5 Healthy Tofu Recipes from Celebrity Chefs

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Bean curd, more commonly known as tofu, is a food made from coagulated soy milk and is widely known as a health food. It is predominantly used in East and Southeast Asian cooking. According to Soya, it is a versatile food product with many nutritional benefits.

In recent years, tofu has become a food alternative for vegetarians and vegans and has become so popular that it has its own annual festival in the U.S., notes About.com.

Whether you're eating tofu as a vegan/vegetarian substitute, for weight loss, or because you enjoy its versatility in food and cooking, here are some healthy tofu recipes from top celebrity chefs that you can try at home.

No-Guilt Caesar Salad - Alton Brown (host of Good Eats - Food Network)

There are a variety of ways you can use tofu in food and one of them is this recipe by Alton Brown from the Health website. Each serving is only 146 calories and makes use of silken tofu to substitute usual salad dressings laden with fat.

Grilled Tofu and Chicken Pad Thai - Bobby Flay (host of Boy Meets Grill - Food Network)

This recipe is by Bobby Flay from the Food Network website. It makes use of grilled extra-firm tofu with chicken to add more protein to the rice noodles. This is a great combination -- nutritious and filling.

Miso-Glazed Tofu - Candice Kumai (author of Pretty Delicious)

This recipe is from Candice Kumai, author of the cookbook "Pretty Delicious", and guest judge on "Iron Chef America" on Food Network. This dish found on Health.com is a pretty straightforward way of serving tofu as the main meal with only 164 calories per portion.

Grilled Herbed Tofu with Avocado Cream - Giada De Laurentiis (host of Giada at Home)

This easy to make tofu recipe is by Giada De Laurentiis and is found on her own website. This vegetarian recipe involves grilling the tofu as the main dish and garnishing it with healthy avocado cream. The recipe can be made in 12 minutes, high in calcium and low in carbohydrates.

Tofu Burgers - Rachael Ray (host of 30 Minute Meals)

If veggie burgers are more your thing, then take a look at this awesome recipe by Rachael Ray. The burger patty is made from a combination of tofu, rice, scallions, garlic, parsley and paprika. The patties are pre-cooked on a skillet and then baked for 30 minutes.