Do not worry. You are not lost, nor are you seeing things. Everything is, in fact, looking quite different around here in Clean Eating Veggie Girl land. After about a four month process, CEVG got a major face lift. She is now sporting a new header and layout, “About Me” and “Contact” pages, and categorized posts that you can now find on designated “Recipe,” “Friday Foodie Favorites,” and “Workouts” pages. Oh, and the entire face-lift would not be quite complete without a new tagline. Sure, I am still a vegetarian, but instead of focusing on that label, I am highlighting how I cook, dine, and live in my mostly plant-based world.
Now lets celebrate Clean Eating Veggie Girl’s brand new look with a darn good recipe- a recipe that I cannot wait to make again very soon.
Vegan Sweet and Sour Meatball Sub
Servings: Makes 2 sub sandwiches
Ingredients
2 TB seasoned rice vinegar
2 TB Bragg’s Liquid Aminos (or low-sodium soy sauce)
2 TB ketchup
1/2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp brown sugar
8 oz can pineapple tidbits in natural juices, drained with juices reserved
water, for cooking
1/2 red bell pepper, sliced
1/2 green bell pepper, sliced
1 TB cornstarch + 2-3 TB cold water, mixed well
8 vegan “meatballs”*
2 whole wheat sub/hoagie buns
*You can either make your own vegan meatballs, or be lazy like I was and buy pre-packaged vegan meatballs. I chose a frozen variety that had the fewest and most natural ingredients that I could find:
I really enjoyed the Amy’s meatless meatballs and I also love the Trader Joe’s variety.
Directions
1. Combine vinegar, liquid aminos, ketchup, ginger, brown sugar, and reserved pineapple juice in medium bowl. Whisk until well-combined. Set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. Line medium skillet with thin layer of water. Heat over medium-high heat until very hot. Once hot, lower heat to medium and add peppers to the skillet. Cook for approximately 8 minutes, or until softened. Add additional water, as necessary.
4. Once the peppers are cooked through, stir in the sweet and sour sauce and lower the heat to medium-low. Simmer for approximately 3 minutes.
5. Stir in cornstarch + water mixture. This will help thicken the sauce.
6. Add pineapple tidbits and meatballs. Cook until all ingredients are warm, for approximately 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently.
7. Toast the buns in the oven for approximately 3-5 minutes, or until lightly browned and warm.
8. Place half of the sweet and sour meatball mixture into each bun.
Yes, these are messy. But, more importantly, they are deeelicious!
Sure, this may not be the most conventional combination- “meatballs,” sweet and sour sauce, and a sub bun all in one- but I would like to think that I have become somewhat decent at creating some seriously tasty dishes from some rather unconventional combinations. This one is definitely a winner of a combination. Sweet and sour sauce is delicious with rice, so why wouldn’t it be delicious on toasted bread? And sure, sweet and sour sauce is great with peppers, pineapples, and tofu, but I would bet that you just might agree with me when I say that it is even better with meatless meatballs!
Yes. This is as good as it looks.
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I’m LOVING the new look, Hannah! It’s totally you and definitely fits the blog perfectly. 🙂
I agree, congratulations!!
Thanks Katie!! 🙂
Thanks, Becky!! 🙂
I love the new look! This recipe also looks good! I could eat peppers and pineapple every day of my life.
I hear you! Some people hate warm pineapple, but I LOVE it!
Girl! The new site looks AMAZING! I’m definitely loving it 😀
Thanks, Amanda!! I am pretty much obsessed with it right now too ;).
OMG I love the new look! Yay! Who designed it? I am still looking to alter my template, not the logo, just the template for spacing and layout purposes….Oh and I love the TJ meatless meatballs. Dr. Praeger makes nice ones too, I never tried Amy’s but need to!
Thank you!! Two different people that I know through other Omaha area bloggers helped with the header and the layout. E-mail me if you want their contact information.
And thanks for the heads up on the Dr. Praeger’s meatballs. I need to try those!
Like I said before, the look of the site is amazing and really fits you so well! I figured you might have something like this up your sleeve. I love Amy’s meatless stuff so I’ll try those meatballs out!
Yes, it was quite the work in progress for the past several months, but it was SO worth it!
Love the new look! Sweet and sour sauce sounds aaaaamazing on veggie meatballs, too.
It is pretty much deeeeelicious! You have got to try it!
I love the new look of CEVG :). So pretty! I especially love the little produce in the header.
And, as always, this meal is so inventive and drool-inducing, even for us non-veggie folk.
