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Never a better combination than broccoli, creamy feta and lemon in a cute little meatball.
These meatballs are compact packages of deliciousness served with some lemon broccoli pasta to finish off the meal properly. You can use any ground meat, like turkey, beef, lamb or pork here. I chose to bake them in the oven, but you can pan fry them in a little oil or air fry.
These a great meal prep dish for the week. They reheat perfectly. Make sure you chop up your broccoli into very small pieces. Gently mix them first with the onion, garlic and herb with the eggs to fully coat – this process helps the ‘loose’ ingredients stick to the meat that much better.
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Broccoli Feta Chicken Meatballs
Ingredients
Meatballs:
- 1 small head broccoli,, stemmed + chopped into tiny pieces (1.5 cups)
- 1 small white onion,, fine chop
- 3 cloves garlic,, minced
- 1/4 cup fresh basil,, chopped
- 2 eggs,, lightly beaten
- 2 lbs ground chicken
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 5 oz feta cheese,, small cubed
- salt and pepper, to taste
Easy Broccoli Lemon Pasta:
- 1 lb spaghetti
- 2 small heads broccoli,, cut into florets
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic,, minced
- 1/2 tsp chili pepper flakes
- salt and pepper , taste
- 2 lemons,, juiced
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup fresh parsley,, chopped
Optional Dip:
Instructions
Meatballs:
- Preheat your oven to 400° F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix the broccoli, onion, garlic, basil and eggs to coat. Next throw in the ground meat, breadcrumbs, feta and seasonings to taste. GENTLY mix with your hands to incorporate all. Form medium sized meatballs and space them out a little on the tray. Bake for 20 minutes. I throw on the broiler at the end for a few minutes to give them nice color but that's optional.
Pasta:
- Cook your pasta as per the instructions onthe package al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water.
- In a large pan, heat your olive oil and when its hot add in the broccoli florets. Season and cook for 5 minutes or until fork tender. Stir in the garlic for thirty seconds. Remove the pan from the heat source and add in your cooked pasta, pasta water, lemon juice and parmesan. Toss to coat. Serve with parsley and extra olive oil and cheese.
These were absolutely delicious and my family and I LOVED them!!!! I made sure to chop the broccoli super fine, and I grated the onion. My guys didn’t taste the broccoli distinctly but thought the meatballs were so flavourful! I will be adding these to our regular rotation.
Hi Lori, I’m so glad the whole family enjoyed the recipe!
love it and her recipes are very simple and easy and I love that.
So easy and delicious! I almost always have a batch in the fridge. Make mine with 99% lean turkey so they are super healthy. The meatballs never dry out and reheat quickly. Love being able to warm up a few when I am on the go. I dip them in a little tzatziki, not that they need any more flavor, they are good on their own.
Delicious!!! Best meatballs my husband said he’s ever had!!! The 2 changes – omitted the broccoli & fresh basil ! since I didn’t have any on hand. I substituted dried basil. Definitely recommend making these. They will be in our weekly meal rotation going forward.
Thank you!!
These are just absolutely, positively delicious morsels of goodness! I served them the next day on a sub roll with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese melted under the broiler. It was an excellent way to use the leftover meatballs.
Made these this week using ground turkey, super simple and yummy, whole family loved! Thanks for another great recipe!
Made these this week using ground turkey, super simple and yummy, whole family loved!