Chickpea Meatballs from The Essential Vegetable Cookbook
Course Dinner, Lunch
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 5
Author Sammi Brondo
Ingredients
115-ounce can low sodium-chickpeas
1small yellow onionpeeled and quartered
1/4cupfinely chopped fresh basil
1/4cupfinely chopped sun-dried tomatoes
1/4cupgrated Parmesan cheese
1egg
1/2cupbread crumbs
1/4teaspoonsalt
1/4teaspoonpepper
3tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oildivided
2large zucchiniends trimmed
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 F. Rinse and drain the chickpeas.
Put the chickpeas in a food processor and process until mashed, leaving a few whole chickpeas. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl.
Put the onion in the food processor and process until very finely chopped. Add the bowl with the chickpeas.
Add the basil, sun-dried tomatoes, Parmesan, egg, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper to the bowl and stir until the mixture is thick and cohesive.
Form the mixture into heaping tablespoon-size balls (you should have around 15 balls) and place on a plate.
Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chickpea balls and cook them for about 5 minutes, turning the balls until browned on all sides.
Transfer the "meatballs" to a baking sheet, and bake for 15 minutes, until cooked through.
While "meatballs" bake, use a spiralizer to twirl the zucchini into noodles.
Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the zucchini noodles and lightly saute until softened.
Top the zucchini noodles with the chickpea meatballs and serve immediately.