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Greek Style Meatballs

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About the Recipe

Serve these with a dollop of homemade tzatziki sauce on top, and your guests will devour these in no time!

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs ground beef or ground turkey

  • 1 cup Italian style breadcrumbs

  • Garlic powder

  • Onion powder

  • 2 tbs milk

  • 2 large eggs

  • Salt

  • Pepper

  • Lemon juice

  • Zest from one Lemon

  • Oregano

  • Dried parsley

  • Crumbled feta cheese (optional)

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven or air fryer to 350 degrees

  2. Add an equal ratio of breadcrumbs and milk into a large bowl to make a panade. Let the mixture sit for about 5 minutes.

  3. Add in ground beef, eggs, all spices, lemon zest (freshly zested/ grated), the rest of the lemon juice from the recently zested lemon, and crumbled feta (optional) and mix well with hands

  4. Roll into 1 inch diameter balls, careful not to roll them too tightly

  5. Line out onto pan lined with parchment paper (if using oven) or place on air fryer basket

  6. Cook for 20-25 min in oven, or 8- 12 min in air fryer

  7. Squeeze more lemon on top, and serve with tzatziki sauce

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