TVP meatballs

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 36
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 62.6
  • Total Fat: 2.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 27.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 6.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
  • Protein: 4.4 g

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Number of Servings: 36

Ingredients

    8 ounces by weight of dry textured vegetable protein
    1 3/4 cups boiling water
    1 small onion, diced
    2 tablespoons canola oil
    1 teaspoon minced garlic
    1/2 teaspoon chili powder
    1/2 teaspoon cilantro
    salt and pepper
    1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
    1 tablespoon tamari soy sauce
    1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
    1/2 cup whole grain oat flour
    1 tablespoon olive oil (for frying the onion and garlic)
    1/4 cup canola oil (to fry the meatballs)


Tips

use additional oat flour for your hands while making the balls, they can be a bit sticky.


Directions

1) Boil your water and add it to the TVP and let it rehydrate for at least 10 minutes.
2) Saute the onion and garlic in the 1 tbsp oil. Add spices and mix well.
3) Add to the TVP mixture. Add in the flour.
4) Mold into 1 inch size meatballs. Press them together hard to keep them from crumbling.
5) Fry in the 1/4 oil turning meatballs around to cook all sides until crispy and golden brown.


Serving Size: makes 36 balls

Number of Servings: 36

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TATTOOED_MAMA.