Sheet Pan Roast: Perfect Vegetables & Crunchy Tofu

Roast a variety of vegetables along with tofu in the same oven session. The trick is use two sheet pans – tofu on upper rack, vegetables on lower rack. Tossing the vegetables in a store bought salad dressing is our shortcut to incredible flavor. Coating the tofu in a bit of cornstarch creates an extra-crunchy crust and light, creamy interior.

Roasted Tofu and Vegetables Recipe

Tips to Sheet Pan Roasting Vegetables and Tofu

In this recipe we will teach you how to cook vegetables and tofu at the same time to help cut back on time and cleaning. Make an extra large batch and save leftovers for Buddha Bowl recipes.

  • Use your favorite vegetables – we used broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, parsnips, Brussels sprouts and tofu.
  • Toss the cut vegetables in any salad dressing. 
  • SHORTCUT ALERT! Use store-bought salad dressing or any of our Buddha Bowl sauces/dressings.
  • Parchment paper or foil makes for easy clean-up.
  • Perfect roasted tofu should be crispy crunchy on the outside, and light and creamy on the inside. Tossing in cornstarch helps create a crunchy crust.
close up of Roasted Tofu and Vegetables

How To Make Tofu Extra Crunchy

The secret trick to making tofu extra crunchy crispy on the outside, yet still creamy and light on the inside is two steps:

  1. Squeezing out as much water as possible from the tofu

  2. Tossing the tofu cubes in a little bit of cornstarch and oil

Love Your Leftovers

I purposely made the batch bigger in the recipe for leftovers. The leftover tofu and vegetables make for a flavorful Buddha Bowl the next day or later in the week!

platter of Roasted Tofu and Vegetables

Sheet Pan Roasted Vegetables and Tofu

Jaden Hair
SHORTCUT ALERT! Use store-bought salad dressing. You'll use two baking sheets, one for the tofu, the other for the vegetables.
Do not toss the tofu into the salad dressing - we want the tofu to be as dry as possible, so we can get the outside nice and crunchy, while leaving the inside soft and creamy.
3.67 from 3 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 302 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Tofu

  • 1 pound extra firm tofu drained
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil plus more for pan
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt

For the Vegetables

  • 2 pounds vegetables of your choice
  • 3 tablespoons salad dressing of your choice
  • sea salt & freshly ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Set your oven for 2-rack cooking. Preheat oven to 400F. Line both pans with parchment paper. Slick the parchment papers with olive oil.
  • Lay 2 sheets of paper towel on counter. Place tofu block on paper towel. Place 2 more paper towels on top of tofu. Lay a large cutting board on top. Place some heavy items on the cutting board to put weight on the board. Let sit at least 15 minutes.
  • Cut the vegetables according to their density: dense vegetables (like carrots, potatoes, parsnip should be cut in 3/4" cubes), medium vegetables (like cauliflower) just a little larger. Cut broccoli just a little larger than the cauliflower. Thin vegetables (like onion, bell peppers) - cut into wedges. Toss the vegetables into the prepared salad dressing and lay the vegetables on one of the baking sheets.
  • Cut tofu into 3/4" cubes. In a large bowl, gently toss the tofu cubes with olive oil. Add in the cornstarch and garlic salt, and toss to coat evenly.
  • Place the tofu cubes in one layer on the other baking sheets. Go ahead and put that on the upper rack of the oven. Set timer for 30 minutes. While the tofu begins roasting, prepare the veggies.
  • Place the tofu on the upper rack and the vegetable son the lower rack.
  • Cook everything for 20 minutes. At the 20 minute mark, remove the vegetables and flip the tofu. Cook the tofu for an additional 5-10 minutes, or until it has reached your desired crispiness. It will get harder as it cools, so keep that in mind!
  • Season everything with salt and pepper to finish and serve over rice if you wish!

Nutrition

Calories: 302kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 16gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 864mgPotassium: 664mgFiber: 9gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 11517IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 4mg
Keyword roasted tofu, tofu and vegetables, vegan tofu, vegetarian side
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6 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    What can be more healthy than this amazing recipe! I can’t wait to try it out! Thanks for sharing…

    Reply
  2. 5 stars
    Hi Jaden. Every vegetable that I used came out delicious. However, I did NOT use Parsnips — those are carrots from Hell!! I hate them. I do LOVE roasted veggies any day, any time. Thanks for sharing the recipe.♥♥

    Reply
    • Hey Terry!

      Thank you for sharing! We are so happy they turned out good for you!

      Reply
  3. 1 star
    The tofu came out rock hard and bland. Not sure what went wrong.

    Reply
    • Hi Roseacea! Thank you for the feedback! We have updated the recipe!

      Reply
  4. Buna bayılıyorum bu güzel tarif için teşekkür ederim

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