At Ajpal, I add lots of tips in all of my recipes – because I am a home cook without any formal training, and I find I am more confident making dishes when I understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. My goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

Delicious Vegan Paleo BBQ Meatballs

I love finding fresh, delicious ways to re-make some of my favorite foods – reducing calories, fat, and even making them gluten/grain free, or vegan!

It’s not always easy to come up with a way to create a meaty flavor or a good texture from vegetables – and I really didn’t think I’d be able to without using grains to bind the meatballs– but I am so pleased with how great these turned out!

And- to make this recipe even tastier– I am teaming up with Vitamix to give YOU a 5200 blender so you can make your own!

This blender is awesome- and what I used to get the perfect texture for these “meat”balls! (as well as perfect drinks, smoothies, soups, etc!!)

Eating fresh, healthy food is a lot easier with the right tools- and my Vitamix makes eating healthy foods super simple! It can be used as a blender for smoothies or soups, as a food processor, or even as a grain mill!

It is also awesome for making homemade nut butters!

And I am so excited to give a brand new Vitamix 5200 to a lucky reader! Be sure to scroll down to enter and win- after this delicious meat-free, grain-free, totally fresh and delicious Paleo Vegan BBQ Meatball recipe!

meatballs in bbq sauce in a pot with a wooden spoon

Freezing these Meatballs

These are such an easy, delicious comfort food that you don’t have to feel bad about!

You can also pre-cook them and freeze these meatballs ahead of time- and make them in big batches!

This way, you can pull a few out at a time to have a perfectly portioned appetizer or dinner, so you can reach for a great whole-food instead of quick go-to processed foods!

I’m sharing another great take with these meatballs soon- so stay tuned!

How to Make these BBQ Meatballs

The trick to this recipe is the perfect texture- and a good method.

For our meatball texture, we want a finely ground base- but not overly ground (or it will turn to soup!!).

In many blenders, this would be tough- but the Vitamix allows you to use a tamper to stir your ingredients right there in the blender for the right texture!

Pulse on a low setting and stir well while blending to keep the food moving and prevent it from liquifying.

Also, after testing a few ways to make these meatballs- I can say NOT to cook these on foil (as pictured). Use parchment paper instead- the soft texture of these meatballs will stick to foil.

The meatball itself is a little fragile until sautéed (or frozen for future use) – so don’t manhandle them when sautéing!