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Vegetarian Sweet and Sour "Meatballs"

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 682.8

Total Fat: 40.4 g
Cholesterol: 81.7 mg
Sodium: 2,276.1 mg
Total Carbs: 57.8 g
Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g
Protein: 22.3 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Vegetarian Sweet and Sour "Meatballs" calories by ingredient

Introduction

It looks like meat, feels like meat, tastes like meat (in the good I remember when way,) but these delicious balls are meatless. You can make them with or without the sauce. It looks like meat, feels like meat, tastes like meat (in the good I remember when way,) but these delicious balls are meatless. You can make them with or without the sauce.

Minutes to Prepare: 15

Minutes to Cook: 40

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

Meatballs:

1 egg

2 egg whites

3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

1/4 cup graded Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup cottage cheese

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

1 cup finely chopped pecans

1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning

1 teaspoons salt

1/4 teaspoon dried sage

1 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs

Sweet and Sour Sauce:

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce

1/4 cup white vinegar

3/4 cup apricot jam

1 cup ketchup, reduced sugar

1/4 cup minced onion

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 dash crushed red pepper flakes to taste

Directions

1. Stir the eggs, cheddar cheese, paremsan cheese, and cottage cheese together.

2. Next, mix in the spices, salt, and pecans. Add the bread crumbs and stir until combined.

3. Form the mixture into 12 meatballs and place in a baking dish.

4. For the sauce, whisk together all ingredients and pour over the meatballs.

5. Bake uncovered in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. The sauce will be bubbly and delicious looking when ready!

To make this extra quick, I get out my mini-food processor to chop up the onions and pecans. You don't want either to be too large as it will throw off the texture.

I usually double the meatball recipe, cooking half with the sauce and tossing the other half as meatballs only into the freezer. These taste little guys hold up well in other sauces and even soups so be creative and enjoy!

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TRAVELING2.