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Lentil and mushroom meatballs

From the video “Vegan lentil and mushroom balls taste better than meat! Simple and delicious recipe” by Healthy Recipes at Home. RecipesMD is not affiliated with Healthy Recipes at Home. Steps are in our own words.

Machine-read from the video · not yet checked by a personMediumFine for a weeknight
Not spicy
Total time
~10 min
est., not stated in the video: the video's own timeline: 11 min from the first to the last step on screen, plus finishing
Serves
~4
est., not stated in the video: model estimate (no quantities to work from)
Cost
~$3.77*
per serving, Ontario (~3 portions assumed)save ~$14.23* vs ordering out
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
22

Ingredients

  • No pork

May contain gluten, dairy, soy

Read from the ingredient list. Check packaging if you have an allergy.

The video doesn’t say how many this serves, so amounts are shown as made in the video.

Ontario grocery estimate*

~$11.30*for the batch in the video
~$3.77*per serving

You save about ~$14.23* per serving (79% less*) than ordering it out — ~$42.70* for ~3 portions.

Order out = a typical Ontario casual-restaurant plate, before delivery fees, tax and tip.

10 ingredients priced from Ontario averages · 6 predicted from typical costs · not priced: oat flakes, cornmeal, dried herbs, celeriac, bouillon cube, nutmeg

* Estimate, not a quote: 6 line(s) we couldn't price were filled with typical costs for their type; the video doesn't state how many it serves, so 3 portions were assumed; restaurant comparison is a typical Ontario casual-restaurant plate at ~$18, before delivery fees, tax and tip. Prices: Ontario averages (StatCan 2026-07) + RecipesMD estimates, pro-rated, staples excluded.

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Nutrition & health

Nutrition per serving550 kcal · 28% of 2,000
NutrientAmountDaily value
Fat16 g21%
Saturated fat5.8 g29%
Sodium515 mg22%
Carbohydrate84 g31%
Fiber13 g46%
Total sugars12 gno daily value
Added sugars0 g0%
Protein23 g46%

Estimate from the ingredient list — not dietary advice. % Daily Value uses FDA reference amounts; 5% or less is low, 20% or more is high. Added sugars are counted from sweeteners and sweet sauces in the list.

Health indexBalanced
  • Starting point60
  • Protein+20 of 20
  • Fiber+20 of 20
  • Saturated fat−10 of 20
  • Sodium−8 of 20
  • Added sugars (estimate)0 of 20

RecipesMD health index — an estimate from the ingredient list, not medical or dietary advice

From 14 of 18 ingredient lines (100% of the measured weight), divided into 4 servings (estimated: model estimate (no quantities to work from)). Typical amounts assumed for mushrooms, olive oil, lentils, soy sauce, paprika, butter and 4 more, because the video doesn’t say how much. Not counted because the video gives no amount: salt, oat flakes, cornmeal, dried herbs, black pepper. Not matched to nutrient data: celeriac, bouillon cube. Source: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018-04, public domain) + 4 Branded Foods records.

Equipment

  • cutting board
  • knife
  • frying pan
  • wooden spoon
  • pot
  • baking tray
  • baking paper
  • potato masher

What the video didn’t say

  • exact ingredient quantities
  • cooking temperatures
  • cooking durations

Read from the public video by gemini-3.5-flash-lite on 2026-10-05. Thumbnail and video are Healthy Recipes at Home’s, shown through YouTube’s official embed.