• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
This Savory Vegan
  • RECIPES
  • DINNER PLANS
  • SHOP
    • eBook
    • Amazon Faves
  • NEWSLETTER
  • VIDEOS
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
menu icon
go to homepage
  • RECIPES
  • SHOP
  • NEWSLETTER
  • DINNER PLANS
  • CONTACT
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • RECIPES
    • SHOP
    • NEWSLETTER
    • DINNER PLANS
    • CONTACT
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
  • ×

    Home

    The Best Vegan Spaghetti & Meatballs

    February 8, 2021 By Rene 4 Comments

    Perfect for a date night or family dinner, this is The Best Vegan Spaghetti & Meatballs you will ever have. Delicious and savory!

    Jump to Recipe
    Perfect for a date night or family dinner, this is The Best Vegan Spaghetti & Meatballs you will ever have. Delicious and savory | ThisSavoryVegan.com #thissavoryvegan #veganmeatballs #datenightrecipes

    Today we are taking a classic recipe and making it even more delicious - because it is vegan-ized! This is one of those recipes that will fool all of your non-vegan friends. Trust me, it tastes like the real deal!

    How to make The Best Vegan Meatballs

    These vegan meatballs are baked instead of fried and cooked up in a super simple (and delicious) sauce. To get them started, combine vegan beef & vegan sausage in a bowl. I used Beyond Meat for this recipe, and have not tried it with any other combo.

    Perfect for a date night or family dinner, this is The Best Vegan Spaghetti & Meatballs you will ever have. Delicious and savory | ThisSavoryVegan.com #thissavoryvegan #veganmeatballs #datenightrecipes

    Next add bread crumbs, oregano, tomato paste, garlic, salt, pepper and our vegan binder - aquafaba. If you have never heard of aquafaba, it is just the liquid in a can of chickpeas. It has a similar texture to eggs, which makes it the perfect swap for these meatballs.

    Roll the "meat" mixture into 10 balls, and place in a greased baking sheet. Let them cook for 15 minutes and in the meantime, prepare the sauce.

    How to make the The Best Vegan Spaghetti & Meatball Sauce

    The sauce for this recipe is super easy - rather than cook it on the stove, you are just going to combine the ingredients in a bowl and then cover the meatballs in it. The oven will do the work to get it hot, bubbly and cooked through.

    Grab some canned tomatoes, tomato paste, red wine, oregano, garlic, olive oil, salt & pepper. Give it all a quick stir, and that's it! Once the meatballs come out of the oven, pour the sauce over them and cover with foil. Put them back in the oven for another 25 minutes.

    Perfect for a date night or family dinner, this is The Best Vegan Spaghetti & Meatballs you will ever have. Delicious and savory | ThisSavoryVegan.com #thissavoryvegan #veganmeatballs #datenightrecipes

    They final step to make The Best Vegan Spaghetti & Meatballs

    Now, we could have just added the sauce and called it a day. But if these are going to be the BEST meatballs, then we need to finish them with something extra special.

    If you've made my Ultimate Vegan Lasagna recipe, then you've already seen this trick. You are going to combine vegan cream cheese and non-dairy half & half in a bowl. It is going to make a soupy looking mixture, but once baked, is a dupe for mozzarella cheese. I know it sounds weird, but it works!

    Take the meatballs out of the oven, remove the foil, and drizzle the cheesy mixture on top with some fresh basil. Place the meatballs back in the oven one last time, and let everything get hot and bubbly.

    Perfect for a date night or family dinner, this is The Best Vegan Spaghetti & Meatballs you will ever have. Delicious and savory | ThisSavoryVegan.com #thissavoryvegan #veganmeatballs #datenightrecipes

    How to serve The Best Vegan Spaghetti & Meatballs

    Remove the meatballs from the oven and serve them over a hot plate of spaghetti noodles. Add some more fresh basil and dig in!

    You could also forego the pasta and just grab a loaf of toasty bread to eat these with. Either way, they will be beyond tasty!

