Tempeh 'Meatballs' Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Meatball Appetizer Recipes. (Tempeh 'Meatballs' Recipe). I was so happy when these worked out! I've used them with pasta and marinara and also on a sub. Yum!

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Total: 40 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 20 meatballs

Tempeh 'Meatballs' Recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package tempeh

cut into 4 pieces

2 slices whole grain bread

3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

1 egg

lightly beaten

1 tablespoon dried parsley

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried basil

½ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 pinch red pepper flakes

or to taste

Appetizer and Snack

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.

Step 2

Bring a pot of water to a boil; cook tempeh in the boiling water to soften the flavor of the tempeh about 5 minutes. Drain and cool tempeh.

Step 3

Place bread in a food processor and pulse until evenly crumbled. Transfer bread to a large bowl. Crumble cooled tempeh over bread crumbs; add Parmesan cheese egg parsley oregano basil garlic powder salt black pepper and red pepper flakes; mix well using your hands. Form tempeh mixture into 1-inch balls and arrange 'meatballs' on the prepared baking sheet.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes; flip 'meatballs' and continue cooking until lightly browned about 10 more minutes.

Nutritional Information

Tempeh 'Meatballs' Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 72.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 6.2g 12%

Carbohydrates: 4.9g 2%

Dietary Fiber: 0.6g 2%

Sugars: 0.4g

Fat: 3.6g 6%

Saturated Fat: 1g 5%

Cholesterol: 19.9mg 7%

Vitamin A Iu: 110.2IU 2%

Niacin Equivalents: 2mg 15%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 5%

Vitamin C: 0.4mg 1%

Folate: 12.9mcg 3%

Calcium: 57.4mg 6%

Iron: 1.1mg 6%

Magnesium: 25mg 9%

Potassium: 129.6mg 4%

Sodium: 112.7mg 5%

Calories From Fat: 32.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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