TEMPEH 'MEATBALLS'

Tempeh 'Meatballs' image

I was so happy when these worked out! I've used them with pasta and marinara and also on a sub. Yum!

Provided by kimberly

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Meat and Poultry Meatball Appetizer Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 11

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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

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
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.
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.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes; flip 'meatballs' and continue cooking until lightly browned, about 10 more minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 72.7 calories, Carbohydrate 4.9 g, Cholesterol 19.9 mg, Fat 3.6 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 6.2 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 112.7 mg, Sugar 0.4 g