Greek Chicken Meatballs

Greek Chicken Meatballs

from allrecipes.com
Dinner
40 min
12 servings
203 kcal / serving

These Greek chicken meatballs are flavored with fresh herbs, lemon, and feta. They come out nicely moist and can be baked or made in the air fryer. Serve in a pita as a sandwich or with tzatziki sauce.

Ingredients

  • 2eggs
  • ½ cupfine dry bread crumbs
  • ¼ cupfinely chopped red onion
  • ¼ cupcrumbled feta cheese (1 ounce)
  • 1 teaspoonlemon zest
  • 3 tablespoonslemon juice
  • 2 tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoonschopped fresh mint
  • 2 tablespoonschopped fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoonschopped fresh dill
  • 2 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoondried oregano
  • ½ teaspoonsalt
  • ¼ teaspooncrushed red pepper
  • 2 poundsground chicken

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.

  2. 2

    Lightly beat eggs in a large bowl. Stir in bread crumbs, onion, feta, lemon zest and juice, olive oil, mint, parsley, dill, garlic, oregano, salt, and crushed red pepper. Add chicken; mix well.

  3. 3

    Use a 1 1/2 tablespoon scoop to portion mixture into 1 1/2-inch meatballs. Roll to smooth balls with damp hands. Place meatballs on the prepared baking sheets. Coat meatballs with nonstick cooking spray.

  4. 4

    Bake meatballs until an instant-read thermometer registers 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 20 to 25 minutes.