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Ikea style vegan meatballs - I usually serve this Ikea-style vegan meatballs with some homemade tomato sauce or marinara and sometimes I also cook some pasta.

This is the best recipe I’ve tried in a long time! Seriously. Spaghetti and meatballs is not a common recipe in Spain and when I tried it for the first time I loved it so much. I make a vegan alternative now and it tastes even better.

Ikea offer some vegan dishes here and these meatballs are my favorite one. They also sell them at the supermarket, so we bought them and made this healthy version that tastes great. We usually use our homemade tomato sauce or marinara sauce to serve our meatballs and also make some pasta sometimes. These balls are so delicious, you can eatthem alone, with no sauce. Hope you make this recipe guys!

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Ikea Style Vegan Meatballs

★★★★★ 4.3 from 6 reviews
  • Author: Simple Vegan Blog
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 45 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 4-8 1x
  • Category: Main dish
  • Cuisine: Vegan, Swedish

I usually serve this Ikea-style vegan meatballs with some homemade tomato sauce or marinara and sometimes I also cook some pasta.

Ikea style vegan meatballs - I usually serve this Ikea-style vegan meatballs with some homemade tomato sauce or marinara and sometimes I also cook some pasta.
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup frozen peas (60 g)
  • 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels (120 g)
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 chopped onion
  • 1 chopped carrot
  • 1/2 chopped red bell pepper
  • 2 handfuls of chopped fresh kale or spinach (40 g)
  • 1 15-ounce can chickpeas (400 g)
  • 1 tsp brown or coconut sugar
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp paprika. We used hot paprika, but you can use sweet paprika if you want
  • Sea salt
  • Ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
  • 1 1/2 cups oat flour or ground oats (180 g)

Instructions

  1. Cook the frozen peas and corn according to package directions.
  2. Heat the oil in a frying pan and sauté the onion, carrot, red bell pepper and kale over medium-high heat for 5 to 10 minutes.
  3. Place the chickpeas, peas, corn, sautéed veggies and the rest of the ingredients, except the oat flour in a food processor and blend for a few seconds.
  4. Add the flour and blend again until well combined.
  5. Preheat the oven to 390ºF or 200ºC.
  6. Make balls with your hands.
  7. Place the meatballs onto a baking tray or a baking dish and bake for about 30 to 40 minutes or until they’re cooked.
  8. Serve with your favorite sauce. We love homemade tomato sauce or marinara, but it’s up to you. We also love to eat our balls with spaghetti and some fresh basil on top.
  9. Feel free to reheat or freeze these meatballs.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/8 of the recipe
  • Calories: 226
  • Sugar: 4.5g
  • Sodium: 24mg
  • Fat: 6.5g
  • Saturated Fat: 0.9g
  • Carbohydrates: 35g
  • Fiber: 7.8g
  • Protein: 8.7g

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  2. Lariza says

    January 31, 2019 at 21:05

    I made this recipe and it was delicious. I added dried sage and served with mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables!

    ★★★★★

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  3. Loves food says

    November 28, 2018 at 22:15

    This is a good base recipe. I am going to tweak the spices next time to try and get closer to the taste of ikea’s. I heard the suggestion of sage and bay leaves…? Tasty as is, though! I only added maybe… 1/2 cup of the oats. Any more would have made them dry, I personally think. Thanks!!

    ★★★★

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  4. Kristen says

    September 2, 2018 at 03:04

    These are a huge hit with my family. Even my elderly mother who is not wholly buying into eating Vegan loved these. We try to limit our salt and oil intake so we excluded those and we didn’t miss them. These meatballs are a little crunchy on the outside and moist on the inside. With my homemade sauce we didn’t even use pasta with them, they held their own as a main dish. I just made more and froze them. Great recipe!

    ★★★★★

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  5. Channah Rachel Herrmann says

    August 16, 2018 at 22:30

    i will make these meatballs for the Sabbath G-d willing
    can’t wait to try it thank you so much for all your great recipies
    Muchas Gracias

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  6. Carmen Santos says

    May 25, 2018 at 18:41

    Thank you very much for this recipe. It’s Delicious. I will suggest people to make nuggets and burger patties with the same ingredients. I think it will be a great deal to add variety and it is so easy.

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    • Iosune says

      May 28, 2018 at 11:10

      Hi Carmen! So glad you liked it 🙂 It’s a great idea, I’ve never thought about making nuggets and patties with this recipe!

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  7. Carla says

    September 13, 2017 at 23:50

    Thanks for sharing this pin! I just recently started eating a vegan diet and my husband vegetarian! We wanted spaghetti and meatballs (w/o the meat) I tried your recipe and we love it, a very easy recipe!! My hubby says they are very “flavorful”! ????

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  8. Claire says

    April 12, 2017 at 07:13

    I made this last night and it was a hit! I found it flavorful and really takes off with a homemade tomato sauce. Mine turned out crisp on the outside and a little moist on the inside. I didn’t use oil, ground the oats and added more kale ~ still delicious! Thank you for sharing the recipe. Will try making your tomato sauce next!

    ★★★★★

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  9. Suzy says

    January 22, 2017 at 19:03

    Does 1/2 cup of frozen peas weight half of what a 1/2 cup of frozen corn does? I’m making these now and used a 1/2 cup of both the peas and corn, but I’m concerned about the weight measurement.

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      • Suzy says

        January 23, 2017 at 15:07

        Thanks for the reply! I did just pull out my scale. 1/2 cup of corn weighs about 60 grams, 1/2 cup of peas weighs less than 40. So if the weights are correct, I assume the measurements are not. Either way, I was not impressed, sadly, with the meatballs. The flavor was very good, but they were quite dry, even after a good dousing with organic bbq sauce. I did drain the chickpeas, although the recipe did not say “drain and rinse.” Should the liquid have been added as well? I know the aquafaba acts as an “egglike” agent. I’m not sure if that would have made them less dry. Thank you for the recipe and reply.

        ★★

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        • Iosune says

          January 30, 2017 at 10:11

          Hi Suzy! I used cups and also weighed the ingredients when I made the recipe, so the weights are correct. Maybe I used a different type of corn or peas. My meatballs were not dry at all, try to add more liquid or oil next time. No, I rainsed and drained the chickpeas as well. Have a nice day!

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  12. Su Orosa says

    October 8, 2016 at 20:31

    ¡Riquííísimo! I’ve just made the sauce and it’s beautiful! Thank you for your lovely recipes ?

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