My Tofu Pot Pie with Homestyle Veggies. Vegan

My Tofu Pot Pie with Homestyle Veggies. Vegan is a main course that serves 6. One serving contains 903 calories, 45g of protein, and 41g of fat. For $3.96 per serving, this recipe covers 47% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is brought to you by kblog.lunchboxbunch.com. A mixture of pepper, tofu, cumin, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. 104 people found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 98%. This score is amazing. Users who liked this recipe also liked Vegan Tofu and Vegetable Pot Pie, Rustic Greenmarket Veggie Tofu Pot Pie. Vegan, and Homestyle Chicken Pot Pie.

Servings: 6

 

Ingredients:

3 Tbsp Arrowroot powder (natural substitute for corn starch)

1 tsp baking powder

1 bay leaf

1 Tbsp black pepper

2 cups chopped carrots

sprinkle of corn meal

1 Tbsp cumin

1 tsp cumin

1 block (10 ounces) extra firm tofu, cubed

2 Tbsp flaxseed meal

1 tsp crushed thyme, fresh

1 cup plain full-fat soy milk

1 lemon, juiced

1 Tbsp lemon juice or white vinegar

*optional a dash of liquid smoke.

1 Tbsp maple syrup

2 Tbsp maple syrup

1/4 cup oil

2 tbsp olive oil

1/2 cup parsley, chopped

1 1/2 cups green peas, frozen

1 Tbsp pepper

1 tsp pepper

Black Pepper Herbed Crust

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp salt

salt to taste

4 scallions, chopped

*it's better to have a little extra dough than to be short a bit. That's why this dough recipe overestimates the crust needs a bit.

1/2 cup Tbsp fava-garbonzo bean flour*

Kathy's Homestyle Tofu Pot Pie

Tofu

2 Tbsp vegan buttery spread

3 Tbsp vegenaise or sour cream

Veggie Mix

1 tsp vinegar

3/4 cup water

2 cups white button mushrooms, sliced

1/4 cup whole wheat flour

2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

*optional, it adds a nutty flavor and additional nutrients

Equipment:

frying pan

pot

oven

aluminum foil

cake form

pie form

cutting board

Cooking instruction summary:

