Vegan Pecan Meatball Hoagie Recipes

VEGETARIAN PECAN MEATBALL HOAGIE

Steps:

• In a blender container, blend cottage cheese until smooth. Pour into a mixing bowl.
• Add the egg whites, onion, pecans, crackers, sage, and garlic powder and mix well. Allow to thicken in refrigerator for 10 minutes.
• Form mixture into 2-inch balls.
• Fry in lightly oiled pan, turning to brown on all sides.
• Put browned meatballs in baking dish, cover with tomato sauce and heat in oven or microwave until sauce bubbles.
• Cut hoagie rolls in half and lightly brush cut sides with olive oil. Toast rolls in 400 degree F oven until very lightly browned, remove from oven and rub garlic clove on each side. Bake an additional 3-4 minutes or until nicely browned.
• Put 3 meatballs with sauce down the center of each toasted hoagie roll and serve warm.

ZESTY VEGETARIAN SWEET AND SOUR MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch rectangular baking dish with cooking spray.
• Mix the ground pecans, eggs, Colby-Jack cheese, minced onion, Italian seasoning, cornflake crumbs, and salt in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Add another egg if mixture isn't holding together. Shape the mixture into balls, and place into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and set, about 45 minutes.
• Mix together the vegetable oil, vinegar, ketchup, grated onion, apricot jam, and oregano together in a bowl until smooth; pour the sauce over the baked pecan balls, and return to oven until the sauce is bubbling, 5 to 10 more minutes.