Chickenless Vegan Patties On A Budget

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Do you purchase any of the vegan chickenless patties at the market? I do! There are so many tasty ones out there, but they are so expensive! I try so hard to budget my money, especially when it comes to food, because it is so expensive these days. That is why I wanted to make this recipe. I tried many recipes that I have found online, but those were so time consuming and many of the ingredients were expensive and I never enjoyed the end result, so I decided to make my own.

My inspiration for this recipe comes from my childhood memories of watching my mother make baked chicken in the oven. Even though my mother was not vegan and did not make many healthy foods, I am thankful that she incorporated me in the kitchen, because I feel it created a special bond between us and now I do the same with my son! She taught me some useful methods of cooking and now I am able to veganize those meals she made me and teach my son how to do that!

For this recipe, I use the same method she used to make chicken, minus the chicken, OF COURSE!

I replaced the chicken with tofu and the eggs with a flax egg.

Do you enjoy tofu? I LOVE it! I love making tofu scramble, and now I love making these patties! Some people are scared of tofu, because there have been many articles written stating that too much soy is not good for your health. I believe too much of anything is not good for you, so I keep that in mind for my diet in general. Also, beware of the fact that mostly every vegan meat substitute out there is made primarily of soy, so steering clear of tofu will not save you from your soy consumption! Just my thoughts!

Anyway, if you’re not scared of tofu and want a budget friendly, simple, tasty patty, please try this recipe out! It is just SO good! My son gobbled these up, too, so it is definitely kid friendly. And you can do so much with these like: chop them into cubes or strips and enjoy on a salad (cold or warm), use in place of a patty on a bun, add to a stir fry, use as a base for a vegan chickenless parmesan dinner. The possabilities are endless, really!

I typically make these on the weekend to meal prep for my week ahead. This makes it easy to have something ready when I go to prepare our lunches for work and school or for a quick dinner on those days we get home a bit late! They last up to 7 days in the fridge and can be eaten warm or cold, tasty either way! when I get an air fryer (it’s on my Christmas wish list), I will be trying this recipe in it, and I can only imagine how amazing it will be using one. I will update y’all when that happens! If you have one and try this in your air fryer, let me know the result!