This Quorn meatballs recipe shows you how to make tasty Quorn meatballs in under one hour. Baked in the oven and with a delicious tomato sauce this is an excellent meat free weeknight family meal!
Folks, if you're looking for a super easy meat free meatballs recipe then these vegetarian Quorn meatballs will fit the bill perfectly.
They're really easy to make and as they're baked in the oven less oil is used for cooking.
I actually find them much easier to make than if they were fried in a pan on the stove.
In true Neil's Healthy Meals style this is a fantastic budget recipe.
Quorn mince is often much cheaper that actual meat mince. Sometimes as much as half the price.
The tomato sauce is made from a tin of tomatoes and some basic herbs.
I often wonder if I should change the theme of my blog to "Quick Healthy Budget Meals"!
How To Make Quorn Meatballs
So anyway onto the recipe and these notes below are supplemental to the recipe card details at the bottom. I just thought I would add a few tips here!
- Defrost the Quorn mince first. I did try to make the meatballs with my hands when the mince was still frozen. They cooked fine, I just couldn't feel my hands for several hours after!
- When you're forming the meatballs with your hands, the mixture will be very wet. That's fine as it helps to bind the Quorn mince together. Add sufficient plain flour (up to 3 tablespoons) to make the mixture less wet.
- If you can leave the meatballs on the tray in the fridge for an hour after you've made them this will give the meatballs time to firm up, it's not absolutely essential, but I found it helps to keep them firmer when you stir them into the tomato sauce.
Above is what your Quorn meatballs should look like once you've baked them in the oven.
I wasn't sure about publishing that photograph because in their oven baked state the meatballs might not look appealing to everyone?
But I wanted to show what they looked like as I'm a very visual person.
I'm often comparing stages of my cooking with what the original recipe looked like so I thought it might help?
Anyway I guess that's why meatballs are always photographed covered in lots of glorious tomato sauce. So you don't see them in this state!
If you're not feeling like vegetarian Quorn meatballs (although highly recommended) and are looking for a meat based meatballs recipe instead, then I think you'll love my baked turkey meatballs in tomato and chilli sauce recipe.
For These Quorn Meatballs You May Need….
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Equipment
- Non stick frying pan
- Baking tray
- Kitchen scale
- Large mixing bowl
- Measuring spoons
- Kitchen knives
- Chopping board
- Wooden spoon
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Other Popular Quorn Recipes For You To Try
- Easy homemade Quorn lasagne is delicious. This vegetarian Quorn mince recipe serves up to six people. Making it a great meat free meal for entertaining.
- Homemade Quorn pizza. The ultimate homemade meat free vegetarian pizza! Made from Quorn mince you’d think it’s an actual meat feast pizza but it’s not!
- Spiced Quorn filo pastry parcels are a super quick and easy vegetarian dinner recipe for when time is short. Plus this budget recipe makes enough filling to serve 8 so there’s lots to go round or plenty for freezing too!
Watch the short video I made to show you how to make these delicious quorn meatballs. It shows you how easy it really is!
Quorn Meatballs Recipe
We like to scoop our Quorn meatballs into a baguette, cover them with the tomato sauce and squash the baguette together.
It then kind of resembles a subway meatball marinara sandwich, although meat free!
I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂
Quorn Meatballs Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
For the meatballs: -
- 600 g Quorn Mince
- 4 large eggs beaten
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 50 g wholemeal breadcrumbs
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs
- Freshly grated salt and pepper
- 3 tablespoon plain flour
For the tomato sauce: -
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 can chopped tomatoes
- 2 tablespoon fresh basil chopped
- 1 tablespoon tomato puree
- Freshly ground salt and pepper
Instructions
Making the meatballs: -
- Pre-heat oven to 200C. Lightly coat a baking tray with cooking oil spray or rub some olive oil over the surface.
- Place all of the meatball ingredients into a large mixing bowl, season and using your hands mix everything together. Then mix in flour which will help to bind the recipe. You may not need as much as the 3 tablespoons.
- Using your hands form 12 balls out of the Quorn meatball mixture and place them onto the baking tray spaced slightly apart.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Meanwhile make the tomato sauce.*
Making the tomato sauce: -
- Gently heat the olive oil in a frying pan and sauté the onion. Once its starting to brown add the crushed garlic and stir everything together for a couple of minutes.
- Add the can of chopped tomatoes and stir well. Bring the mixture to the boil.
- Add the basil and tomato puree.
- Season to taste and turn down to simmer for 5 minutes.
- Check on your meatballs and once they are cooked through place them in the pan and combine them with the sauce.
- Serve your Quorn meatballs and tomato sauce.
Shashi at Savory Spin
Neil, you did such a fantastic job with these Quorn meatballs! I've shied away from making veggie balls because the mixture was too wet - but I've so gotta try this! My vegetarian daughter would so love these! Btw, sorry to hear about y'alls broken plans - but glad they lead y'all to the wonderful experience at Broadmeadows House and looking forward to that macaroni salad 🙂
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Yes, I had that experience too Shashi, with the mixture being too wet. I kept having to try the recipe out using different quantities of eggs to get the balls to bind. The mixture is still quite wet, as I've put in the notes, but it does bind. Happily. 🙂
Broadmeadows house was just great and I think you'll love the pictures of it and the walk we did too. Macaroni salad up on Thursday before we head off for Hadrian's Wall Walk next week. Can't wait! 😀
David @ Spiced
Oh man, it sounds like that last-minute vacation switch was quite stressful. I know how much you and Lynne were looking forward to that one. But it also sounds like the alternative near Selkirk worked out quite well! What a beautiful house! So I don't think Quorn is quite as popular here in the States as it is in the UK...but I'm going to have to look for it in the store. These meatballs look amazing! And I vote 100% to include that picture of the baked meatballs...that pic is great! 🙂 Glad to hear you guys still got away this past weekend, and I hope your week is off to a great start so far, Neil!