Haha, thanks!! I had to make sure I included some of my favorite fruits/veggies in there!
And thank you! I love hearing that from my non-veggie friends! 🙂
OMG I LOVE THIS NEW LAYOUT SO VERY MUCH! It’s so much more personable and adorable!! GIRL! IN LOVE!!
Thank you!!! That is exactly what I was going for :).
OMG!!!!! The blog looks awesome!! I was a little surprised when I clicked over. 😉 The recipe looks great too…. love the addition of pineapples. I’ve been eating them like crazy lately.
Thanks so much, Kim! I was hoping I would surprise a few of you! 😉
Love the new look girl! It’s fun and suites your personality well. The meatball sandwich looks like a quick and easy meal.
Thanks, Dana! It is definitely VERY me :).
Lovelovelove the new layout, but I told you that already! It’s so pretty.
This would be something I think my brother would love – he is a fan of sweet and sour chicken, so why not sweet and sour meatballs?!
Oh, I bet he definitely would! I think these would be awesome served over rice, too!
Love the new design! So clean and simple!
Thanks, Stephanie!! I definitely wanted something a bit more simplistic, so I am pretty pleased with how it all turned out!
Love love love the new look!! It’s awesome! And these meatball subs sound delicious. I’m a fan of Amy’s meals but have never tried the meatballs before – must try them!
Yes, they are a new product so you will definitely have to be on the lookout for them. I can’t wait to make them with some pasta and sauce!
Hannah, I love the new look. It’s adorable & fits your personality like a glove 🙂
Thank you SO much, Jessie!! I think so too ;).
This is definitely an original recipe and I don’t think I’d have thought of it. Looks yummy though and I DO love sweet and sour. Thanks for the share and great pictures!
Thanks, Gael! Sweet and sour sauce is one of my favorites, too!
Your new blog looks lovely! This recipe sounds fantastic. I’m not Vegan but it is always nice to try new things.
Thanks so much, Sarah!! And yay! I’m always glad to hear when people are open to trying new foods :).
Hannah! Your site looks SO fabulous! I’m so digging the new facelift AND that delish looking meatball sub 🙂
Thanks so much, Alexis!! It was a great way to start off the week!
Girl, the new look is FABULOUS! I absolutely love it!!
Thank you, Amy!!! I love it too! 😉
Wow Hannah, your new blog design is fabulous! I love it! And these veggie meatball subs look totally killer!
Thank you so much, Amanda!! I am loving both! I cannot wait to make the subs again.
Love the new look of your page!! I thought I typed in the wrong address at first! LOL It’s awesome, Hannah!!
Haha, too funny!! I figured I would trick a few people ;).
I’m in love with your new blog! And your recipes lately! Love your gorgeous picture finally on display on your sidebar 🙂
Thank you Katherine!! Yes, it was about time that I got a picture on here!
LOVE the new look!! It is so YOU!
Haha, thank you Katie!!! I definitely wanted something more personalized. And you’ll be happy that I actually have a picture of me on here now!! I remember you saying that in your presentation back at HLS and I finally got with it 😉
YUM!!! Those would have been perfect for the superbowl. I think I can even trick my husband into eating these muahaha
They so would have been!! Let me know if you try to trick him! I love doing that ;).
I am love love loving your blogs new look! I need to kick my arse and do a re-design at some point too.
Love the recipe too of course 😉
Thanks, Jan!! Yeah, it was a LONG time coming for me. I finally just went for it!
The flavours in this all sound great!
I very comforting sammie.
It was definitely SO comforting. There is something about a hot sandwich that does that to ya!
Ah, I LOVE sweet and sour! This recipe looks delicious!
Thanks, Joanna!! It is definitely one of my favorite sauces!
The new look is wonderful Hannah! Love it!
I also love this recipe! I would definitely go for the pre-packaged vegan meatballs because then it would definitely make this dish a breeze to whip up. Delicious!
Thanks Holly!!
And I agree. Sometimes the pre-packaged ones aren’t as healthy, but ultimately my laziness tends to win over ;).
The new design looks fantastic, girl!! I love it!
Thanks so much, Danica!! I am pretty in love with it at the moment 😉 haha.
Oh YUM!
It is definitely a tasty one!! 🙂
I’ve never had Amy’s veggie meatballs and now I have to check if my store has them!!! I’m not a huge fan of the Morning Star ones and I bet these are better! Love veggie meatball subs!
These are definitely better!! I really like them :).
I love sour taste food (just like a Chinese food I ate before). Thanks for sharing this recipe. I will make it for my grandson.
I hope you all love it as much as I do!