Greek Meatballs with Tzatziki Sauce
User Reviews
4.4
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
12 mins
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Total Time
32 mins
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Servings
5 servings
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Calories
231 kcal
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Cuisine
Greek
Greek Meatballs with Tzatziki Sauce
Description
The meatballs blend lean ground beef with panko breadcrumbs, parsley, grated onion and garlic, lemon zest and juice, egg, and spices including oregano, coriander, cumin, and cinnamon. Feta cheese adds a salty creaminess. Formed into tablespoon-sized meatballs, they bake at a high temperature until golden brown.
The accompanying tzatziki sauce mixes shredded, squeezed cucumber with Greek yogurt, lemon juice, fresh dill, garlic, salt, and pepper. This sauce provides a cooling, herbaceous counterpoint to the warm spiced meatballs, enhancing the dish’s balance and freshness.
This recipe is suited for serving as an appetizer or part of a main course and benefits from baking instead of frying to keep textures tender and clean up easy.
Ingredients
Greek Meatballs
- 1 pound ground beef lean
- 1/3 cup panko breadcrumbs or gluten-free breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley chopped
- 3 tablespoons onion grated
- 1 clove garlic grated
- lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice fresh
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin ground
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- salt fresh ground, to taste
- black pepper fresh ground, to taste
- 2 ounces feta cheese crumbled
Tzatziki Sauce
- 1 cup cucumber liquid squeezed out, shredded
- 1 1/2 cups yogurt plain, Greek
- lemon juice of half
- 1 tablespoon dill chopped, fresh
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic grated or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt I used 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt, fresh ground, to taste
- black pepper I used 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt, fresh ground, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Spray it with cooking oil.
- In a large bowl whisk together the panko, parsley, grated onion, garlic, lemon zest and juice, egg, spices, salt and pepper, and feta.
- Add the ground beef to the mixture and combine with your hands being careful not to over-work the meat mixture. Form approximately tablespoon sized meatballs.
- Place the meatballs on the prepared baking sheet and spray or brush the tops with olive oil. Place the baking sheet on the center rack of the oven and bake for approximately 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Make the tzatziki sauce while the meatballs are baking by combining all of the ingredient in a medium sized bowl and stirring together until combined.
- Remove the meatballs from the oven and serve with the tzatziki sauce.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 5servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 231 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 231kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 102mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 256mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.4
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