More-ish Chickpea ‘meatballs’…A weeknight go-to..

Cooking dinner every night can at times feel like a bit of a drag, especially when you’re a parent. I go through phases of being really inspired and have no problem coming up with a dish, but other times I just struggle through and feel no inspiration whatsoever..(first world problems for sure, and we are so utterly grateful that we can have an option to cook dinner).

It’s those times that feel like a struggle that these chickpea ‘meatballs’ can come in handy. They’re a good option to fall back on when you don’t have much oomph up your sleeve. 

All you need are a few pantry items and then decide what to serve them with, pasta noodles and a basic sauce, on a wrap with hummus and salad, on the side of roast veggies, by themselves, with a dollop of sauce, on a platter of snacks etc..lots of versatility which is always great. 

These are also perfect for lunch boxes and you could probably freeze a batch to have on hand as well..

Here’s the recipe

Enjoy!

More-ish Chickpea ‘meatballs’

A plant based alternative

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 55 minutes mins

Servings 3

Equipment

• 1 Food processor

Ingredients

  

• 1 400g tin Organic chickpeas, rinsed and drained (drained weight 240g) BPA free where possible
• 1/2 medium Onion, diced
• 1 clove Garlic, crushed
• 2 tbsp Olive oil
• 1 tbsp Tomato paste/puree
• 2 tbsp Nutritional yeast flakes
• 1/4 cup Almondmeal
• 1 tsp Italian herbs
• 1/2 tsp Mild curry powder
• 1/2 tsp Paprika, smoked or sweet
• 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 180c

  Line a baking tray with parchment paper
• In a medium frypan, sauté the diced onions in 1 tbsp of olive oil until translucent, on medium heat. Approximately a couple of minutes.
• Add in the crushed garlic and sauté for another minute or so, remove from heat
• In a food processor add in the rinsed and drained chickpeas, sautéed onions and garlic, tomato paste, nutritional yeast, almond meal, herbs and spices, salt and remaining 1 tbsp of olive oil
• Process on medium until well combined, stop to scrape down the the sides and then process again until all combined.
• Once the mixture is combined, roll mixture into 10 balls, using approximately 1 heaped tablespoon of mixture for each ball, rolling them in your hand until a uniform ball is formed
• You should have 10 balls from the mixture, place each on the baking tray
• Bake in the oven for 40 minutes, then turn each ball over and bake for another 15minutes.
• They are ready when firm and not too soft. Remove from the oven and serve
• Serve with pasta or on a salad wrap or enjoy as a snack