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Italian Sausage Crumbles

December 28, 2011 By Kristi

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Italian sausage crumbles

Day 362.

In preparation for following along with Kelly’s Get Real series in 2012, I decided I really need to pin down a homemade Italian sausage crumbles recipe made with whole food that I’ll like.

Italian sausage is one of those things that I never really ate, but I hear such good things about it I had to create my own. I came up with this recipe basically through trial and error and a lot of taste-testing.

I think they turned out really well and could actually make a great party appetizer on their own.

Italian Sausage Crumbles

Ingredients for about 2 cups crumbles or 4 dozen tiny sausage balls

1 cup Lentil and Rice Ground Beef Substitute

1/4 cup pumpkin puree (or other egg substitute)

1/4 cup breadcrumbs

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped

1/2 tablespoon Italian seasoning

House seasoning or salt and pepper to taste

Method

Mash all ingredients together in a zippered bag or medium bowl until combined.

Crumble “raw” over pizza or into soup.


OR preheat oven to 350. Roll sausage into 1/2-inch balls (about the size of a chickpea) and place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake 7-10 minutes until golden and slightly crisped on the outside. Serve with marinara or your favorite dipping sauce.

The Results

I really like the flavor and the texture of these. They don’t have any of that funky processed flavor of the pre-packaged sausage and I can adjust the seasonings however I like. A definite winner. The kids both loved these (Bug a bit more than Goose) and my meat-eating husband thought they were pretty good, too.

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Yield: 4

Vegan Italian Sausage Crumbles

Italian Sausage Balls

This recipe for Vegan Italian sausage crumbles is a whole food and super easy to make. They taste great and don't taste "processed."

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Lentil and Rice Ground Beef Substitute
  • 1/4 cup pumpkin puree (or other egg substitute)
  • 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
  • 1/2 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • House seasoning or salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Mash all ingredients together in a zippered bag or medium bowl until combined.
  2. Crumble "raw" over pizza or into soup.
  3. OR preheat oven to 350.
  4. Roll sausage into 1/2-inch balls (about the size of a chickpea) and place on a greased cookie sheet.
  5. Bake 7-10 minutes until golden and slightly crisped on the outside.
  6. Serve with marinara or your favorite dipping sauce.
© Kristi
Cuisine: Italian / Category: vegan

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