🌱 Homemade Vegan Meatballs with Creamy Mushroom Sauce

Vegan Meatballs

  • 1 cup cooked brown or green lentils, well drained
  • 1 cup finely chopped mushrooms
  • ½ small onion, finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ cup rolled oats, ground into oat flour
  • ¼ cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 2 tbsp ground flaxseed
  • 5 tbsp water
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce or tamari
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp salt, or to taste
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Creamy Mushroom Sauce

  • 2 cups sliced mushrooms
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup unsweetened, unflavored plant milk
  • ½ cup unsweetened plant-based cooking cream or blended silken tofu
  • 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce or tamari
  • ½ tsp Italian seasoning
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp cold water, optional for thickening
  • Fresh parsley, for garnish