# @itslouwoods on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C5GJ6_uooeR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/75804633-itslouwoods-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-03-29T11:18:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Lou Woods (@itslouwoods) — https://gondola.cc/itslouwoods

## Caption

Welcome to Episode 1 of my fiver Friday series: Meals to serve four for £5 or less! 🤩🍽

I hope you love this one as much as we did 🫶🏼

Salt & Pepper tofu noodles 🥢
(Serves 4)

🔸 Ingredients:
(Costings are based on Aldi prices as of 26th March 2024)
Tofu - 0.99
Chunky Chopped Bell peppers x 2 - 1.18
Noodles - ready to wok 0.85 or rice noodles 0.99 
Chunky Chopped Brown onion - 0.15
2 tsp Chinese 5 spice - 0.85
Chunky Chopped Green beans - 0.89
👛 Total cost: £4.91

🔸 Store cupboard: 
Soy sauce 
¼ tsp of pink salt (or regular) 
Half tsp pepper 
2 Tsp Cornflour 
Avo or veg oil 
¼ tsp chilli flakes

🔸 Optional extras:
Broccoli for side
Spring onion for garnish
Squeeze of lime

🔸 Method: 
Prep: 
Chop your veg into big chunks
Press your tofu to get the access water out and cut into cubes
Mix your chinese 5 spice, chilli flakes, salt, pepper and cornflour in a bowl

In a big hot non stick pan or wok, soften your onions, once soft add your peppers and chopped green beans. Add 60ml of soy sauce and mix, once cooked remove the veg from the pan and put to the side. Add a little oil and keep the heat high…
Coat your tofu in your 5 spice mix covering all sides and add to the pan, fry on each side until nice and crispy.
Cook your noodles
Add the veg back into the pan with the remaining salt and pepper seasoning, stir everything together.
Once noodles are cooked - serve 🙂 add an extra drizzle of soy sauce once plated if desired. Spring onions and lime would also work great with this dish!

Enjoy! 💋

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