These vege balls are a great hit. Filling and full of flavor. Accompanied by napoli sauce and zoodles it’s a great way to get an Italian fix, vegan-style.
Pasta Vege Balls with Napoli Sauce and Zoodles
Vege balls
- 250 g dried pasta
- 240 g cooked black beans (drained and rinsed*)
- 120 ml vegan barbeque sauce
- 60 ml tomato paste
- 1 pinch black pepper (ground)
- 1 pinch salt
- 60 ml olive oil
- 1 red onion (finely chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
Sauce
- 820 g canned tomatoes (crushed)
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Zoodles
- 4 medium zucchini (spiralised)
Vege balls
-
Cook the pasta, as per instructions.
-
Put the cooked pasta, beans, barbecue sauce, tomato puree, salt & pepper in a food processor & mix them up into a paste. Set aside.
-
In a medium to large saucepan, heat the oil and cook the red onion until it’s translucent
-
Add the garlic, thyme, salt, pepper to the saucepan and cook until you’ve released the aroma of the garlic & thyme. Remove from heat.
-
Add the pasta paste to the saucepan and combine well.
-
Roll the mixture into balls
-
Heat oil in a frying pan and cook the balls until the skins are slightly crisp & colored. Set aside.
Sauce
-
Heat the tomato, basil and garlic powder in a large pot.
-
Gently drop the balls into pot with tomato sauce in & let them simmer for 10 minutes
-
Lightly steam the spiralised zucchini, the zoodles.
-
Serve the pasta vege balls & sauce over steamed zoodles.
Storage: can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 days.
Credit: adapted with thanks from: https://www.facebook.com/bosh.tv/
* a 400g can of black beans drained and rinsed weighs approximately 240g
Quick, easy, delicious, filling recipe! Thank you!