Vegetarian "meatballs"

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 340 g yve's veggie ground round (one pkg, about 1.5 cups crumbled)
• 1/2-3/4 cup breadcrumbs
• 3 tablespoons vital wheat gluten (gluten flour)
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese or 1/4 cup pre-shredded mozzarella cheese
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dill
• 1/4 teaspoon rosemary
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon basil
• 1 garlic clove (large, minced or crushed)
• 1/4 cup low fat cottage cheese
• 1/3 cup hot water
• 1/2 vegetable bouillon cube (i use mckormack's beef flavor)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f.
• 2 mix spices and gluten with dry bread crumbs. separately mix broth cube with hot water.
• 3 stir together ground round, egg, and cheeses. add the strong broth mix and the bread crumb mix and stir well. let sit for a few moments for liquid to soak into powders.
• 4 form into 1-2" balls and place on a greased cookie sheet. bake for 25min, turning once during cooking.
• 5 simmer in your favorite pasta sauce while your spaghetti cooks and serve with cheese and garlic bread.