    Perfect for a date night or family dinner, this is The Best Vegan Spaghetti & Meatballs you will ever have. Delicious and savory | ThisSavoryVegan.com #thissavoryvegan #veganmeatballs #datenightrecipes
    Perfect for a date night or family dinner, this is The Best Vegan Spaghetti & Meatballs you will ever have. Delicious and savory | ThisSavoryVegan.com #thissavoryvegan #veganmeatballs #datenightrecipes
    Perfect for a date night or family dinner, this is The Best Vegan Spaghetti & Meatballs you will ever have. Delicious and savory | ThisSavoryVegan.com #thissavoryvegan #veganmeatballs #datenightrecipes
    Print Pin
    5 from 2 votes

    The Best Vegan Spaghetti & Meatballs

    Perfect for a date night or family dinner, this is The Best Vegan Spaghetti & Meatballs you will ever have. Delicious and savory!
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Italian
    Keyword meatballs, pasta, spaghetti
    Prep Time 20 minutes
    Cook Time 50 minutes
    Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
    Servings 5
    Calories 588kcal

    Ingredients

    FOR THE MEATBALLS

    • olive oil to grease the baking dish
    • 8 oz Beyond Meat Italian Sausage
    • 8 oz Beyond Meat Ground Beef
    • ½ cup bread crumbs
    • 3 tablespoon aquafaba*
    • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
    • 2 tablespoon tomato paste
    • 2 cloves garlic diced
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper

    FOR THE SAUCE

    • 1 28-ounce can petite diced tomatoes
    • 2 tablespoon olive oil
    • ½ cup red wine
    • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
    • 2 cloves garlic diced
    • 2 tablespoon tomato paste
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper

    FOR THE CHEESE SAUCE

    • 4 tablespoon vegan cream cheese
    • 3 tablespoon non-dairy half & half can be subbed for non-dairy milk
    • 2 tablespoon fresh basil chopped

    FOR SERVING

    • ¾ lb spaghetti

    Instructions

    • Grease a baking dish with olive oil and preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
    • In a mixing bowl, combine the sausage and beef. Use a fork to mash the vegan meat together. Add the rest of the meatball ingredients and stir to combine.
    • Form the mixture into 10 meatballs and place in the greased baking dish. Place in the oven for 15 minutes.
    • While the meatballs are cooking, prepare the sauce. Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
    • Remove the meatballs from the oven and pour the sauce over them. Cover with foil and bake for an additional 25 minutes.
    • Combine the cream cheese and half & half in a bowl and stir to combine. Remove the meatballs from the oven and pour the cream cheese mixture over them. Top with fresh basil and bake in the oven for 10 more minutes.
    • While the meatballs are finishing, prepare the spaghetti according to the package instructions.
    • To serve, plate the spaghetti and top with meatballs, sauce and more fresh basil.

    Video

    Notes

    *Aquafaba is the liquid inside a can of chickpeas - it will act as the binder for the meatballs.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 588kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 1221mg | Potassium: 670mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 7g | Iron: 4mg

    This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on one and make a purchase I will receive a small percentage of the sale. Please know I would never link a product unless I have personally used it and loved it!

    If you make any of these recipes be sure to snap a photo + post it + and tag #thissavoryvegan and  @thissavoryvegan!

    Perfect for a date night or family dinner, this is The Best Vegan Spaghetti & Meatballs you will ever have. Delicious and savory | ThisSavoryVegan.com #thissavoryvegan #veganmeatballs #datenightrecipes
    « Weekly Vegan Dinner Plan #132
    Roasted Poblano Vegan Enchiladas »

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Dawne

      July 29, 2021 at 7:56 am

      5 stars
      Delicious! We had it last night for dinner and it has been added to the regular rotation. Thank you for sharinig!

      Reply
      • Rene

        August 04, 2021 at 2:13 pm

        Hi Dawne - so glad you enjoyed!

        Reply
    2. Kathy

      February 16, 2021 at 12:04 pm

      5 stars
      Made this last night. Had our meat eating German friend over. He ate over half of it! Definitely a winner. Thanks for the amazing recipes!
      Your blog is the first place I turn for recipes!

      Reply
      • Rene

        February 19, 2021 at 7:53 am

        Thank you 🎉 And so glad it was a hit with everyone!

        Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    Primary Sidebar

    Hey, nice to meet you!

    I’m Rene! So-cal native, dog mom and lover of all things spicy. Learn more.

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Recipes
    • Privacy Policy

    Newsletter

    • Sign Up! for emails and updates

    Contact

    • Contact

    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright © 2022 This Savory Vegan by Rene Barker