Vegan Meatballs

Healthy, gluten free, vegan meatballs. Made with quinoa and lentils and other plant based ingredients. Packed with flavor and made with real, whole foods. 

vegan meatballs in a red sauce in a cast iron pan

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked lentils
1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
1/4 cup gluten free oatmeal (I used @bobsredmill)
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1/2 onion
2 tbsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tbsp coconut aminos

2 cups marinara sauce 

Method

  1. cook quinoa and lentils according to package instructions. You can even do this the day before.
  2. dice and then sauté the onion in a little oil
  3. once the quinoa and lentils are cooked, combo with the oats and nutritional yeast in a food processor. Pulse until it’s well combined.
  4. add the mixture in a bowl along with the spices, onions, and coconut aminos.
  5. mix together with a spatula until a dough forms
  6. heat a skillet over medium low heat
  7. once the skillet is hot, form balls with the dough, add a little oil to the skillet, then add the balls. Cook for 6 minutes, rotate, cook for 6-8 more minutes. You’ll want to outsides to be browned
  8. turn down to a simmer then add 2 cups marinara sauce ( I used @aldiusa organic) + 1/4 cup water
  9. let simmer for 3-4 minutes
  10. enjoy with pasta, zoodles, plain, however you want!