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Greek Meatballs

By Kathi & Rachel

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Sign me up for anything Mediterranean; These Greek Meatballs are filled with feta cheese, spinach, and Mediterranean spices for a unique, restaurant quality Greek style meatball.

Greek Meatballs

 

Greek Meatball Ingredients:

  • Ground meat: You can use any type of ground meat that you like, chicken, beef, turkey, or pork would do well. We used ground chicken.
  • Panko Crumbs: These help keep the meatballs together but also allowing them to remain tender.
  • Egg: The egg acts as a binder between the panko crumbs and the ground meat.
  • Spices: To give these meatballs true Mediterranean flare, we use salt/pepper, cumin (a nutty/smokey flavored spice), oregano and a touch of fresh mint!
  • Feta Cheese: I like to add large chunks of Feta cheese to the outside of the meatball, they get golden brown and melty and delicious.
  • Spinach: A little veggie kicker, the spinach adds a nice touch of color and compliments the feta cheese.
  • Onion powder – or sub fresh grated onion
  • Garlic – of course!
  • Bell Pepper and Onion – this is optional but I love the addition of it and it cooks right along with the meatballs so why not?

 We start by mixing all of the meatball ingredients in a medium size bowl.

This recipe yields about 15, two inch meatballs with one pound of ground meat.

Double this recipe and freeze the rest!

add all meatball ingredients to a bowl

Meatball Pro Tips:

  1. Mix with a hand mixer or your KitchenAid mixer! I recently started doing this and it is probably my latest favorite cooking hack. No meat under your nails, no freezing cold hands, and I find the meat mixture comes together so evenly and perfect.
  2. Use a scooper! It ensures your meatballs are all the same size, and will cook evenly. I like to use the scooper, then roll them in my hand to make a perfect little Greek meatball.

We prefer to bake meatballs on a cooking tray lined with a parchment or foil for easy clean up. 

Greek meatballs on a baking tray

We threw on some red, orange and yellow bell pepper along with sliced purple onion.  This really adds a nice crunch to the dish.  You can also toss in some small diced potatoes for a full meal!

how to bake meatballs

How to serve Greek Meatballs –

  • You can serve these Mediterranean meatballs with a simple salad or rice, but they are delicious on top of ourMediterranean Couscous Salad. The mixture of fresh vegetables and lemony dressing pairs so delicious with them!
  • Stuff them in pita or naan bread.
  • Serve them along side potatoes or Greek Style Rice!
  • Chop them up and toss them in a salad for lunch tomorrow!

 If you are a fan of anything Greek or Mediterranean- check out these other recipes!

  • Crunchy Mediterranean Couscous Salad
  • Greek Chicken Burgers
  • Slow Cooker Greek Chicken
  • Greek Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
  • Greek Pasta Salad
  • Avogolemono Soup (Greek Chicken and Rice Soup)
  • Greek Salmon Kabobs with Oven Baked Lemon Rice
  • Easy Greek Salad Meal Prep Bowls
  • Greek Baked Shrimp
  • Easy Layered Greek Dip

LET’s EAT!

Kathi and Rachel

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Greek Meatballs

Greek Meatballs

A delicious Mediterranean meatball with feta cheese, and Greek spices that comes together quickly.
5 from 5 votes
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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Author: Kathi & Rachel

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground chicken, turkey or beef
  • 1/3 cup panko crumbs
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh spinach
  • 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese (plus extra
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder - or 2 tablespoons fresh grated onion
  • 3 garlic cloves - minced
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon fresh mint - chopped
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
  • 1 1/2 cups bell peppers - any color, sliced
  • 1/2 purple onion - sliced

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 °F
  • In a large bowl combine all ingredients except bell pepper and onion.
  • Roll meatballs into about 2 inch size or use a small cookie scoop.
  • Place on lined baking sheet. Scatter bell pepper and onion around meatballs.
  • Bake for about 20-25 minutes until cooked through to 165 degrees and bell peppers are crisp tender.
  • Serve with rice or potatoes.

Nutrition

Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 155mg | Sodium: 855mg | Potassium: 845mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2542IU | Vitamin C: 76mg | Calcium: 124mg | Iron: 3mg
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  1. Joe says

    September 3, 2020 at 9:46 am

    I want to try this 2 ways: meatballs as is, but also my wife loves Greek burgers. They usually just have spinach and feta. I think your spices would put them over the top.She makes a great lemon garlic mayo…

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    • Kathi & Rachel says

      September 3, 2020 at 9:58 am

      Hi Joe- Lemon Garlic Mayo sounds delicious- you could dip a flip flop in that and it would still be good! Let us know if you decide to do greek burgers and how they come out. My mom also has a recipe for Greek Chicken Burgers on here that are my fave- https://laughingspatula.com/greek-chicken-burgers/ check them out if you get a chance or happen to need some inspiration.
      All the best, Rachel

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