Vegan Meatballs (Isolated Soy Free)
These vegan meatballs are isolated soy free. They make a great companion to your favorite spaghetti dish or try them in a meatball sub.
Three large meatballs only have 8 grams of fat, not bad when you consider they can be eaten with a fat free pasta and tomato sauce. GO TO RECIPE >
Hi,
My name is Josh Latham, I’m the creator of My Vegan Cookbook dot com.
My goal with My Vegan Cookbook dot com is to have a
collection of recipes that are isolated soy free, whole foods heavy,
100% vegan, free of hydrogenated oils and most importantly, taste
amazing. 
Jackie said,
April 12, 2008 @ 8:07 am
Good to see you are still cooking, Josh. I can’t wait to try these!
Skinartia said,
April 17, 2008 @ 1:19 pm
These look awesome! I’ve been trying to find vegan meatballs at supermarkets with no luck.
I wonder if the recipe would be a bit better if the lentils and the rice were blended together first before incorporating the rest. I’m not a lentil fan so perhaps for me it would be best to have those blended but then it may ruin the consistency.
My Vegan Cookbook said,
April 17, 2008 @ 1:36 pm
I can’t tell they even have lentils in them after it’s all mashed together and cooked. I’d try them without blending first. : ) But the rice grains mimic ground beef so those especially should not be blended.
Skinartia said,
April 17, 2008 @ 1:46 pm
That makes sense. Thanks very much!
ev said,
July 2, 2008 @ 10:26 am
I’m cooking this tonight. This is the recipe I was looking for that caused me to discover your site. My son and I are new vegans (just about 2 weeks now) and we’re looking for a good recipe to make meatball subs. I made a nice spaghetti sauce last night and got some great whole wheat rolls. I’m preparing the brown rice now. Will assemble and prepare the rest tonight. Can’t wait!
ev said,
July 2, 2008 @ 11:36 am
Hey - can these be frozen?
My Vegan Cookbook said,
July 2, 2008 @ 3:32 pm
Ev, I hope you like them as a sub sandwich. I tried them on a sub and I’m not sure if I just wasn’t hungry enough or what but they were just ok on the sub. But my twin brother thought they were great on a sub.I do however LOVE them in spaghetti. I’m praying your sub is delicious cause I don’t want you to be disappointed. ah!
And yes they can be frozen, I got some in the freezer as we speak.
ev said,
July 4, 2008 @ 5:12 pm
Josh - yeah - we LOVED them on the sub. My son is just 14. He decided to become a vegan just shortly after discovering that he really loves subway’s meatball sandwich. So we were pretty eager to make sure we found a good vegan meatball so he wouldn’t have to miss that too much. He said the meatballs from your recipe were better tasting than meat meatballs! I really liked them, too.
I ended up making mine a little smaller. Got 15 out of them. The texture was perfect.
Next I’m going to try the spicy wings.
Thanks for this site…
jrad92 said,
August 5, 2008 @ 11:18 am
Made them with black strap Molasses and these are just great!!! I’m a new vegan( about 2 months) and I’m pretty much making everything on your site keep the good food coming
AmyR said,
February 8, 2009 @ 4:00 pm
Delicious — you definitely don’t taste the lentils. Thanks!
lauren said,
February 22, 2009 @ 11:26 am
These are fantastic. Easy to make and taste great. The texture was right on too. Thanks so much for the recipe.
LnddMiles said,
July 21, 2009 @ 1:09 pm
Great post! I’ll subscribe right now wth my feedreader software!
Peelochus said,
September 4, 2009 @ 4:34 pm
These are so good! I love that they don’t have any soy. They really have a great depth of flavor. Thanks and keep those deelish recipes coming!
Marie1225 said,
September 30, 2009 @ 1:09 pm
Hey Josh,
Do you think I could use a wheat-free flour for these?
Thanks!
Cat said,
October 10, 2009 @ 7:17 pm
Could you use this recipe to make a vegan meatloaf???
Annie said,
October 11, 2009 @ 2:53 pm
Best effing meatballs I’ve ever made. Thank you for being a vegan food genius!!
My Vegan Cookbook said,
October 16, 2009 @ 7:46 am
You should try it as a loaf and let us know how it goes. I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. : )
Nicole said,
October 18, 2009 @ 9:37 am
I made these meatballs last night and they are awesome! Very tasty and easy to make! Thank you for creating such yummy recipes!
Kathryn said,
October 22, 2009 @ 2:12 pm
I’ve been vegetarian my entire life and have never tried making vegetarian meatballs. Finally I was curious enough to make these yesterday, and they were so good I’m making a second batch today! Thanks so much for the recipe, and I will be trying your other ones soon
Marci said,
November 9, 2009 @ 6:46 am
These look soo delicious! Is there anything I could sub the molasses with? Thanks so much!
My Vegan Cookbook said,
November 9, 2009 @ 8:43 am
You could try just leaving the molasses out, not sure how much that would change the flavor.
