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Vegan Beyond Meatballs Recipe

This is the BEST Beyond Meatballs recipe you'll ever need! It's hearty, meaty, and packs layers of umami flavor. You won't believe it's vegan!
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Gluten-Free, Italian, Vegan, vegetarian
Keyword meatballs, meatless, one bowl, vegan meatballs, vegetarian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 352kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the onion and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds, until it's fragrant and you can smell it. Stir in the tomato paste, soy sauce, dried basil, oregano, and chili flakes. Cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute while stirring often, or until the tomato paste has darkened in color and is caramelized. Set aside to cool.
  • Pre-heat oven to 400ºF (205ºC).
  • To a large bowl, add the thawed Beyond meat, nutritional yeast, breadcrumbs, chopped parsley, salt, black pepper, and fried onion and garlic. Using your hands or a spatula, mix until well combined. The mixture should be sticky and not too dry.
  • Using a cookie scoop or a regular spoon, scoop 1 ½ tablespoon from the mixture, and using your hands form it into a ball. Repeat with the rest of the mixture until you have somewhere 15 meatballs.
  • In the same skillet from before, heat 1 tablespoon oil. Once hot, add the meatballs and fry over medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Make sure to not overcrowd the pan, work in two batches if needed.
  • Transfer the meatballs into the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until firm to the touch. Serve right away!

Notes

  • Don't skip frying the aromatics! This is a key step in this beyond meatballs recipe. It packs layers of complex flavor and umami and makes all the difference.
  • Add the breadcrumbs to the mixture a little bit at a time. The worst thing you can do for your meatballs is to make the mixture too dry because there is no going back. Add the breadcrumbs a little bit at a time until you can shape a meatball without it falling apart.
  • If you want to make the preparation easier, you can mix everything in a food processor. Just don't over-blend the mixture!
  • To make this recipe gluten-free, use gluten-free breadcrumbs or crushed crackers.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 352kcal | Carbohydrates: 12.5g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Fiber: 3.5g