The Best Spicy Veggie “Meatballs”

nowadays, there a tons and tons of ways to recreate meatballs sans the actual meat. this is my fun little carb-y twist. The Best Spicy Veggie “Meatballs” are packed with the goods.

from tons of vegetables to spelt and oat flour, these “meatballs” are loaded. they’re dense and totally flippin’ scrumptious because my spicy sauce just takes this over the top.

the sauce is good enough to eat by the spoonful and you can absolutely use if for other things like a sweet potato fry dipping sauce, or mixed with pasta. YUM.

so, what is all packed into this vegan “meatball?”

• zucchini

• mushrooms

• red onion

• vegan shredded cheese

• spelt flour (if you don’t have, just replace with oat flour, they’re pretty similar)

• oat flour

• garlic

• onion powder

• nutritional yeast

• sea salt

sounds pretty dang healthy doesn’t it?! so easy too! the “meatball” dough is kind of wet but not sticky and it’s easy to form into a meatball! i made these ones on the larger side, but go ahead and make them smaller but monitor the baking time.

as you likely know, a good sauce makes or breaks dishes. the veggie “meatballs” are good by themselves but nowhere near achieving the level of perfection they do without the spicy sauce.

while the sauce can just be whipped up in a blender or mixing cup, the veggie “meatballs” are baked. then, you can add them to a pot along with the sauce and cook for just a few minutes until the sauce starts to boil!

this will ensure they’re warmed through and ready to serve! just store them in an airtight container and enjoy throughout the week!

marinara, tahini, barbecue sauce, sriracha and vegetable broth are all you’re going to need! super simple, right?!

if you want a really smooth sauce, just throw everything into the blender, it will be really creamy and no clumps from the tahini. i did not do this because it didn’t cross my mind in the moment haha, but go for it!

if you are not a tahini fan, i do believe sunflower seed butter or peanut butter would be great replacements. the peanut butter will have a stronger taste of course but i adore peanut sauces, depends on your preference tbh!

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