu to smoothies.
To make ahead: The tofu can marinate (Step 1) for up to 30 minutes.
Lemon-Orange Fizz
Yield: 2 servings
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ease of preparation: Easy
This refreshing beverage adds sparkle to your summer evenings. This recipe can be easily adapted to serve more.
2 cups orange seltzer
2 tablespoons frozen lemonade
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3 ounce lemon or orange vodka (optional)
Lemon wedge,
Sugar,
Ice cubes
Combine seltzer, lemonade, lemon juice and vodka, if using. Rub rim of 2 glasses with lemon wedge and dip in sugar. Fill glasses with ice and top with the seltzer mixture.
Per serving: 2 calories; 0 g fat (0 g sat, 0 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 1 g carbohydrate; 0 g protein; 0 g fiber; 0 mg sodium; 9 mg potassium.
What you get: Vitamin C.
0 Carbohydrate Servings
Exchanges: 2 fruit
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