How to make a meatball sandwich even more awesome? Add cheese! But you don't need meat or dairy for it. The entire sandwich is plant-based and for that, we're making meatballs and the cheese sauce from scratch.
Course Main Course, Snacks
Cuisine American, Vegan
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 2people
Calories 938kcal
Author Bianca Haun | Elephantastic Vegan
Ingredients
Ingredients for the Vegan Meatballs (makes 12 meatballs - you can freeze the rest!)
To rehydrate the soy granule, add it to a pan. Add water and spices (soy sauce, smoked paprika, sweet paprika, salt, liquid smoke, thyme). Give it a good mix. Cook it over medium to low heat until it has soaked up all the liquid. Then transfer it into a bowl.I am using very fine granule so it takes only a minute until it has soaked up the liquid, it may take a bit longer when your granule is bigger.
In a pan with olive oil over medium to high heat, cook the chopped onion and minced garlic until translucent and slightly brown. Then add the chopped parsley. Give it a quick mix. Then add it to the bowl with the soy granule.
To the soy granule and onion-garlic-parsley, add the breadcrumbs.
Let it cool off a bit until it’s cold enough to handle. Then shape the meatballs. For equally sized meatballs, use an ice cream scoop.
Add the meatballs onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Spray them with oil.
Bake them at 400°F/200°C for 12-15 minutes until golden brown and slightly crispy outside.
Toast the meatballs in a pan with a bit of oil until warm and crispy, then reduce the heat, add the tomato sauce, a bit of salt, and dried oregano.
Instructions for the Cheese Sauce
Heat the coconut oil or butter in a small pot over low heat.
Add the salt, curry powder, garlic powder, ground pepper, and paprika powder. Whisk.
Add in the flour. Whisk.
Add nutritional yeast, whisk again until clumpy.
Add the water and whisk on low heat for a few minutes until it gets gooey. If the cheese gets too thick you can add a little bit more water and whisk again. Set aside.
Additional Instructions
Add the saucy meatballs to the baguette (I used 4 meatballs for 1 sandwich for 1 person), drizzle with the cheesy sauce, and sprinkle with fresh basil. Enjoy!