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
I'm not good with sudden changes in plans David. In fact I'm just writing about that in the write up of our time at Broadmeadows House. Admitting to my weaknesses! But it was absolutely worth it, even with the stress to end up where we did.
Thanks for your kind comments about the Quorn picture. I guess we all just goe a bit paranoid about our pictures as food bloggers from time to time eh? Yes, this week is going well so far, thanks. Well in the fact there's only 3 days left before Lady Lynne and I are off again! 😀
GiGi Eats
THAT is something (one of the many things) I love about Europe! ALL THE WALKING! Want to know a SAD reality?! Los Angeles = NOT A WALKING CITY. The rumor ARE TRUE!!! I work out/cardio every day, to get 10k + steps (in the gym) but the second I am out of the gym, I walk maybe like 1-3k steps (on average) extra just by doing errands. THAT IS NOT MUCH AT ALL! 🙁
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
At least you are going to the gym and making an effort to keep moving GiGi!
And you'll need to come back to Scotland soon (and make sure you look me and Lynne up this time - ha ha ha - you know I'll never let you forget that! 😆 )so Lynne and I can talk you on some of these fantastic walks. We'll take your balls as snacks and my balls will be for the dinner! 😉
Agness of Run Agness Run
This is an amazing and detailed recipe, Neil! I would love to prepare them as soon as possible!
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Thanks so much for your kind comments Agness they mean a lot.
I try and give people all the details I think are valid to make the recipe whilst trying to keep it as simple and as much fun as possible to make. 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Well I think you lucked out! That looks like it was a beautiful place to stay (just from the outside!) 😀
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Yep definitely Rebecca it was a beautiful place to stay in. And in a week's time I'll publish some photographs showing just how plush and beautiful the inside was too. 🙂
Ben | Havocinthekitchen
I've never heard of Quorn before, Neil. And although I'm usually suspicious of healthy/meatless/egg-free/sugar-free, etc recipes, these meatballs look and sound delicious to me. I think the blog's name is fine. Besides, who knows how it goes...maybe next year you'll get another trend, something totally opposite to "quick healthy cheap meals". What then? Change the name once again? On the other hand, the chances you 'll decide to change your name aren't that huge so stick to the current blog's name:)
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Thanks Ben. And I appreciate your comments about keeping the blog's name. Lord knows how long it actually took me to come up with that original name anyway (even thought it's pretty simple isn't it? 😆 )!
Jeff
I just about ready to say "so sorry about your vacation" until I saw where you wound up. Looks lovely! Anyway, about photographing meatballs, I think your sauce is gorgeous, and I wouldn't mind seeing your meatballs slathered in it. Quorn, though! I had to look that up! Never heard of it. After reading a bit about it, it does sound interesting. What does it taste like?
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
We were really lucky with Broadmeadows House, thanks Jeff!
I often think Quorn is a bit like Soya Mince, but then again Soya Mince is dry so I guess you could imagine that as wet? Quorn is hard to explain, so I'm glad you looked it up instead of me trying to do so. It's made from mushroom like plants so perfectly healthy and tastes great in that tomato sauce in this recipe. Hope you're having a great week so far! 🙂
C
Do you not need to fry the onion beforehand?
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
No, the onion softens just fine as the meatballs are baked. Nice and simple! 🙂
Jasmine
Hiya, my quorn mince is frozen, do I have to cook it first, let it defrost, or just use it straight away?
Neil
Hi Jasmine. Defrost the Quorn mince first.
Ggyb
Fantastic recipe! I was skeptical before, thinking surely Quorn wouldn't fall apart but not only did I get some beautiful meatballs and sauce, it also tastes really good! I didn't even have all the ingredients and improvised and it's a very good recipe 🙂 chuffed.
Neil
Glad you liked the recipe and were able to tailer it to what ingredients you had too! ? Thanks for taking the time to rate and comment on it too.
Chef Mimi
I think the meatballs look wonderful! I guess instead of using 100% quorn you could also add it to some meat mince? I used to do that with soy granules when I cooked for my kids. Less meat, more fiber, and they never knew!
Neil
You could always add some meat mince if you wanted to. Maybe 25% meat mince and 75% Quorn mince? You would have to check they were cooked though because of the different cooking times. Glad you like the recipe and thanks for the comment and rating Mimi!
MARGE
Hi, YOUR QUORN MEATBALLS WERE A BIG SUCCESS.MY SON LOVED THEM AND MY HUSBAND ,A BIG MEAT EATER ,ADMITTED THEY WERE REALLY TASTY AND WOULDNT HAVE KNOWN IF I HADNT HAVE SAID.I WASNT SURE ABOUT DEFROSTING THE MINCE FIRST,BUT THEY FORMED BEAUTIFULLY.I WILL DEFINATELY BE MAKING THEM AGAIN AND LOOK FORWARD TO TRYING MORE RECIPES FROM YOUR BLOG.
Neil
Thank you so much for your kind comments Marge. I'm very glad you enjoyed the recipe. I hope you enjoy making other recipes from my blog too!