So I often times get cravings for foods which I have not had in a long time and are not always easily available, or commonly done vegetarian. For example, hot dogs. Sure they are available in the grocery store but it is not often you find them for quick service. Henry got a meatball sub the other day from Subway and since then I have had a hankerin'. I have never made my own vegetarian meatballs, but I will only make my own from here on out. I made these for Henry and myself for dinner on Saturday along with garlic bread, fresh homemade pasta cut to spaghetti and homemade pasta sauce, however you can make these simply for the meatballs and use them in any way that you choose. I also had leftover the next day in a meatball sub and it was delicious!
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The first thing I did was take about a cup of pecans, parsley, about 1/4 to a 1/2 tablespoon fennel seeds, an onion quartered, about 8 leaves of fresh basil, a handful of fresh parsley, a couple pinches of salt and pepper, and put that all in my food processor. I chopped that all up together.
Next I took a bowl and mixed 4 large eggs, a half of a cup of cottage cheese and about 1 1/4 Cups of grated mixed cheeses (I had one of those 4 cheese blends in my fridge, I honestly believe any grated cheese will work) . I then added the food processor mixture into the bowl with the cheese and eggs. I then added about 2 cups of dried breadcrumbs and mixed that all together. My mixture seemed really wet so I then added grated Parmesan cheese to help soak up some of the liquid. It still seamed pretty wet but I could get it to form balls so I went with it. I placed them on a lightly greased cookie sheet and baked them in my preheated oven at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. They did get a little flat from sitting on the cookie sheet, but they tasted delicious.
I put the pasta, meatballs, sauce and topped it with cheese and put it back in the oven, cranked up the temperature to 500 degrees F, and baked it until the cheese was melted and a beautiful golden brown.
The recipe made 19 decent sized meatballs, so I put some in the refrigerator and froze a few as well. The next day I took some french bread, heated up my meatballs in the microwave with a bit of sauce, topped with a little cheese, and delicious. My craving was cured! Now I must admit I really enjoyed these however my husband Henry is a carnivore and he said they were "...ok". He did not think there was as much flavor as I did, but you can't win them all.
The first thing I did was take about a cup of pecans, parsley, about 1/4 to a 1/2 tablespoon fennel seeds, an onion quartered, about 8 leaves of fresh basil, a handful of fresh parsley, a couple pinches of salt and pepper, and put that all in my food processor. I chopped that all up together.
Next I took a bowl and mixed 4 large eggs, a half of a cup of cottage cheese and about 1 1/4 Cups of grated mixed cheeses (I had one of those 4 cheese blends in my fridge, I honestly believe any grated cheese will work) . I then added the food processor mixture into the bowl with the cheese and eggs. I then added about 2 cups of dried breadcrumbs and mixed that all together. My mixture seemed really wet so I then added grated Parmesan cheese to help soak up some of the liquid. It still seamed pretty wet but I could get it to form balls so I went with it. I placed them on a lightly greased cookie sheet and baked them in my preheated oven at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. They did get a little flat from sitting on the cookie sheet, but they tasted delicious.
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