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Black Bean Meatballs With Spicy BBQ Sauce vegan gluten-free

Black Bean Meatballs With Spicy BBQ Sauce

Are you a lover of spicy food? Are you a lover of pasta? Then you have to make these black bean meatballs! They are vegan and gluten-free! Made of quinoa and black beans, with delicious hot chilli BBQ sauce! It's such comfort food which you can eat with your friends or in cold nights! Plus it's extra protein shot!
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: BBQ Sauce, black beans, Meatballs, pasta, spicy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 3 people

Ingredients

For meatballs:

  • 1 medium red or yellow onion peeled and chopped
  • 1 cup quinoa cooked
  • 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
  • 3 cloves garlic peeled
  • 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp ground flaxseeds
  • 4 tbsp warm water
  • 1 tbsp concetrated tomato paste
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • salt, pepper to taste
  • cornstarch if needed

For spicy BBQ sauce:

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small red onion peeled and finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled and finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup hot chipotle sauce
  • 1 can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes
  • 1 tbsp tamari sauce
  • 2 tbsp maple or agave syrup
  • 1 pack gluten-free pasta (spaghetti)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
  • To a food processor, add black beans, cooked quinoa, olive oil, coriander leaves, tomato paste all the remaining spices and herbs. Pulse a few times until the dough with a nice texture is formed. Don't overmix it because you still want to see small pieces of beans.
  • In a small bowl, mix together ground flaxseeds and warm water. Set it aside until the gel is formed. Add it to a meatball dough and press shortly again. If the texture is to runny, add a little bit of cornstarch to make it thicker.
  • Taste it and adjust taste by adding salt and/or pepper. With your wet hands start making small 'meatballs'. You should make around 10-12 meatballs. 
  • Place the meatballs on a baking tray lined with a baking papper or a foil and bake it for 5 minutes. Then set aside.
  • Make your spicy BBQ sauce: In a saucepan, heat olive oil and add onion and garlic. Sauteé for 2 minutes, then add all the remaining ingredients. Cook for about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste it and season according to your taste.
  • Prepare your pasta according to package instructions. Mix spicy BBW saucw with meatballs and serve with cooked pasta.
  • Enjoy!