Tofu Tacos

I have been buying tofu salads from Whole Foods, and I thought they were a pretty good deal. They were already made and I did not have to worry about figuring out to cook tofu. Last week when I went to do my grocery shopping though I noticed that an entire pound of uncooked tofu is only like $2.50... I love a good deal... I bought the tofu and it sat in the fridge all week because all I have ever heard about it is how hard it is to cook...

Finally, this weekend I decided to give it a shot and I read everything I could find about how to cook tofu. Without going into any more boring details I made wonderful tofu tacos last night and plan on never buying overpriced tofu salad at Whole Foods again...

What you need:

• 1 package extra firm tofu (I used Nasoya brand)
• 1 package of taco seasoning (or go to allrecipes and use this recipe to make your own taco seasoning - I love this particular recipe)
• Non-stick cooking spray
• Whatever you like to put on your tacos with (shells, lettuce, salsa, corn, etc)

Steps
1. Put the tofu in the freezer for 72 hours. (This apparently makes it easier to work with and changes the texture. As this was my first time cooking it I am not sure what the texture would have been like without freezing it.My friend said the tofu crumbs and falls apart if you skip this freeze and thaw process.)
2. Thaw on the counter or in the fridge. Put the thawed tofu on a towel and squeeze out the excess water.
3. Once thawed cut into cubes. (It really does not matter what size. My cubes were about 1/2" by 1/2".)
4. Put the taco seasoning and cubes in a ziplock bag and shake until the tofu is covered in taco seasoning.
5. Spray a baking pan with non-stick cooking spray and dump contents of the ziplock bag into the baking pan.
6. Bake the tofu cubes at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes then flip them over and bake for about another 10 minutes. (You can repeat this step depending on how crispy or tender you want your tofu cubes to be.)
7. Remove from the oven and use tofu cubes in place of regular taco meat.