Mushroom Meatballs

My recipe today is a meaty substitute made of mushrooms (it is also vegan and vegetarian), but the end result is as savory and satisfying as a beef meatball!

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 302 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch dried thyme
• 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper
• 1 white onion, chopped
• 1 pinch dried oregano
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 pinch dried basil
• 1 pinch dried sage
• 1 pinch dried rosemary
• 1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup cooked lentils
• ¼ cup nutritional yeast
• ¼ cup flax seeds
• 1 ½ cups cooked quinoa
• ¼ cup almond meal
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cremini mushrooms, chopped
• 1 pinch dried mint

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

Step 2

Place mushrooms, quinoa, lentils, onion, and garlic in a food processor or blender; pulse until coarsely combined.

Step 3

Sprinkle nutritional yeast, almond meal, flax seeds, Worcestershire sauce, sage, oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme, mint, and cayenne pepper into the food processor. Blend until mixture is combined but still slightly choppy.

Step 4

Shape mixture into balls and arrange on the baking sheet.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until darkened and slightly crispy on the outside but moist on the inside, about 15 minutes.