If you’re looking to level up your takeout at home game, then you’ll love this Sheet Pan Vegan Chicken and Broccoli option made with tofu puffs! Ready in 30 minutes!
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This Sheet Pan Vegan Chicken and Broccoli recipe is the perfect way to feel like you have takeout at home. But it’s easier, cheaper, and quicker!
I absolutely love recreating my favorite takeout dishes from before I was vegan and this was always one of my favorites.
I’m also using tofu puffs today for the first time on our website. It’s something new I’ve been exploring and I wanted to show you how I use it and hope that you love it!
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Flavorful – By using the ingredients in their natural form, we’re able to give a huge boost of flavorful to start your day
- Easy– I love a quick and easy meal and this one is not only easy, but it’s a sheet pan meal which means you don’t have to stand at the stove either. It’s great for meal prep
- Versatile – You can easily switch up the sauces or the vegetables that are being used to create versatility in one recipe
🥘Recipe Ingredients
Gather your ingredients!
- Tofu Puffs- tofu (soy) puffs are a fluffy, pre-fried tofu option that you can find at Asian markets and some grocery stores with a large Asian/international section.
- Broccoli – we are using broccoli since this is what comes in the traditional Chinese takeout option
- Sauce – we’re using a variety of ingredients like low-sodium soy sauce, vegan fish sauce, shoaxing wine, and more to create a dish that’s similar to the takeout version
See my recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Substitutions and Variations:
- Tofu Puffs- you can also make this recipe with firm or extra firm tofu, seitan, or even just a variety of vegetables
- Broccoli – feel free to use cauliflower as a sub or even other vegetables like sugar snap peas, edamame, carrots, and peppers. Feel free to get creative, but be mindful of the cooking times
- Sauce – you can use a store bought sauce if that’s easier for you
Recipe FAQs for Sheet Pan Vegan tofu and broccoli:
The soy in this dish is the top allergen. Swap the tofu for something like mushrooms or just all vegetables. The soy sauce can be subbed with a no soy soy sauce.
Yes, this recipe is made as a meal prep recipe. Once everything has cooled, you can store it in air tighter containers in the fridge for up to 3-5 days.
Yes. You will want to ensure that you have enough space on your sheet pan so it’s not overcrowded. Otherwise, you can use two sheet pans.
We do not recommend freezing this recipe.
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Sheet Pan Vegan Chicken and Broccoli
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup vegetable stock
- 1-2 tablespoon cornstarch (sub with arrowroot powder)
- 1 head broccoli, stems included, cut into bite size pieces
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt, more or less to taste
- ½ tsp black pepper, more or less to taste
- 2 tbsps shoaxing wine (sub with red wine vinegar)
- 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon vegan fish sauce
- 2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoon brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper, optional
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon fresh ginger, optional
- 1 package puffed tofu (sub with pressed extra firm tofu)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or grease with oil. Whisk together cornstarch and stock. Set aside
- In a large bowl, add broccoli pieces. Drizzle oil, salt, and pepper over and toss to combine. Add to a baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients from wine to ginger and whisk. Add in cornstarch mixture to this and whisk again.
- In large bowl, add the cooked broccoli, puffed tofu, add the sauce. Toss to combine. Put back on baking sheet and cook for 10 minutes or until broccoli pieces are fork tender and puffs are warm throughout.
- Top with sesame seeds or green onions if desired. Serve over rice, noodles, or quinoa.
Great flavor in the sauce! I live in Wisconsin, where there are AISLES full of cheese, but tofu is in short supply! I couldn’t find the puffs anywhere. I used Beyond Meat chicken pieces and WOW! It turned out great! Question: dark sesame oil or light? Also, ditch the parchment paper idea. It really made a mess. I would do this in a glass baking dish next time and stir once or twice during the final baking time so the sauce mixes around a bit more. We really like this though, honest!! Thanks so much!
So glad that you enjoyed the sauce.
We’re using toasted sesame oil.
2 things:
Where can you find puffed tofu (and what is it)?
Cute bear claw oven mitts!
Thank you for your wonderful recipes! They are so flavorful and interesting 🙂
Glad you like the mitts! Tofu puffs are a light and spongy type of tofu that’s been pre-cubed and fried. We find it at the Asian Markets near us. If you can’t find it, you can also use extra-firm tofu.
This dish was absolutely gorgeous! Incredible flavors and texture. We finished the whole thing in one dinner! Easy to make and healthy! This will stay in rotation. Even meat eaters would like this. I can’t wait to make it again and I don’t like to cook! Thank you!!
Wow! Thank you so much for giving the recipe a try and sharing such kind words! We’re happy to hear that everyone enjoyed it!
The flavors ARE really good. But the sauce did not stick to and glaze my tofu. I ended up transferring everything to a pan and finishing off on the stovetop. Next time I’m gonna crisp my cornstarch powdered tofu in a pan, then add my roasted broccoli, and then add the sauce at the end.
Thanks for your feedback
Easy and delicious! I will say letting the tofu marinate in the sauce an hour or two beforehand made it even better!
love that you enjoyed it
I have to laugh at myself because I kept reading the directions and didn’t know if the sauce was suppose to be pored on the veg before or after it was baked again, duh! It just seemed like too much sauce to pore into the baking sheet. Anyway I spooned the sauce on afterward. It was tasty but could have been better if I paid more attention. Next time will do it right. LOL
Enjoy
Swapped tofu puffs for extra firm, previously frozen tofu. Delicious sauce and simple recipe. Will absolutely add this to our rotation. Thank you for an excellent recipe!
So glad that you enjoyed it!