Easy Greek Chicken Meatballs

5 from 2 votes

Easy Greek Chicken Meatballs

These Greek Chicken Meatballs are infused with classic Mediterranean herbs like dill, parsley, and mint and spiced to perfection with cumin and red pepper flakes. Serve them alongside warm rice, a fresh salad, or creamy tzatziki.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Greek, Mediterranean

Keyword: easy meatball recipe, easy meatballs, Greek chicken meatballs, Greek meatballs, Mediterranean meatballs with tzatziki

Servings: servings

Calories: 231kcal

Author: Lena Gladstone

Equipment

Ingredients

2 pounds ground chicken
2 teaspoons kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
¼ cup dill finely chopped
2 tablespoons parsley finely chopped
2 tablespoons mint finely chopped
¼ cup red onion finely diced
4 cloves garlic grated
1 medium lemon zested

Instructions

Preheat the oven to broil to high.
Add the meatball ingredients to a mixing bowl and use your hands to mix until well combined.
Using a 1 ½ inch cookie scoop or a tablespoon to scoop out the chicken mixture to a cookie sheet to form even sized meatballs (you should get about 30 meatballs with the 2 pounds of meat). Wet your hands and then roll the meatballs between your palms and place them back on the cookie sheet.
Transfer the sheet pan to the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes on broil, check after 8 minutes if the inside temperature is 165 F degrees. (see pan fried instructions below)
Serve the meatballs over chopped romaine lettuce with feta, cucumber, tomato, olives, fresh herbs, rice, and tzatziki sauce.

Notes

Freeze Meatballs: Meatballs can be frozen after baking. Allow to cool completely, then place in a freezer safe airtight container.

Defrost Meatballs: Place frozen meatballs on a microwave safe plate then heat for 30 seconds to 1 minute until warmed through.

Pan fry meatballs: Working in batches, heat a couple tablespoons of light oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken meatballs for 2-3 minutes per side, or until browned all over, about 8-10 minutes total. Either return all meatballs to the pan along with your favorite sauce or transfer to an oven preheated to 350 F and cook for about 6-8 minutes, until fully cooked through.

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