Pot Pie Memories. I have been a fan of pot pie ever since I was a little girl. I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I used to beg my mom to buy those individual chicken pot pies from the freezer section at the store. I loved them. Until one day in junior high school when I actually read the label and it said something like 1200 calorie and 70 grams of fat per pie. I freaked out and swore off ever eating a pot pie again. Until I tried Amy's Kitchen Dairy-Free pot pie. I fell back in love with them. Amy's dairy-free version is made with tofu and it's vegan-and delicious. Flaky crust. Creamy filling. Thick tofu cubes. Yum. But still frozen. I wanted a fresh pie! Then one day on the Food Network I saw Paula Deen whipping up a quickie version of a pot pie for an 'easy dinners' episode of her show. Easy? I thought wow, it does look kinda easy. So I decided to give it a try using all vegan ingredients.Pot Pie Ingredients. Must have ingredients for a homestyle pot pie include carrots, peas, mushrooms and some sort of onion. I used scallions. I also had to include a bay leaf or two and a lot of cumin and black pepper. I also added some lemon juice, maple syrup and parsley to the flavor mix. I was using tofu in place of the traditional chicken protein. And as always, I cooked and flavored all the ingredients before adding them into the pie filling mix. I did a double layer crust-top and bottom. And side note, I actually found this almost too crusty. You could easily get away with only doing a top crust and getting more of that yummy filling in the pan. Your choice. Here's the recipe...Kathy's Homestyle Tofu Pot Pie*with a black pepper-herbed double crustvegan, makes one big pieBlack Pepper Herbed Crust2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour3/4 cup water1/4 cup oil1 tsp salt1 tsp baking powder1 tsp vinegar1 Tbsp maple syrup1 Tbsp black pepper1 tsp crushed thyme, fresh1/2 cup Tbsp fava-garbonzo bean flour**optional, it adds a nutty flavor and additional nutrientssprinkle of corn meal*it's better to have a little extra dough than to be short a bit. That's why this dough recipe overestimates the crust needs a bit.Pot Pie FillingTofu1 block (10 ounces) extra firm tofu, cubed2 tbsp olive oil1 Tbsp lemon juice or white vinegar1 tsp cumin1 tsp pepper1/2 tsp saltVeggie Mix1 lemon, juiced2 Tbsp olive oil1 Tbsp cumin2 cups white button mushrooms, sliced2 cups chopped carrots4 scallions, chopped1 1/2 cups green peas, frozen1/2 cup parsley, chopped2 Tbsp vegan buttery spread1 cup plain full-fat soy milk3 Tbsp vegenaise or sour cream2 Tbsp flaxseed meal2 Tbsp maple syrup3 Tbsp Arrowroot powder (natural substitute for corn starch)1 bay leaf1/4 cup whole wheat flour1 Tbsp peppersalt to taste*optional a dash of liquid smoke.Directions:*preheat oven to 350.1) I like to start by cooking the tofu. Saute the cubed tofu in the cumin, olive oil, lemon juice and pepper. Make sure to get a nice brown sear on a few of the sides to firm up to edges and maximize the flavor and texture of the tofu. Simply pouring raw tofu into your veggies would be bland and mushy. Once they are cooked perfectly (to a stage where you could eat and enjoy them as such) they are done. Set the tofu aside.Cooked Tofu:2) Onto the veggies. Chop and prep all your veggies. Try to slice, dice and chop everything about the same size. This helps with cooking and when eating. I used leftover organic baby carrots that I had in the fridge-perfect use for them. And easy to chop into small chunks.3) Now saute the veggies in a medium sized soup pot. Add the oil, lemon juice and cumin to the pan. Next add in the scallions and part of the black pepper. Saute for a few minutes, then add in the buttery spread, mushrooms, carrots, parsley and peas. Saute for a few minutes until the veggies cook down a bit and have absorbed all the liquid. A little browning on the veggies is good too-just like the tofu.4) Filling Continued. Now you can complete this filling mix by adding in the soy milk, Vegenaise or sour cream, maple syrup, flaxseed meal, remaining pepper and whole wheat flour. Stir. 5) Thickening the Filling. Then slowly stir in the arrowroot powder a pinch at a time. Stirring too much in at one time can lead to clumping.6) Next add the bay leaf. Cover pot with lid and turn on medium to simmer. Note: If the mixture looks a bit watery at this point that is ok. But if it seems a bit too dry add a bit more soy milk (or veggie broth if you have it on hand).7) Crust. Combine all the dry crust ingredients (except the cornmeal). Mix well. Then add in all the liquid ingredients until a nice dry dough forms. This is similar to a biscuit dough.8) Pan Prep. Prepare your pot pie pan for the crust by spraying some canola oil and flouring it with the cornmeal. I used a deep 8" cake pan-not a traditional pie dish because that would be too shallow for all the filling.9) Dough. Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead it a bit. Split the dough into two halves-one a bit larger than the other. The larger of the two will be used for the bottom crust.10) Roll out the bottom dough to about 1/4 inch thick. You do not want this crust to be too thick. Try to keep a nice circle shape. Lay the crust into the prepped pan and press the dough firmly into the sides. Poke a few fork holes in the surface of the crust and fold the side crusts nicely over the sides. Form as you'd like. Stick this pan in the oven to pre-bake the crust for about ten minutes. This will simply ensure that you do not come out with a doughy crust in the bottom of your pie.11) Roll out the top layer of dough to 1/8 inch thick. I like a super flaky and thin top crust, but you can customize however you'd like. Just make sure the crust is large enough to cover the surface of the filled pan-and a bit more to secure the sides. Set the top crust aside. Note: You can also wait until now to roll out your dough, but mine actually sat just fine on the cutting board for a few minutes.12) Check on your veggies. Uncover and stir a bit until the filling is a thick, yet gravy-like consistency. Remove the bay leaf. Now gently fold in the cooked tofu cubes. Allow to simmer for a few more minutes while you watch and stir gently-cooking off some of the steam. The filling will firm a bit upon cooling. Be sure to cook off more steam if the mixture seems a bid too watery.13) Retrieve your pie pan and bottom crust from the oven. Let the pie crust and pie filling cool for about five minutes. Then pour the filling into the pie pan. Filling:14) Retrieve your top layer of pie dough. (Or rol it out if you haven't yet.) Gently lay your top layer of crust over the filling. Secure the side of the dough with your fingers. Use the blunt end of a fork to make pretty pie creases in the crust edge. Poke about 6 fork holes in the top of the crust for steam to vent in oven. Brush crust lightly with a simple olive oil/maple syrup/lemon juice mixture.Pie Crust Secured on Top:Brushing Pie Crust Before Baking:15) Bake at 350, covered lightly with foil, for about 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes. If crust is not perfectly browned on top, you can use 'broil' for no more than 5 minutes. Watch to make sure the crust doesn't burn or over-brown.Remove from oven 10-20 minutes before serving. You will want the filling to cool a bit for easier serving.Cooling Pie:Serve in thick slices. A spatula helps in the plating process.Refrigerate the leftovers. Tofu Pot Pie is great the next day for a easy microwave-warmed lunch! You can even freeze slices to warm up later.Tofu Pot Pie Slice:Tofu Pot Pie:

