Chickpea Vegetarian Meatballs

These vegetarian chickpea meatballs flavored with garlic and parsley make a quick and easy meatless main dish that is tasty and filling.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 331 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon salt-free seasoning blend
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• 1 white onion, minced
• 2 cups canned chickpeas, drained
• 0.75 cup dry bread crumbs

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet with cooking spray.

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Pulse chickpeas in a food processor until finely ground. Add onion and garlic, bread crumbs, egg, parsley, seasoning blend, salt, and black pepper; process until mixture holds together like a dough.

Step 4

Scoop out 2 tablespoons chickpea mixture and roll into a ball; set on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining mixture.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Turn each meatball over and continue baking until golden brown on top, about 10 minutes more.