2 Ingredient Meatless Meatball Recipe

2 Ingredient Meatless Meatball Recipe

Bringing this best 2 ingredient meatless meatball recipe to you on a #meatlessmonday and I couldn’t be more excited. I randomly love really good meatballs in a yummy thick tomato sauce. What I hate is the heavy feeling after having eaten them. This is where the alternative comes in! The meatless recipe only uses 2 main ingredients and definitely satisfies that craving.

The two main ingredients in this recipe are buckwheat and potatoes. Buckwheat is a great grain because it is super healthy and gluten-free. Buckwheat is high in dietary fiber, reduces blood sugar and is a great source of vegetarian protein. I love it in salads or as a side dish. It also has a nutty flavor which I love and even find myself eating it straight from the pot when I am cooking it.

You can add these “meatballs” to your salads or to any sauce really. I made them in a tomato sauce but a creamy mushroom or alfredo would work great as well!

I hope you guys like this recipe like I do and please let me know if you try making it! Tag me on IG too! @veronica.victoriaa

This recipe yields about 4-5 meatballs, about 1 serving.

INGREDIENTS

Buckwheat (1/2 cup)
Russet Potato (1 large)
Salt & Pepper
Ground Flaxseed (couple tablespoons)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Soak buckwheat in cold water for 1-2 hours prior to cooking.
2. Next cook in 1 cup water until the water has almost entirely evaporated. You want the buckwheat soft and moist (not dry).
3. Wash, peel and boil the potato.
4. Next mix the buckwheat and potato in a bowl and season with salt & pepper. (If the mixture is not sticky, which it should be, add in 1 egg or 1tbsp ground flaxseed with 1tbsp water).
5. Coat the “meatballs” with ground flaxseed.
6. Form into balls and either bake at 400F for 10 minutes or cook on rock pan without oil (like I did in picture). Add any sauces at the very end. They will soften and start to fall apart if you cook them in the sauce too long.

For the tomato sauce, I like to make it pretty basic with just salt, pepper and oregano like here.