Vegetarian Meatballs
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 285.7
- Total Fat: 20.5 g
- Cholesterol: 170.8 mg
- Sodium: 402.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 13.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
- Protein: 13.4 g
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Introduction
Makes approx. 16 meatballsServing size 2 Makes approx. 16 meatballs
Serving size 2
Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
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1 c grated Parmesan Cheese
a pinch of Sage
4-6 eggs
1 small onion
1 cup crushed Saltine crackers (1 sleeve)
1 cup Pecan meal
Tips
I used no salt saltine or ritz crackers to lower sodium content, since Parmesan cheese has plenty of salt; I'm also baking them for about 30 -45 minutes to lessen oil use
Directions
1 In a food processor grind pecans to a fine powder
2. Finely chop onions and garlic
3. Mix all ingredients together and form into 1 inch balls.
4. Fry in hot oil until browned.
5. Eat plain, in a sandwich or add to spaghetti sauce and pour over pasta. Enjoy!
2. Finely chop onions and garlic
3. Mix all ingredients together and form into 1 inch balls.
4. Fry in hot oil until browned.
5. Eat plain, in a sandwich or add to spaghetti sauce and pour over pasta. Enjoy!