Spicy Black Bean "meat"balls

Submitted by musicnfood-1990

"I have been looking for different ways to get a satisfying meal as a newly converted vegetarian. THIS DISH is one of the many ways! I had these over rice with sour cream and salsa on the side, but you can also serve them with pasta and tomato sauce or, instead of rolling into balls, make patties for burgers (making 4 burgers). This will satisfy people who are not vegetarian as well, my boyfriend being the test subject. :)"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 12 Beanballs
• Serves: 2-3

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup red onion, small dice
• 2 tablespoons jalapenos, minced
• 1⁄3 cup breadcrumbs, unseasoned
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 egg
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can black beans

directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine red onion, jalapeno, bread crumbs, salt, chili powder, and pepper. Set aside.
3. Drain black beans and rinse thoroughly in a colander.
4. In a food processor, combine black beans and egg until completely pureed. Add this mixture to the remaining ingredients.
5. Combine all ingredients together. The mixture should not be sticky and should be easily formed into balls.
6. Form mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls, making 12. Place them on a nonstick cookie sheet (or spray with non-stick spray) and place in the preheated oven.
7. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned and firm. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Mgnbos]

My non-veg husband took seconds, that ranks this recipe an automatic 5 star recipe. I only had panko and ended up doubling the breadcrumbs, also had to sub pickled jalapenos as there were no fresh ones around - even so, seconds! I topped these with homeade teriyaki sauce and served them over brown rice with bok choy. I expect this will be a versitle recipe and look forward to having it again.

 

[lancasterin]

Made this for a potluck and got a lot of compliments. It was a really easy and tasty vegetarian recipe... but I did take some artistic license:<br/>I added cumin and hamburger seasoning to the mixture, used a little more onion than what it called for, & no jalepenos. I forgot to add salt so I topped them with sharp cheddar cheese and italian seasoning.

 

[Hayley C.]

This is definitely a recipe I'm saving, since it seems very versatile and easy to adapt! I used matzo meal in place of bread crumbs and ended up with balls that browned up and became wonderfully crispy on the outside!

 

[Lucky in Bayview]

I really liked these. They were simple to make and tasted great, except they were really salty. I only added a little and that was too much. I added a pinch of cumin, and oregano also needed to add more breadcrumbs. Thanks for sharing the recipe, I'll be making them again.