Cheesy Vegan Tofu Scramble

For food lovers, giving up eggs seems impossible. How can they cook? How will they bake? What will they eat for breakfast on those lazy mornings?

The good news is that vegans can eat pretty much anything non vegans eat with just a little bit of creativity and change of ingredients. Check out my Getting Started Blog for more ideas on egg substitutes that are awesome!

So you want some cheesy scramble for breakfast? Absolutely a family favourite for sure. So easy to change this recipe up and veganize it by simply swapping out all the dairy products with vegan friendly substitutes. The flavour and texture just might surprise you.

OK let’s quit talking and start cooking…..

Cheesy Vegan Tofu Scramble

What you’ll need to make your Cheesy Vegan Tofu Scramble:

1 T olive oil
1 block of tofu, chopped up into small pieces
1/2 onion, diced
2-4 cloves of garlic, minced
Kind of messy, I know….cuts your tofu into little pieces.
5-6 mushrooms, sliced
1/2 red pepper, diced
2 T vegan cream cheese – I use the Tofutti brand
2 T vegan sour cream – I use Tofutti brand
1 Roma tomato, diced
2 -3 big handfuls of spinach
1/2-1 c Vegan cheese, grated or already in shreds

How to make your Cheesy Vegan Tofu Scramble:

Before you start to cook your tofu scramble, have the remainder of your meal ready to go as it won’t take long and is best served nice and pipping hot!

Saute the onion and garlic in a nice hot pan with a bit of olive oil.

Heat up a large fry pan and add in a bit of olive oil
Add in the onions and saute for a couple minutes, add in the garlic and continue to saute till the onion is transparent
Keep the pan hot and add in the mushrooms and saute till golden brown (you can take the onions and garlic out if you think they might burn, add them back in when the mushrooms are cooked)
Add in the red pepper, saute for another minute
Tofu and red pepper start to add some colour and texture to your dish.
Add in the tomato and spinach, continue to saute until the spinach is slightly wilted
Stir in the cream cheese and sour cream to make a creamy sauce
Add in your vegan shredded cheese, stir till melted, should be a little gooey!
Add salt and pepper to taste
The cream cheese and sour cream start to create the base of your scramble sauce along with the spices.

Spinach cooked till its wilted. Daiya vegan shreds or cheese of your choice. Now the flavours really come together. Salt and pepper to taste!

All the flavours mixing together. Stir well till the cheese shreds start to melt into the creamy sauce. Totally gooey!