 

Step by step:


1. Pot Pie Memories. I have been a fan of pot pie ever since I was a little girl. I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I used to beg my mom to buy those individual chicken pot pies from the freezer section at the store. I loved them. Until one day in junior high school when I actually read the label and it said something like 1200 calorie and 70 grams of fat per pie. I freaked out and swore off ever eating a pot pie again. Until I tried Amy's Kitchen Dairy-Free pot pie. I fell back in love with them. Amy's dairy-free version is made with tofu and it's vegan-and delicious. Flaky crust. Creamy filling. Thick tofu cubes. Yum. But still frozen. I wanted a fresh pie! Then one day on the Food Network I saw Paula Deen whipping up a quickie version of a pot pie for an 'easy dinners' episode of her show. Easy? I thought wow, it does look kinda easy. So I decided to give it a try using all vegan ingredients.Pot Pie Ingredients. Must have ingredients for a homestyle pot pie include carrots, peas, mushrooms and some sort of onion. I used scallions. I also had to include a bay leaf or two and a lot of cumin and black pepper. I also added some lemon juice, maple syrup and parsley to the flavor mix. I was using tofu in place of the traditional chicken protein. And as always, I cooked and flavored all the ingredients before adding them into the pie filling mix. I did a double layer crust-top and bottom. And side note, I actually found this almost too crusty. You could easily get away with only doing a top crust and getting more of that yummy filling in the pan. Your choice. Here's the recipe...Kathy's Homestyle Tofu Pot Pie*with a black pepper-herbed double crustvegan, makes one big pie

2. Black Pepper Herbed Crust2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour3/4 cup water1/4 cup oil1 tsp salt1 tsp baking powder1 tsp vinegar1 Tbsp maple syrup1 Tbsp black pepper1 tsp crushed thyme, fresh1/2 cup Tbsp fava-garbonzo bean flour**optional, it adds a nutty flavor and additional nutrientssprinkle of corn meal*it's better to have a little extra dough than to be short a bit. That's why this dough recipe overestimates the crust needs a bit.Pot Pie Filling

3. Tofu1 block (10 ounces) extra firm tofu, cubed2 tbsp olive oil1 Tbsp lemon juice or white vinegar1 tsp cumin1 tsp pepper1/2 tsp salt

4. Veggie

5. Mix1 lemon, juiced2 Tbsp olive oil1 Tbsp cumin2 cups white button mushrooms, sliced2 cups chopped carrots4 scallions, chopped1 1/2 cups green peas, frozen1/2 cup parsley, chopped2 Tbsp vegan buttery spread1 cup plain full-fat soy milk3 Tbsp vegenaise or sour cream2 Tbsp flaxseed meal2 Tbsp maple syrup3 Tbsp Arrowroot powder (natural substitute for corn starch)1 bay leaf1/4 cup whole wheat flour1 Tbsp peppersalt to taste*optional a dash of liquid smoke.Directions:*preheat oven to 350.

6. I like to start by cooking the tofu.


Remove from oven 10-20 minutes before serving. You will want the filling to cool a bit for easier serving.Cooling Pie


Serve in thick slices. A spatula helps in the plating process.Refrigerate the leftovers. Tofu Pot Pie is great the next day for a easy microwave-warmed lunch! You can even freeze slices to warm up later.Tofu Pot Pie SliceTofu Pot Pie


Brush crust lightly with a simple olive oil/maple syrup/lemon juice mixture.Pie Crust Secured on Top

1. Brushing Pie Crust Before Baking:1

2. Bake at 350, covered lightly with foil, for about 20 minutes.

3. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes. If crust is not perfectly browned on top, you can use 'broil' for no more than 5 minutes. Watch to make sure the crust doesn't burn or over-brown.


Saute the cubed tofu in the cumin, olive oil, lemon juice and pepper. Make sure to get a nice brown sear on a few of the sides to firm up to edges and maximize the flavor and texture of the tofu. Simply pouring raw tofu into your veggies would be bland and mushy. Once they are cooked perfectly (to a stage where you could eat and enjoy them as such) they are done. Set the tofu aside.Cooked Tofu

1. Onto the veggies. Chop and prep all your veggies. Try to slice, dice and chop everything about the same size. This helps with cooking and when eating. I used leftover organic baby carrots that I had in the fridge-perfect use for them. And easy to chop into small chunks.

