With 5-ingredients and one bowl you’ll have these vegetarian meatballs on the table in 30-minutes!
Easy Rice Krispie Meatballs
When it comes to meal rotation, it’s easy to fall back on the recipes you know are fast and your family loves. Trust me, I get it. But with only 5-ingredients you’ll have these babies whipped up and on the table in 30 minutes. Your family will thank you for trying something new!
These Rice Krispie Vegetarian Meatballs are a tried and true family recipe, with great flavor and texture. Someone always asks for the recipe! We served these along with real meatballs at our wedding reception and they were the first to go. The meat eaters actually preferred the meatless meatballs!
I like being a vegetarian, I don’t feel like I am missing out on anything. The carnivores in my life have always raved about the meatless alternatives my family has fed them. They especially love my Mom’s Vegetarian Sloppy Joe’s and my Dad’s Vegetarian Beefless Stew!
What You’ll Need:
- 5 cups Rice Krispies Cereal
- 8 oz Cream Cheese, Softened
- 1/2 cup Pecan Meal
- 1 packet Dry Onion Soup Mix
- 4 Eggs
How to Make Rice Krispie Vegetarian Meatballs
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine 5 cups of Rice Krispies Cereal, 8 oz softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup pecan meal, 1 package of dry onion soup mix, and 4 eggs into a large bowl. Mix well.
- Form into 1 inch balls. Using the palm of your hands, roll into firm balls. Note: Don’t squeeze or squish them, just firmly roll them.
- Place onto baking sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Cover with vegetarian gravy of choice.
Recipe Notes:
- Gravy – If you have trouble finding vegetarian gravy, look in the gluten-free section of the grocery store. Often times the gluten-free gravy doesn’t have meat fat or flavoring.
- Scoop – When I scoop the mixture out of the bowl, I use a 1-inch cookie scoop. It makes the job of putting these into a ball shape super quick and easy!
- Efficiency – I like to place the scooped mixture onto the pan first. Once the bowl is empty, I go back and roll each meatball. I do it this way because your hands get pretty messy so I save that part for last!
- Serving –
- You can serve these as a toothpick appetizer with or without gravy.
- Serve as a side dish at mealtime.
- You can put these in a sub bun with marinara sauce.
- Or, serve them on spaghetti!
- Make ahead – You can easily make these ahead of time, just don’t cover with gravy until ready to serve.
- Freezing – These freeze nicely! Just place into a freezer safe bag once cooled.
What to Serve with Meatballs:
- Macaroni Salad
- Cranberry Relish
- Buttery Garlic Green Beans
- Honey Butter Skillet Corn
- Easy Garlic Knots
- Roasted Garlic Butter Parmesan Potatoes
- Best Homemade Mashed Potatoes
More Vegetarian Dinner Ideas:
- Saucy Vegetarian Meatballs
- Vegetarian Meatloaf
- Mini-Vegetarian Beef Wellingtons
- Vegetarian Pecan Patties
- Vegetarian Sloppy Joe’s
- Vegetarian Beef Stroganoff
Rice Krispie Vegetarian Meatballs
Rice Krispie Vegetarian Meatballs, with 5-ingredients and one bowl you'll have these vegetarian meatballs on the table in 30-minutes!
Ingredients
- 5 cups Rice Krispies
- 8 oz Cream Cheese, Softened
- 1/2 cup Pecan Meal
- 1 package Dry Onion Soup Mix
- 4 Eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine ingredients until well mixed.
- Form into 1 inch balls. Using the palm of your hands, roll into firm balls. Note: Don't squeeze or squish them, just firmly roll them.
- Place onto baking sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Cover with vegetarian gravy of choice.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
2Amount Per Serving: Calories: 83Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 97mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 0gSugar: 1gProtein: 2g
The nutrition facts were automated by the Nutritionix database. Because it's done by automation, it is best practice to double check for accuracy.
It looks good! A good alternative to the regular ones! 🙂
Thank you! They are one of my very favorite recipes!
What can replace the eggs?
I am so sorry, I haven’t tried any egg replacements in this recipe. If you find a good one, please let me know!
Has anyone tried this with something other than rice crispy’s. Such as stuffing?
I haven’t, but I am curious how they turn out if you do! Be sure to let me know!
Thank you! I was looking for this recipe! By the way, can these be frozen?
Yes, absolutely! They freeze really well! Just freeze them without the gravy.