Greek Chicken Meatballs
All the Greek flavors you love baked into a chicken meatball.
Servings: 4 Servings
Equipment
- Cookie Scoop
- Disposable Gloves
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken (Note 1)
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup gluten free panko breadcrumbs (Note 2)
- ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- zest from one lemon
Greek Seasoning Mix:
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried ground thyme
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt (Note 3)
- ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cumin
Lemon Yogurt Sauce: (Note 4)
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice use the zested lemon
- 2 teaspoons dried dill
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease it.
- In a large mixing bowl, crack open the egg and whisk it until it turns a pale yellow color. Then add the gluten free panko, feta cheese, olive oil, lemon zest, fresh parsley and the greek seasoning mix. Stir until combined.
- Next add the ground chicken. Mix just until everything is combined. Avoid overmixing, which can make the meatballs tough.
- Using a cooking scoop, roughly divide the meatball mixture into loose cookie-sized scoops. Then add olive oil or water to your hands, roll each meatball, and place them on a prepared baking sheet about 1 inch apart.
- Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
- While the meatballs bake, make the yogurt sauce. In a small bowl, add the Greek yogurt, fresh lemon juice, dried dill and kosher salt. Stir until combined. Keep in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- To serve, top the meatballs with yogurt sauce, extra crumbled feta cheese, chopped fresh parsley, and freshly cracked pepper.
Notes
Note 1: For a less fat option, use lean ground chicken made from chicken breasts.
Note 2: If needed use gluten free panko crumbs, if not regular will work too.
Note 3: To keep this recipe low FODMAP, use a low FODMAP garlic salt from Smoke and Sanity.
Note 4: Instead of the lemon yogurt sauce, use homemade tzatziki sauce.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1 ServingCalories: 390kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 38gFat: 19gSugar: 6g
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