It’s always my goal to create recipes that aren’t just tasty, but that are doable. For me, part of “doable” is ingredients that are readily available. This isn’t just about you, it’s also about me–I live in a smallish town and I don’t want to be schlepping all over the place for ingredients either. But I was working on a tofu scramble for a while and it just wasn’t coming together and I finally had to acknowledge the fact that I needed to go to Raleigh to get some nutritional yeast.
Nutritional yeast is a flaky little deactivated yeast that tastes like cheese. So it’s great for vegan cooking. It’s a good source of vitamins (some brands, like Bob’s Red Mill, are fortified with Vitamin B12) and even contains some protein. If, like me, you can’t find it at your local grocery store, you can buy nutritional yeast
But since I needed the nutritional yeast right away, I didn’t order it online and went to Earth Fare, 40 minutes away, to get it. I got home and since I was going to use it the next day, I decided to leave it on the countertop, as I sometimes do. And then Chris woke up the next morning to find the bag of nutritional yeast on the stairs.
One of the cats stole my nutritional yeast.
Oh, but he (and I say he because I know it was Miso) didn’t just steal it. No! He stole it, brought it over to the stairs, tore the bag open, and then peed on it.
He peed on my nutritional yeast! THE HORROR!
So the tofu scramble wraps had to be put on hold for another week. But this time when I got my nutritional yeast, I hid it well. And it was worth all the hassle and pee because the nutritional yeast was definitely what was missing from this recipe. Now if you don’t want to buy nutritional yeast, you can always omit it and add cheese (vegan or otherwise) to these wraps instead.
And if you do buy nutritional yeast, make sure you hide it from your cats. Lesson learned.
Although these tofu scramble wraps are great for breakfast, they make a quick lunch or dinner too! Make them in advance and freeze them for later.
Ingredients
- 14 oz. firm tofu, pressed for at least 30 minutes then crumbled
- 1 tbsp. nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp. turmeric
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 4 oz. shiitake mushrooms, stems removed & caps thinly sliced
- 3 c. torn kale, spinach, or chard leaves, tough stems removed (I prefer kale)
- salt + pepper to taste
- 6 medium whole wheat tortillas
Instructions
- Combine tofu, nutritional yeast, turmeric, and garlic powder in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook 5-6 minutes or until softened, stirring occasionally. Add mushrooms and cook 2 minutes more. Stir in greens and tofu. Continue to cook, stirring often, until greens have wilted, 2-5 minutes.
- Divide greens and tofu onto each tortilla and fold like a burrito.
- To freeze, wrap tightly in a layer of plastic wrap and place wraps in freezer bag. To reheat, remove plastic and loosely wrap in paper towel. Microwave for about 1 minute on each side. If center is still cold, continue to microwave for 15 seconds at a time until heated through.
Notes
I use a tofu press to press my tofu, but if you don't have one, you can use this method.
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Those look yummy! And the cat stealing part makes them a memorable meal for you forever! LOL
Yup, now whenever I break out the nutritional yeast, I’m going to think about cat pee.
I have no idea why but I actually have a ginormous jar of nutritional yeast. But I never think of using it! Maybe I should hide mine too – there’s a high probability that Henry might pee on mine too
HA HA HA! Well, I guess peeing in it is better than the alternative.
I am honestly a little afraid of tofu after hearing so much about how our US-grown tofu is made from GMOs. It seems that everything that is supposed to be healthy these days is just as unhealthy in other aspects! These do look really good though – I could totally make them with regular old eggs
I think tofu gets unfairly bashed by the anti-GMO people. (For the record, I try to avoid GMOs as much as possible too–I’m not saying I’m pro-GMO or anything!) I live in a smallish southern town and the only tofu I can buy at my local grocery store is GMO-free (Nasoya–it’s organic too!). If I go shopping in the city, there are a bunch of additional GMO-free choices for tofu. I hate to hear people are avoiding tofu because they think it’s hard to find non-GMO brands. I’d much rather hear people are avoiding tofu because they think it’s gross!
