Meatballs with Buffalo Sauce - Delicious Living

Ingredients

• 14 oz can chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
• 14 oz can pinto beans (drained and rinsed)
• 1/4 cup no-salt-added tomato paste
• 1/4 cup ground flaxseed
• 1/3 cup chickpea flour or brown rice flour
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves (peeled and grated or finely minced)
• 1 shallot (peeled and minced)
• 1/2 cup parsley
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup raw cashews
• 5 Tbsp hot sauce of choice
• 1 Tbsp cider vinegar
• 1 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce or tamari
• 2 tsp maple syrup or agave syrup
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp salt (preferably smoked)