This has been a very popular recipe for me over the years!  I’ve even served it to people who didn’t realize they were meatless!  They have a great texture and hold up well with sauce.  ENJOY!<\/p>\n

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Veggie Meat Balls
\n\u00bd Small onion diced
\n1 box or 8 oz. Frozen chopped spinach thawed and drained
\n1 cup Sliced mushrooms sliced and diced into small \u00bd inch pieces
\n1\/2 lb. Eggplant peeled, sliced and cubed into 1 inch cubes
\n16 oz. Can of Great Northern Beans
\n1 Tbs Minced garlic
\nSalt and pepper
\n3 Tbs Fresh basil, chopped
\n2 eggs
\n1 cup breadcrumbs
\nOlive Oil
\nIn large pan, saut\u00e9 onion in olive oil until tender. Add mushrooms and cook for another three minutes until mushrooms are soft. Add thawed frozen spinach and garlic and cook another two minutes. In another large pan, saut\u00e9 diced eggplant in olive oil until tender, but still holding its firm shape. Approximately 5 minutes. Add drained and rinsed beans to a bowl and mash until mostly all the skins have broken and consistency it chunky. Add all saut\u00e9ed ingriedients to a large bowl with beans and allow to cool till they can be handled. Salt and pepper well. When cool enough, add breadcrumbs, eggs and fresh basil. Using hands or wooden spoon, combine all ingredients. Using damp hands, form into ball shape approximately 2 inches in diameter in size and brown lightly in saut\u00e9 pan. Add to sauce when at least two sides have been browned and continue cooking for another 15 minutes.
\nFra Diavolo Sauce
\n2 Tbs Garlic
\n1 Small onion diced
\nCrushed red pepper (to taste)
\n3 16 oz. cans of diced tomatoes
\n3 Tbs Basil
\n\u00bd cup Water
\nSalt and pepper
\nIn large Dutch Oven, saut\u00e9 diced onion in olive oil for two minutes, add crushed red pepper and garlic and saut\u00e9 additional 30-45 seconds. Add cans of diced tomatoes and water. Add Fresh Basil and salt and pepper. Simmer 15 minutes. Season with more salt and pepper if needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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