Sweet and Sour Plant-Based "Meatballs" with Garlic Green Beans
These Sweet & Sour Plant-Based "Meatballs" with Garlic Green Beans are a delicious, less-than-one-hour weeknight meal that's made on a sheet pan!
Servings 4
Ingredients
For the Sweet & Sour Sauce
- 1 cup orange juice
- 3 tbsp ketchup
- 1 ⅔ tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 lime, juiced
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp ground ginger
For the Impossible Meatballs
- 340 grams Impossible Beef or 12 oz
- 1/2 small onion, diced
- 1/4 cup large flake oats
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp chia or ground flax seeds for the chia/flax egg
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
For the Garlic Green Beans
- 380 grams green beans
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
For the Couscous
- 1 cup uncooked couscous
- 1¼ cup boiling water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Toss your green beans in olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Make the chia or flax egg by combining 1 tbsp of chia or ground flax seeds in a small bowl with 2.5 tbsp of water. Set aside
- Whisk together the sweet and sour sauce and set aside.
- Combine all ingredients for the "meatballs", including the chia or flax egg. With clean hands, roll into balls, using about 3 tbsp of the mixture per ball. You should be left with 12 meatballs.
- Add olive oil to a non-stick pan over medium heat. Once hot, place meatballs on the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes until lightly golden brown, flipping half way through.
- Pour 1/4 cup of the sweet and sour sauce mixture into the pan and use a spoon to pour over the meatballs. Let reduce for 2-3 minutes.Remove the meatballs from the heat. Place them on the baking sheet with the green beans. Bake for 20 minutes, flipping everything half way through.
- Meanwhile, cook the couscous by placing the dried couscous in a bowl and pouring 1 1/4 cup boiling water over top. Let sit for 5 minutes to cook.
- Using the same pan to cook the meatballs, pour the rest of the sweet and sour sauce in the pan and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, until reduced and slightly thickened.
- Once the meatballs and green beans are done cooking, plate with the couscous and pour the sweet and sour sauce over top. Serve and enjoy!
