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!
OUR LATEST VIDEOSIkea Style Vegan Meatballs
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 4-8
I usually serve this Ikea-style vegan meatballs with some homemade tomato sauce or marinara and sometimes I also cook some pasta.
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
- Cook the frozen peas and corn according to package directions.
- 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.
- 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.
- Add the flour and blend again until well combined.
- Preheat the oven to 390ºF or 200ºC.
- Make balls with your hands.
- Place the meatballs onto a baking tray or a baking dish and bake for about 30 to 40 minutes or until they’re cooked.
- 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.
- Feel free to reheat or freeze these meatballs.
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¡Riquííísimo! I’ve just made the sauce and it’s beautiful! Thank you for your lovely recipes ?
Hi! Gracias 🙂 You’re so welcome Su!
Please join Pinterest or have an option to save so I can have this to use later.
Hi Pati! We’re on Pinterest: https://es.pinterest.com/simpleveganblog/ Besides, you can pin every single recipe, just clicking the Pin it button that is in the top left corner of every picture. Have a nice day!
have you tried other flours? i am allergic to oat but want to try this recipe .
Hi Erica! No, I haven’t, but I think you could also use breadcrumbs or any other flour 🙂
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.
Hi Suzy! Yes, the weight is right 🙂 Hope you enjoy the meatballs!
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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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!
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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Hi Claire! I’m so glad you liked it 😀 Have a nice day!
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”! ????
Hi Carla! You’re so welcome 🙂 So glad you liked it!