October 12, 2024 · 2 min · 269 words · Stacy Williams
There is the saying that if you sip on hot drinks on a hot day, your body will turn on its natural cooling system, causing you to sweat. Sweat = the body’s natural way to cool down. This may be proven by science, but I’ll go ahead and reach for a cold beverage.
I was inspired by the new tofu sofritas at Chipotle. First off, yes, I do eat at Chipotle sometimes. I usually go there when I need a quick Mexican fix in the form of a salad. The burritos are much too big for me to finish in a sitting, but the salads are where it’s at! I tried the new “tofu sofritas” on the menu this weekend: tofu braised in chipotle chili, roasted poblano, and other spices. It was so flavorful, way better than plain grilled chicken! That tofu sofritas inspired to make a chili with crumbled tofu.
I haven’t done any grocery shopping yet. Okay, maybe this was the main reason I opted for the chili. As far as pantry-cleaning recipes go, I don’t think I did a bad job either!
I pumped up the volume with the spices in this chili by adding an entire jalapeño, 2 teaspoons of chili powder, and a teaspoon of cayenne pepper. I probably could have turned up the dial with the spices a bit more, but I wanted to make it through an entire bowl without sweating a storm.
The potato, beans, and tofu combination in this chili was so filling that I didn’t need much more than a cup and a half of this to be full!
