Italian Bean Balls

Italian Bean Balls

Growing up one of my dad’s favorite things to do when we went out to eat was see how many meatballs he could get the waiter to load up onto his bowl of spaghetti. And if you happen to know the captain, you would be correct in guessing that he was always quite successful at this task.

Following right in his footsteps I was always one to enjoy the meatball mania. So when I went plant-based I thought that I would be stuck in the foreverness of plain spaghetti and sauce, unless I wanted to go for one of the oil-filled and heavily processed faux meatballs that were available. I recently decided to come up with a healthy vegan and plant-based meatball alternative. And the Italian beanball was born.

I love making this recipe for our non-veg friends who might just be expecting some pasta and sauce when we have them over for an Italian themed dinner. In this recipe, I used my easy InstantPot marinara sauce, but any pasta sauce will work.

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Italian Bean Balls


  • Author: Gabriel Miller
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Description

These Italian Bean Balls are the perfect addition to any WFPB salad, sandwich, or bowl of spaghetti. You can also serve them as an appetizer!


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Ingredients

4 cups black beans (cooked)

1 cup brown rice (cooked)

1 cup rolled oats

1/4 cup glutenfree or wholewheat flour

1/4 cup marinara sauce

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

1/4 tsp black pepper


Instructions

  1. Drain and rinse the cooked beans and then add all of the ingredients to a food processor or into a large mixing bowl.

  2. Mix by hand or with the food processor on low medium speed for 1-2 minutes (stopping and scraping down the sides if needed).

  3. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit before forming the mixture into golf ball-sized beanballs.

  4. Lay the beanballs out onto a parchment or silicone-lined baking sheet and bake 30 minutes.


Notes

The un-baked beanball mixture can be formed into golfball-sized balls and then frozen to be cooked at a later date.

  • Category: burgers, beanballs, vegan meatballs, plant based gabriel beanball
  • Method: Baking

Keywords: burgers, beanballs, vegan meatballs, plant based gabriel beanball

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