Hamburger Helper
A delightfully classic Hamburger Helper recipe adaptation of the one posted by @itdoesnttastelikechicken. This is real home cookin' at its finest!
Equipment
- Skillet (or pot, with lid)
Ingredients
For the Tofu:
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
- 12 oz firm tofu
For the Hamburger Helper:
- ½ white onion, small diced (150g)
- 3 cloves garlic, small diced
- 2¼ cups water
- 1 cup unsweetened soy milk
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 2 tsp chicken-style bouillon powder
- ½ tsp paprika
- 1 cup elbow macaroni (6 oz / 170g)
- ¼ tsp sea salt + more to taste
- 1 tbsp cornstarch + 1/4 cup water (make a slurry)
- ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
For the Tofu:
- In a steel mixing bowl, mix nutritional yeast with soy sauce with your hand to make a paste.
- Crumble tofu over paste in small pieces, then gently fold in the paste several times with your hand (or a rubber spatula) until tofu is well coated.
- Line an air fryer with a little parchment, put the crumbled, seasoned tofu in there at 300F for 20 mins, turning a few times during cooking, and then just switch it to dehydrate to concentrate a bit more for about 10 mins.
For the Pasta:
- While the tofu is cooking, dry saute the onion in a skillet over medium heat to soften it. After several minutes, add the garlic for another minute or two to gently saute it.
- Add water through macaroni, cover, and gently simmer, stirring occasionally until al dente.
- Once pasta is al dente, stir in tofu crumbles.
- Add cornstarch slurry (1 tbsp cornstarch + ¼ cup water) and stir to thicken.
- Add salt to taste. Add a few cracks of fresh ground pepper for depth.
- Serve topped with more fresh ground pepper.