These vegan chickpea meatballs are insanely flavorful – even meat-eaters will really like them! This is an current recipe from Oct 2015 – it is by much just one of my most preferred recipes listed here on the weblog. Because they are very seriously mouth watering.

Vegan Chickpea Meatballs: Healthful Vegan Meatball Recipe!

It is no shock to people today that know me, or often stick to my weblog – but I Adore chickpeas.

I have shared with you my delicious Roasted Red Pepper Hummus recipe and Healthful Vegan Gyro Salad with Chickpeas. Introducing chickpeas to salads provides this kind of a mouth watering factor and texture. I’m guaranteed it is quite apparent that I have these minor round balls of goodness on hand at all times.

So, when I resolved to make a wholesome vegan meatball, I instantly turned to chickpeas. I have additional them to meatloaf to bulk it up when I did not have bread crumbs and it turned out remarkable, so why not?!

They are SO incredibly mouth watering, vegan and meat-eater authorized, and reasonably easy to make.

How to Make Vegan Chickpea Meatballs

If you are using canned chickpeas, just go ahead and give them a whirl in the blender. They really do not will need to be entirely easy – a minor chunkiness is excellent due to the fact it will give your meatballs some texture.

Dried chickpeas call for to be soaked in water beforehand (about four hours, or right away) and then boiled. You will will need to boil them until finally they are cracking open and beginning to lose their pores and skin.

This will make sure they are tremendous smooth which will make for the most cohesive meatballs. Boiling them might consider an hour or so.

Personally, I like to peel off some of the skins to give the meatballs an even smoother texture prior to blending. Just pinch the bean and the pores and skin will slide proper off. This is entirely optional (and time consuming), nevertheless. I generally just consider the skins off until finally I really do not truly feel like it any more. #lazy

For a vegan “egg”, flax seed eggs work correctly in this recipe to bind the meatball collectively. A flax seed egg is only built by mixing water & floor flax.

Immediately after all of the ingredients arrive collectively, roll your meatballs up (I use a tablespoon measuring spoon to make them all the identical dimension). If they crack when you consider to roll them, incorporate a minor much more oil – or water if you are oil-free of charge. If they are way too sticky, incorporate some much more breadcrumbs.

Then, only bake them in the oven and incorporate them your most loved spaghetti dish or make vegan meatball subs!

Vegan Chickpea Meatball Recipe

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Elements

• 
  two
  cups
  chickpeas
  (aka, garbanzo beans)
  


• 
  two.five
  tablespoons
  floor flax seed
  


• 
  6
  tablespoons
  water
  


• 
  one/two
  cup
  breadcrumbs
  


• 
  one
  tablespoon
  olive oil
  (if you are oil-free of charge, this is optional)
  


• 
  one/two
  tablespoon
  garlic powder
  


• 
  one
  teaspoon
  onion powder
  


• 
  one/two
  teaspoon
  salt
  - I choose pink salt
  


• 
  one/two
  teaspoon
  parsley
  


• 
  one/four
  teaspoon
  marjoram
  


• 
  one/four
  teaspoon
  black pepper
  


• 
  one/four
  teaspoon
  basil
  

Recommendations

1. 
   

   If you happen to be using dried chickpeas, soak for four hours. Boil them until finally they are splitting, about 45 minutes to an hour. Skip to Step two if using canned chickpeas!

   
   


2. 
   

   Drain the chickpeas & pinch the pores and skin off as numerous as you have the patience for. Mix chickpeas in a blender until finally damaged down.

   
   


3. 
   

   Make your flax seed "eggs" - blend two tablespoons of floor flax seed with 6 tablespoons of water. Permit sit for ten-15 minutes.

   
   


4. 
   

   Blend collectively the chickpeas and flax seed eggs. 

   
   


5. 
   

   Blend in the remaining ingredients. If the combination is way too sticky, incorporate much more breadcrumbs 50 percent a tablespoon at a time. If way too dry, incorporate much more oil or water. You want a regularity that will be simple to roll into balls with out sticking to your arms or cracking.

   
   


6. 
   

   Kind the chickpea combination into meatballs and put onto a greased baking dish.

   
   


7. 
   

   In a 450 degree oven, bake the chickpea meatballs for twenty-25 minutes, turning above halfway by means of. They will be golden and crispy on the outdoors when finished!

   
   

Craving much more meatless recipes? Observe my Pinterest board: Recipes: Vegetarian & Vegan.



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