I had seen a non-vegan version of these on Pinterest, and thought, Heck, those can be veganized! And whoa, Nelly, was that easy to do! Not only did I make them healthy and animal-friendly, I added some onions for more flavor and tweaked the baking process. These were a huge hit! The sorta-vegan teen staying with us didn’t believe that the meatballs were actually meatless and loved this version. I think you will too.
INGREDIENTS:
12 slider buns
1 small onion, cut into small strips
1 Tbs + 1 tsp olive oil, divided
1 pkg. Gardein Meatless Meatballs (12), thawed completely
2 to 2-1/2 C marinara sauce
1 to 1-1/2 C vegan shredded Mozzarella
3 Tbs Vegan Parmesan (this one from Follow Your Heart is amazing)!
1 Tbs Italian Seasoning
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375. In a small skillet, heat 1 tsp of the olive oil and saute the onions 5 minutes, or until they are just softened.
Place the bottoms of the 12 slider buns in a 9×13 pan. Spoon on some marinara sauce and add the onions.
Sprinkle with a little cheese. Then cut each meatball in half and place flat-side down on the onions.
Spoon on the rest of the sauce and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Add the top buns and brush with remaining oil. In a small bowl, combine the vegan Parmesan with the Italian seasoning then sprinkle onto the top buns.
Cover and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil then bake another 5 minutes to brown the tops.
Enjoy!
- 12 slider buns
- 1 small onion, cut into small strips
- 1 Tbs + 1 tsp olive oil, divided
- 1 pkg. Gardein Meatless Meatballs (12), thawed completely
- 2 to 2-1/2 C marinara sauce
- 1 to 1-1/2 C vegan shredded Mozzarella
- 3 Tbs Vegan Parmesan (this one from Follow Your Heart is amazing)!
- 1 Tbs Italian Seasoning
- Preheat oven to 375. In a small skillet, heat 1 tsp of the olive oil and saute the onions 5 minutes, or until they are just softened.
- Place the bottoms of the 12 slider buns in a 9x13 pan. Spoon on some marinara sauce and add the onions.
- Sprinkle with a little cheese. Then cut each meatball in half and place flat-side down on the onions.
- Spoon on the rest of the sauce and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
- Add the top buns and brush with remaining oil. In a small bowl, combine the vegan Parmesan with the Italian seasoning then sprinkle onto the top buns.
- Cover and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil then bake another 5 minutes to brown the tops. Enjoy!