2. Now saute the veggies in a medium sized soup pot.

3. Add the oil, lemon juice and cumin to the pan. Next add in the scallions and part of the black pepper.

4. Saute for a few minutes, then add in the buttery spread, mushrooms, carrots, parsley and peas.

5. Saute for a few minutes until the veggies cook down a bit and have absorbed all the liquid. A little browning on the veggies is good too-just like the tofu.

6. Filling Continued. Now you can complete this filling mix by adding in the soy milk, Vegenaise or sour cream, maple syrup, flaxseed meal, remaining pepper and whole wheat flour. Stir.

7. Thickening the Filling. Then slowly stir in the arrowroot powder a pinch at a time. Stirring too much in at one time can lead to clumping.

8. Next add the bay leaf. Cover pot with lid and turn on medium to simmer. Note: If the mixture looks a bit watery at this point that is ok. But if it seems a bit too dry add a bit more soy milk (or veggie broth if you have it on hand).

9. Crust.

10. Combine all the dry crust ingredients (except the cornmeal).

11. Mix well. Then add in all the liquid ingredients until a nice dry dough forms. This is similar to a biscuit dough.

12. Pan Prep. Prepare your pot pie pan for the crust by spraying some canola oil and flouring it with the cornmeal. I used a deep 8" cake pan-not a traditional pie dish because that would be too shallow for all the filling.

13. Dough.

14. Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead it a bit. Split the dough into two halves-one a bit larger than the other. The larger of the two will be used for the bottom crust.1

15. Roll out the bottom dough to about 1/4 inch thick. You do not want this crust to be too thick. Try to keep a nice circle shape. Lay the crust into the prepped pan and press the dough firmly into the sides. Poke a few fork holes in the surface of the crust and fold the side crusts nicely over the sides. Form as you'd like. Stick this pan in the oven to pre-bake the crust for about ten minutes. This will simply ensure that you do not come out with a doughy crust in the bottom of your pie.1

16. Roll out the top layer of dough to 1/8 inch thick. I like a super flaky and thin top crust, but you can customize however you'd like. Just make sure the crust is large enough to cover the surface of the filled pan-and a bit more to secure the sides. Set the top crust aside. Note: You can also wait until now to roll out your dough, but mine actually sat just fine on the cutting board for a few minutes.1

17. Check on your veggies. Uncover and stir a bit until the filling is a thick, yet gravy-like consistency.

18. Remove the bay leaf. Now gently fold in the cooked tofu cubes. Allow to simmer for a few more minutes while you watch and stir gently-cooking off some of the steam. The filling will firm a bit upon cooling. Be sure to cook off more steam if the mixture seems a bid too watery.1

19. Retrieve your pie pan and bottom crust from the oven.

20. Let the pie crust and pie filling cool for about five minutes. Then pour the filling into the pie pan. Filling:1

21. Retrieve your top layer of pie dough. (Or rol it out if you haven't yet.) Gently lay your top layer of crust over the filling. Secure the side of the dough with your fingers. Use the blunt end of a fork to make pretty pie creases in the crust edge. Poke about 6 fork holes in the top of the crust for steam to vent in oven.


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
902k Calories
44g Protein
40g Total Fat
97g Carbs
74% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
902k
45%

Fat
40g
63%

  Saturated Fat
5g
36%

Carbohydrates
97g
32%

  Sugar
15g
17%

Cholesterol
4mg
1%

Sodium
994mg
43%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
44g
90%

Vitamin A
12825IU
257%

Manganese
3mg
184%

Vitamin K
137µg
131%

Fiber
18g
76%

Selenium
41µg
60%

Phosphorus
578mg
58%

Iron
9mg
55%

Magnesium
214mg
54%

Calcium
531mg
53%

Vitamin B1
0.76mg
51%

Copper
1mg
50%

Vitamin C
38mg
47%

Vitamin B2
0.73mg
43%

Potassium
1363mg
39%

Vitamin B3
7mg
37%

Folate
143µg
36%

Vitamin B6
0.63mg
31%

Vitamin E
4mg
29%

Zinc
4mg
27%

Vitamin B5
1mg
16%

Vitamin D
0.59µg
4%

Vitamin B12
0.2µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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