I love the flavour that nutritional yeast adds to things, and tofu would be the perfect neutral ingredient to add it to! I would be pretty mad if a whole bag of it was ruined, since its not cheap, but I guess it does kind of look like sawdust so I couldn’t really blame a pet for thinking it was litter box material! Love your idea of putting a tofu scramble into a wrap with greens – especially if you can make it ahead of time and freeze!
Yup, I think nutritional yeast is the most expensive cat litter ever.
I just discovered you/your site & I simply must say…THANK YOU (& to Miso, of course) for the BEST LAUGH, I’ve had lately…I’m talking…Sitting in my room, alone, at midnight, bust out loud, side splitting, if my kids (or neighbors, yes, it was that loud) overhear me-they’ll KNOW I’ve lost it this time…LAUGH…And I always thought…I have to be the only person on earth who ever ends up with the goofy/crazy animals, that make you want to pull your hair out! HaHa
No, you are definitely not the only one with crazy animals!
Ours are quite a handful too, but the peeing in nutritional yeast was definitely a first for us. 
That looks delish!
I love tofu scramble and the nutritional yeast is definitely a must! Your story about the cat is hilarious. I had no idea that tofu scramble would freeze well, this is great news. I tend to get into a breakfast food rut, so this recipe will definitely help!
It freezes beautifully! And I would definitely know because I made a whole mess of these wraps to freeze and eat for breakfast and lunch.
This sounds like a good quick addition to a vegan arsenal of recipes. But, if you don’t have a microwave, how do you suggest re-heating from the freezer? In a skillet, or in the oven? Just curious. Thanks!
I haven’t done it myself, but I would bake it in an oven. Maybe 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes? I think wrapping it in foil first might be a good idea too.
Thanks Kiersten, I think that sounds like the way to go too. If I remember once, I’ve tried it, I’ll let you know!
These look super yummy and even better is the fact that I can make and freeze them for my busy mornings! Always looking for yummy and healthy breakfast options that I can grab, go and take with me to school on my early mornings.
I made a bunch of these for breakfast and they’re fantastic! I added about 1/2 tsp cumin to the spice mix because the scramble made me think of eggs and I always add cumin to eggs. Absolutely delicious! I need to stock up on tofu and wraps at Costco, since they’re pricey in nearby stores. Then, I’m going to make a stockpile of them!
I’m glad they turned out well! It’s funny, I actually thought about adding cumin when I was developing the recipe.
they look delicious – but poor yeast!! Oh, you just gotta love cats!
I actually feed one of my cats brewer’s yeast ( a little different than nutritional yeast but has loads of b vitamins and amino acids in it too). She gets a teaspoon of it with her cat food every day–sometimes a little more cause she is very demanding. She also likes the BY mixed with chia seeds so she gets that mixture regularly as well. She is vocal about the mixture and makes quite a noise if I forget to give it to her. The other cats are not really interested in it. So, maybe Miso is trying to tell you something by stealing it from you and peeing on it. Miso might want a little taste of it in the food on a regular basis.
I’ll have to look for brewer’s yeast then. I figured Miso was telling me he DIDN’T like the yeast by peeing on it.
Sometimes animals pee on things to mark their territory. Maybe Milo was wanting to establish ownership of it…it certainly is a funny image in my mind.
May I ask how you go about freezing your burritos? I want to make some for my aunt and take them for her. Also, how do you reheat them? Microwave? For about how long?
The instructions for freezing and reheating the burritos are in the recipe–wrap the burritos in plastic wrap and place them in a freezer bag. When you’re ready to reheat them, remove the plastic and loosely wrap the burritos in a paper towel. Microwave for about a minute on each side.
This is great! I’ve never met another cat named Miso. My mainecoon is named Miso. It’s a perfect cat name!
That is so funny! I’ve never heard of another cat named Miso either. I hope yours doesn’t pee in your nutritional yeast.