Jenny said,
December 22, 2009 @ 2:31 pm
Hi! just found your site! I am stoked to try this recipe. Never tried lentils before. What color lentils are the good ones? Also, would this recipe be good with BBQ sauce? Thank you so much!
My Vegan Cookbook said,
December 23, 2009 @ 8:29 am
I use brown lentils. I guess ’cause it’s all I ever find in the grocery store. Hmm, I haven’t ever tried it with bbq sauce, it might be good. : )
Karen Krout said,
December 29, 2009 @ 11:41 am
My friend served this as a meatloaf the other night and it was fabulous. I will make it for sure.
Karen said,
December 29, 2009 @ 11:45 am
I may try this with black beans instead of lentils, since my husband is not supposed to eat lentils –he has only one kidney and was advised by doctor to avoid lentils and some other foods after he got kidney stones.
Ginger said,
January 4, 2010 @ 4:34 am
My grandaughter wanted to make these while she was visiting with us. She just turned twelve and there’s a lot of things she doesn’t like. But she loved these. They were delicious!!!
sophie said,
January 31, 2010 @ 5:31 pm
these are amazing… i make them ALL THE TIME. i can’t wait to try the vegan salisbury steak and the vegan swiss steak. josh, you are amazing!
Christina said,
February 7, 2010 @ 4:13 pm
I am a vegetarian of 19 years, pregnant and CRAVING a meatball sub!! I made these wonderful “meat”balls indulged with some mozzerella and a wheat bun! My babe and I are very happy! Thanks for the fabulous recipe. I look forward to trying more from your blog!
AmyR said,
March 6, 2010 @ 3:53 am
Has anybody ever tried making a huge batch & freezing?
My Vegan Cookbook said,
March 6, 2010 @ 7:56 am
Yes, they freeze great and it’s so convenient to make a double batch and have them ready when you need them.
Kelly said,
March 11, 2010 @ 7:51 am
These look amazing! I cannot wait to try them for dinner tonight.
Karen said,
April 4, 2010 @ 4:10 pm
I just found your site looking for something to do with leftover lentils. I doubled this recipe (family of 6) and made patties for ‘burgers’. I think I found one of my new favorites. Thank you! I’m looking forward to making them again in an even larger quantity so I can freeze them for quick lunches.
Marie said,
April 24, 2010 @ 10:22 am
I’m gluten and lactose intolerant, and I also have general chemical sensitivity (so usually all processed foods are a no-no). What would you recommend to replace the oats, wheat germ, and wheat flour in this recipe? Would extra-firm tofu work, for example? How about cooked quinoa or millet?
Thank you.
My Vegan Cookbook said,
May 1, 2010 @ 7:43 am
It would probably work ok. These are easy to experiment with and you probably can’t mess them up too bad.
chrystal said,
May 21, 2010 @ 9:22 am
Great! Just made these. Made me feel like a cheif or is that chief? YUM!
Great site!! Im going to post your site link on my recipes page!!! Thanks for all the hard work on the site!!
Bridy said,
May 27, 2010 @ 12:14 pm
Thank you so much for sharing the recipe! I can not wait to try these.
Kelly said,
June 2, 2010 @ 1:39 pm
These are awesome! I am a vegan and allergic to soy, and I only had to subsitute the soy sauce which is easy enough and they still turned out great! Thanks!
Lee said,
June 6, 2010 @ 5:59 pm
Didn’t think these would hold together but they did. Yum.
Sabrina said,
June 16, 2010 @ 5:19 am
This was the best vegan recipes I’ve ever tried. I became a lacto-ovo a couple of months ago and one of the reasons I didn’t even consider becoming a vegan is because any recipe I find falls apart when I’m making it or just tastes awful. This is the greatest website ever!
I have a request though. I have a soft spot for Quorn chik’n patties. Do you think you could try to make a recipe that’s like that? It’s the only cafeteria food that I’ve liked.
Cory said,
June 23, 2010 @ 9:29 pm
Are these a good source of protein? I’m a new vegan and I’m looking for some delicious and protein charged meat replacements!
My Vegan Cookbook said,
June 24, 2010 @ 1:09 pm
All plants are a good source of protein yes. Don’t worry so much about protein, you get plenty with a vegan diet. Read The China Study by T. Colin Campbell, written by a cancer researcher, he talks about protein and how we get too much protein from animal based foods. He also says that there’s plenty protein in a vegan diet. Watch this video of Colin Campbell speaking, he pretty much sums up everything in his book, it’s very eye opening. You will not worry about protein after watching this.
http://www.vegsource.com/news/2010/01/meat-dairy-cause-cancer-video.html
Rose said,
June 30, 2010 @ 6:21 pm
I can’t wait to make these tomorrow for my family if they like them i will make them for the Sunday school picnic and then i will continue to make them not only for my family but for all the church dinners. Thank you so much for sharing this will be one of my regular sites from now on since i am getting away from meat.Meat really isn’t good for our digestive system.