Greek Chicken Meatballs: Juicy Recipe with Tzatziki Sauce You’ll Love
Delicious Greek chicken meatballs served with a refreshing tzatziki sauce.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Greek
- Diet: Gluten-Free
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 egg
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cucumber (for tzatziki)
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- In a bowl, combine ground chicken, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, egg, garlic, parsley, oregano, salt, and pepper.
- Form mixture into meatballs and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake meatballs for 18-20 minutes until cooked through.
- For tzatziki, grate cucumber and squeeze out excess water.
- Mix cucumber with yogurt, olive oil, and lemon juice in a bowl.
- Serve meatballs with tzatziki sauce.
Notes
- For extra flavor, add some feta cheese to the meatball mixture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 meatballs and 1/4 cup tzatziki
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 90mg