4.8 from 8 votes
Greek Meatball Pasta
Greek Meatballs + Pasta are a recipe for success!! Bonus - these freeze great so you can prep ahead and warm when ready!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings:
4
people
Calories:
1002 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Ingredients
For the meatballs
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup spinach finely chopped
- 6 cloves garlic finely chopped
- ½ cup feta cheese crumbled
- ⅓ cup chives finely chopped
- ¼ cups green onion sliced
- ¼ cup parsley finely chopped
- ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes finely diced, packed in olive oil
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper freshly cracked
- 1 lemon zested
- ¼ cup olive oil
For the pasta
- 1 lb pasta brand Delallo
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pint cherry tomato halved
- 4 cloves garlic roughly chopped
- ½ cup feta cheese crumbled
- scallions to garnish
- chives to garnish
- salt kosher salt and freshly cracked
- black pepper kosher salt and freshly cracked
Instructions
- Combine all the meatball ingredients except the olive oil in a large bowl. Form the mixture into small meatballs, just smaller than a golf ball.
- Heat the olive oil in a large heavy bottom skillet over medium high heat. Once the oil is hot, add half of the meatballs and sauté for 3-4 minutes, turning every so often to brown the outside and then continue cooking through for about 6 minutes more. Once the meatballs are cooked, remove them from the oil and repeat the process with the remaining meatballs.
- In a large skillet, heat the 4 tablespoons of olive oil over medium high heat. Add the cherry tomatoes and saute until they start to fall apart. Add the chopped garlic and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain and combine all the pieces into a summer greek meatball pasta and garnish with herbs and feta.
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Notes
- Always cook your pasta until al dente, and always save pasta water!
Nutrition Information
Calories
1002kcal
(50%)
Carbohydrates
99g
(33%)
Protein
43g
(86%)
Fat
49g
(75%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
(35%)
Monounsaturated Fat
27g
(135%)
Trans Fat
0.1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
179mg
(60%)
Sodium
1133mg
(47%)
Potassium
1404mg
(30%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
2199IU
(44%)
Vitamin C
61mg
(68%)
Calcium
281mg
(28%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1002
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1002kcal | 50% |
| Carbohydrates | 99g | 33% |
| Protein | 43g | 86% |
| Fat | 49g | 75% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 27g | 135% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 179mg | 60% |
| Sodium | 1133mg | 47% |
| Potassium | 1404mg | 30% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 2199IU | 44% |
| Vitamin C | 61mg | 68% |
| Calcium | 281mg | 28% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.