Vegan Spinach Meatballs - Dump and Go Dinner
Not only are these Spinach Meatballs a unique meatless option, but with all the vitamins and minerals from the spinach, pumpkin, and black beans, they're also super healthy. This is also a great option for anyone to add a little variety to their Lent Friday or Meatless Monday meals.
Ingredients
- 16 ounces drain Spinach, Frozen
- 4 cups drain and rinse Black Beans, Canned
- 1 ¼ cups dice Onion
- 1 ½ teaspoons mince Garlic, Cloves
- ¼ cups Pumpkin, Canned
- ¼ cups Vegetable Broth/Stock
- ½ cups Flour, All-Purpose
- ½ cups Parmesan Cheese Substitute, Grated
- 1 cup dice Sandwich Bread, White
- ⅛ teaspoons Salt
- ⅛ teaspoons Black Pepper
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Freeze For Later Cooking Day Directions
These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).
Why would I want to freeze this?
- In a large mixing bowl, knead all of the ingredients until well combined.
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Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions
These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.
- Thaw: In fridge
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Make It Now Cooking Directions
These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.
- In a large mixing bowl, knead all of the ingredients until well combined.
- Form into balls about the size of a golf ball.
- Place the meatballs on a greased baking sheet.
- Bake the meatballs at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
- Servings Per Recipe
- 4 Servings
- Serving Size
- about 3 meatballs Amount Per Serving
- Calories
- 470
- Total Fat
- 8g
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- Sodium
- 1629mg
- Total Carbohydrates
- 75g
- Fiber
- 15g
- Sugar
- 3g
- Protein
- 26g
- WW Freestyle
- 7
12 Comments
Join the discussionCan this be made with fresh spinach and then froze?
Yes you can certainly make with fresh spinach!!
Is there a gluten free version of this recipe?
At this time, we do not have a gluten free version. However, you could substitute almond flour for the wheat flour if you like.
Do you have cooking instructions for cooking from Frozen in an instant pot or slow cooker?
We don’t have a Slow Cooker or Instant Pot version of this recipe, Judy. But, if you’re an experienced Instant Pot user and want to give it a try, we would love to hear how you go about it and how it works out for you!
Is there anything i can use in place of the parmesan cheese?
Hi Erica, you can omit the parmesan cheese. In this particular recipe there really isn’t a good substitute.
Thanks for adding one vegan dish to my list. Vegan dishes are my choices when I am on a diet. Can I substitute the sandwich bread with my homemade gluten free loaves?
Absolutely!
Have you tried baking first, then freezing? (To be thawed and reheated later.) I’m wondering if they hold together, have good texture, etc. if they are baked, then frozen, then reheated…
It hasn’t been tested this way – if you try it – report back!