The Best Vegetarian Meatballs Ever!

bliss336's Note:

Seriously. I've made these twice within the span of about 10 days. My omnivore bf LOVED these too. The fennel really gives them that authentic italian meatball flavor, so don't omit. Served these with a cranberry glaze on them (Cranberry Glazed Meatballs), mashed sweet potatoes, and some kale. Parmesan cheese occasionally contains rennet, so omit if you're a strict vegetarian. Could even keep these warm in a crockpot/slowcooker with the cranberry glaze on top for a fun party/finger food.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 24.0 mini mu ...

• 2 (12 ounce) bags of boca brand soy crumbles
• 4 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup Italian style breadcrumbs
• 4 minced garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon of your favorite dried Italian herb seasoning (I used oregano 1 tsp parsley 1 tsp basil)
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
2. Thoroughly defrost veggie crumbles in skillet with a little cooking oil spray.
3. Remove from heat and combine all ingredients in a big bowl.
4. Form mixture into 24 small meatballs
5. Bake in an oiled mini muffin pan (or on an oiled cookie sheet) for about 15 mins or until firm.
6. (I use cooking oil spray to grease the pans for less fat.).

Reviews

[KatefromScratch]

http://www.natural-connection.com/resource/tnc_reference_library/cheese.html

Not all parm has rennet. It kind of depends where you're from and how informed you are and how well you read the labels. Eventually the cheese makers will get the hint. Until then, you can buy vegetarian cheese.

BTW, these look delicious. I was thinking about making some veggie meatballs myself. Thanks for the recipe!

[Family Love Bucket]

These were tasty. They're mild meatballs but what do I know it's been decades since I had a real one. I got 52 meatballs out of this recipe. I must have made them smaller which works better for us.

[PescatariYum]

These were amazing. I made the meatballs and my husband made meatball parm sandwiches out of them. it was fantastic. My non-veg husband loved them except said maybe half the fennel next time because he's not a huge fan of it. Thank you so much for posting!