Plant-Based Meatballs

With all these positive reviews, I am in the minority because of the fennel flavor. I have never been a fan of anise-flavor a.k.a. licorice…not even fennel’s mild version. I belatedly remembered I bought them before and I had to eat the whole bag myself because they’re too spicy for my mom; they have red pepper flakes. I like spicy, but that fennel…I cut them up into small pieces in dishes to disguise the flavor. I cooked them right in some sauce and I liked the texture so would would try a similar product of a different flavor profile, but I am definitely remembering now not to buy these again. While a bummer about the plastic package, Gardein acknowledges it with the howtorecycle.info link. Plastic bags are not able to be put in general household recycling in my mom’s town. #gardein #plantbasedmeatballs #mockmeat#mockmeatballs #fakemeat #nongmo #goodeffort #cantpleaseeveryone #ditchplastic

I really enjoyed these meatless meatballs from Gardein! They are quick and easy to prepare. For me, they are a close second just behind the Whole Foods 365 Meatballs . . . and that is strictly a personal preference. The Gardein come pre-seasoned with fennel, so they aren't as versatile as the nore neutral 365 ones in my opinion. Great job Gardein! 🍝

The spices in these “meat”balls were wonderful! They were great with marinara for “meat”ball subs. I would’ve enjoyed these with pasta or chopped up and put on top of pizza. Gardein is an affordable option for vegan substitute products. #alwaysvegan #veganin2022 #italianfood #affordable

#convenient #tasty These are my go to vegan meatballs and have been for years. They don't get soggy or have too heavy a texture like Ozo meatballs (Ozo burgers and sausages are great, they're meatballs are too heavy though). Texture and consistency is close to animal based meatballs. Convenient to toss in some pasta sauce and let them cook for 15 minutes to get extra protein.

I enjoyed these in a nontraditional way in a wrap, But I imagine that these would taste fantastic too in spaghetti or meatballs sub.