Gluten-Free and Vegan Meatball Mix

Name: Gluten-Free and Vegan Meatball Mix
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 118 milliliters chickpea flour (besan); 1 Tbsp potato or corn starch; 1 teaspoons dried basil; 1 teaspoons fennel seeds, optional; 1 teaspoons granulated garlic; 1 Tbsp nutritional yeast; 2 teaspoons dehydrated onion flakes; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 79 milliliters rolled oats (quick or old fashioned) or quinoa flakes; 1 teaspoons red pepper flakes, optional; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon tomato powder, optional; 43 grams 1/3 cup chopped walnuts , or other nuts or seeds (see notes below); 59 milliliters kasha (gluten-free) or bulgur wheat (not gluten-free), fine or medium granulation

One serving contains 146 calories, 6g of protein, and 6g of fat. This recipe serves 6. It is a good option if you're following a vegan diet. If you have oregano, dehydrated onion flakes, pepper flakes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 35 minutes.

Instructions

Put the nuts and oats (or quinoa flakes) into a food processor and pulse several times to coarsely chop the nuts. Do not grind to a flour–they should be about the size of popcorn kernels.

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Popcorn Kernels

Quinoa Flakes

All Purpose Flour

Nuts

Oats

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Food Processor

Pour into a bowl or storage bag.

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Bowl

Add all remaining ingredients and mix well. Keep prepared mix in the refrigerator until ready to use. To make the entire batch of mix, pour it into a bowl and add 2/3 cup boiling water. Stir and let stand for 15 minutes as you preheat oven to 350 F. Using wet hands, form the mixture into about 12 1-inch balls.

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Water

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Bowl

Oven

Place on a silicone mat or oiled baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Bake for 20-25 minutes, turning once halfway through. Cover with hot spaghetti sauce and serve. To make 1/2 a batch, measure out 3/4 of a cup of the mixture and add 1/3 cup boiling water. Proceed as above.

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Pasta Sauce