Italian Plant-based 'Meatballs'
Catherine Barclay
These Italian air-fried 'meatballs' are crammed with flavour and very filling. It's a great meal for a cold winter night. Created with mushrooms, lentils, Italian herbed bread crumbs and a good kick of garlic.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 2 people
Calories 1042 kcal
- 1 can brown lentils drained
- 2 brown onions diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 3 button mushrooms sliced
- 1 tbsp ground linseeds (flaxseeds)
- 1 cup italian bread crumbs
- ¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
Create a flax egg with 1 tbsp of ground flaxseed and 2 ½ tbsp hot water. Place aside to set.
Saute in a pan with a little of either water or vege stock the onions, garlic and mushrooms until soft.
Add sauteed ingredients into a food processor with all other ingredients, including the flax egg. Pulse to combine. You might need to scrape the contents from the sides to make sure all is combined.
Make balls from the mix around the size of a golf ball and place them into the tray of the air fryer.
Cook in the air fryer at 180°C for around 15 mins, stopping halfway through to turn the balls over.
Heat in a saucepan your favourite bolognese sauce. In a second saucepan, cook the whole wheat spaghetti following the packet instructions.
Serve the 'meatballs' on a plate of greens, whole wheat spaghetti and coated with the bolonaise sauce.
Calories: 1042kcalCarbohydrates: 182gProtein: 66gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 825mgPotassium: 2490mgFiber: 70gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 833IUVitamin C: 32mgCalcium: 276mgIron: 20mg
Keyword plantbased, vegan