Greek turkey meatballs with feta and tzatziki
31 min · 22 g protein · 201 cals / serving
Small, juicy turkey meatballs with feta, oregano and fresh herbs, baked in a hot oven and served on cocktail sticks with a garlicky cucumber tzatziki to dip. A snack platter, a lunchbox filler, or dinner in a pita.
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 lb 2 oz ground turkey (93% lean)
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 small onion, grated
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 3 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh mint, chopped, or dill
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp olive oil, for the tray
Tzatziki
- 1 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1/3 cucumber, grated, squeezed dry
- 1 small clove garlic, grated
- 1 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
- 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 pinch salt
Steps
- Mix the turkey, egg, grated onion, garlic, feta, herbs, oregano, cumin, salt and pepper with your hands until just combined; overworking makes them tough.
- Heat the oven to 425°F and brush a lined sheet pan with the oil. Roll the mixture into 24 balls with wet hands and bake 14–16 minutes, until browned and 165°F inside.
- Meanwhile, stir the tzatziki: yogurt, squeezed cucumber, garlic, dill, lemon juice and salt.
- Serve the meatballs on cocktail sticks with the tzatziki to dip.
Good to know
Why grated onion?
It melts into the mix and keeps lean turkey juicy without breadcrumbs; chopped onion makes the balls fall apart.
Air fryer?
Air-fry at 400°F for 10–12 minutes in one layer, shaking once, in two batches if your basket is small.
Per
- Calories
- 136
- Protein
- (43%)
- 15 g
- Fat
- (49%)
- 7 g
- Carbohydrates
- (8%)
- 3 g
- of which sugar
- 2 g
- Fiber
- <1 g
- Sodium
- 285 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How
As written, 1208 kcal goes into the pot and 1057 g of ingredients comes out as about 890 g of food: 136 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.