Name: Vegan Eggplant Meatballs Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Cooking spray; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 lb Eggplant; 1 tsp kosher salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 1 medium onion; 1 tbsp garlic; 1 cup white beans; ¼ cup Fresh Parsley; 1 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs; pinch red chili flakes; 2 cups quick marinara sauce

How To Make Vegan Eggplant Meatballs

This is your favorite meatball dish with a healthy twist. A meatless vegan eggplant meatball recipe that is very tasty and will surely complete your dinner.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour 10 minutes

Total: 1 hour 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

cooking spray
1tbspolive oil
1lbeggplant,unpeeled, cut into 1-inch pieces
1tspkosher salt
½tspblack pepper
1medium onion,chopped
1tbspgarlic,minced
1cupwhite beans,cooked, drained, rinsed canned
¼cupfresh parsley,chopped
1cupwhole wheat breadcrumbs,or panko, use gf crumbs for gluten free
pinchred chili flakes,optional
2cupsquick marinara sauce

Instructions

Heat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Spray a large rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
Place ½ tablespoon olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
When hot add the eggplant and ¼ cup water.
Season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally until tender, for 10 to 15 minutes.
Transfer to the bowl of a food processor.
Add the remaining ½ tablespoon of oil to the skillet with the onion and garlic and cook until translucent for 3 to 5 minutes.
Add to the food processor along with the drained beans and parsley and pulse until well combined and chopped, but not pureed.
Combine the mixture with the breadcrumbs and red chile flakes if using.
Taste for salt then roll into 12 meatballs about 2-inches in diameter.
Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and bake until firm and browned for about 25 to 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, warm the marinara sauce and serve with the meatballs over pasta, zucchini noodles, or on a whole wheat roll.