Vegan TVP Balls

Name: Vegan TVP Balls
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup homemade vegetable broth, no sodium; 1 cup TVP, textured vegetable protein; 1 tbs olive oil, can substitute water if oil free; 1 tsp fennel seed; 1 tsp Anise seed; 1/2 onion, diced; .5 red pepper, diced; 3 cloves of garlic, minced; 1 tbs Italian seasoning blend; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp dried parsley; 1 tbs coconut aminos, low sodium; 1 tsp Vegan Worcestershire, low sodium; 1 Tbs nutritional yeast; 2 Tbs all-purpose flour, or oat flour; 5 Tbsp Panko, low sodium; Pepper to taste; 1/8 to 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper

5 steps

Prep:20minCook:15min

As a huge fan of Italian food, I am constantly working to recreate my favorites in plant based form. These vegan TVP balls were a perfect substitution for the real thing. This recipe was adapted from Make it Dairy Free, with my changes for dietary needs.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:55:47 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories177.9 kcal (9%)

Total Fat4 g (6%)

Carbs19.7 g (8%)

Sugars5.7 g (6%)

Protein15.1 g (30%)

Sodium347.4 mg (17%)

Fiber5.8 g (21%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 cupvegetable broth

homemade, no sodium

1 cuptvp

textured vegetable protein

1 Tbsolive oil

can substitute water if oil free

1 tspfennel seed

1 tspAnise seed

0.5onion

0.5red pepper

1 TbsItalian seasoning blend

1 tspdried oregano

1 tspdried parsley

1 Tbscoconut aminos

low sodium

1 tspVegan Worcestershire

low sodium

1 Tbsnutritional yeast

2 Tbsall-purpose flour

5 Tbsppanko

⅛ tspcrushed red pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Bring vegetable broth to a boil, then add in the tvp, stir and remove from heat. let sit for 5 minutes.

Step 2

In a saute pan, heat up oil. Toast the fennel seed and anise seed til fragrant. Add in the onion, red pepper and garlic. Saute until soft, and remove from heat.

Step 3

In a bowl, combine all the ingredients and combine together If mixture is too wet, add in more panko, a tablespoon at a time.

Step 4

Form into small balls, I used a 1 ounce ice cream croup.

Step 5

Cook in the air fryer at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. If using the over, preheat to 400 degrees and cook for 15 minutes.