Easy Vegan Meatballs

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4.72 from 21 votes

Easy Vegan Meatballs- these vegetarian meatballs are so simple to make and perfect for delicious weeknight meals!

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: dinner

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: meatballs

Author: Brita Britnell

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small white onion chopped
8 ounces cremini mushrooms sliced or roughly chopped (we'll be blending them later so size doesn't matter)
3 cloves garlic roughly chopped
1 ½ cups cooked rice I used basmati rice but brown rice or even another grain such as quinoa would work well*
¼ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup bread crumbs
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
Oil for frying

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and saute the onion and mushrooms until soft, about 5 minutes. Add in the garlic and saute for an additional 2 minutes.
2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 small white onion, 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, 3 cloves garlic
Add the onion mixture to a food processor along with the rice, flour, bread crumbs, italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Pulse until everything is combined and comes together.
1 1/2 cups cooked rice, 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon sea salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Form the mixture into golf ball sized meatballs and set aside.
TO FRY: In the same skillet pour in enough oil to fully cover the bottom of the skillet (I end up using about 1 1/2- 2 tablespoons of oil). Set over medium heat. Once hot, add in the meatballs so that they're not overcrowded. Cook until browned on all sides, about 4 minutes per side. Add more oil as needed so that skillet has a thin layer covering it.
Oil for frying
TO BAKE: Place the uncooked meatballs on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 400 degrees F. for 10 minutes, flip, and bake an additional 8-10 minutes.
Serve with spaghetti or however you enjoy your meatballs :D

Video

Notes

*I used brown rice in the video and having tried both a few times, I think that I prefer these with brown rice. It's also ideal that the rice be fresh so that it's stickier and has more moisture.

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