Vegan & Gluten-Free Tofu Meatballs

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Vegan & Gluten-Free Tofu Meatballs

These tasty homemade tofu meatballs are the perfect low maintenance meal. Big on taste but low in prep time. A delicious, quick and simple meatless Monday and gluten-free dinner your family will love.

These simple homemade meatballs are delicious on their own, but would be a great addition on gluten-free vegan pizza, as Barbecue meatballs or non- dairy Swedish meatballs.

Prep Time30

Cook Time30

Total Time1

Course: Dinner, Meal Prep

Cuisine: Vegan

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan

Servings: meatballs

Calories: 65kcal

Author: Nija Clark

Ingredients

2 Packages Tofu -drained Firm or Extra Firm
1 ½ cups Gluten-free Breadcrumbs
½ cup Plant-based Milk
½ cup Vegan Parmesan cheese
6 Tablespoons Just Egg
3 Tablespoons Nutritional Yeast
3 Tablespoons Dried Parsley
3 Tablespoons Tamari sauce
2 Tablespoons Onion powder
2 Tablespoons Olive oil
1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
½ Teaspoon Salt
½ Teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
½ Teaspoon Ground Oregano

Instructions

Press and drain tofu about 20 minutes and then place in mixing bowl
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Place tofu in food processor. Add remaining ingredients; mix well in food processor until thoroughly combined.
Shape into balls 30 - 1 Tablespoon scoops
Place on parchment lined or silpat and oiled baking sheet.
Bake at 375 degree for 10 minutes and then flip and bake for 15 more minutes until firm
Serve with tomato sauce sauce over gluten-free pasta, a great vegan sub or perfect with BBQ sauce over mashed potatoes

Notes

Alternative Preparation

You can definitely pan fry in a little extra virgin olive for even more flavor. But with baking you can set it and forget it and give yourself a few minutes of your day back.

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