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I have many meatball recipes but this happens to be a favorite. I’ve also formed these into burger patties and they are for sure a crowd pleaser.
You can use any type of ground meat here. I love them with ground lamb, beef, pork and chicken. You can also fry them in a pan with some olive oil, in lieu of baking. Either way, they will put a smile on your face. The must make accompaniment is my Tsatziki sauce. Do they need it? No. But it really takes the dish to the next level and is easy to whip up, so why not?
If you like this recipe, you might want to try my Soutzoukakia (Baked Greek Meatballs with Potatoes) or my Easy Chicken Pesto Meatballs.
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Mediterranean Meatballs (Spinach and Feta Keftedes)
Ingredients
- 2 eggs,, beaten
- 1.5 cups (45 g) baby spinach,, chopped (3.5 cups whole)
- 1 small bunch fresh mint,, chopped
- 1 small red onion,, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic,, minced
- 2 lbs ground turkey
- 1 cup (108 g) breadcrumbs
- salt + pepper , to taste
- 2/3 cup (100 g) feta,, cubed small
- Tzatziki
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix together the beaten eggs, chopped baby spinach, mint, onion and garlic.ย Toss in the meat, breadcrumbs, salt + pepper to taste and feta.ย Gently combine everything.ย Form medium sized meatballs. ย
- Bake for 20 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165 F.
Thanks for this delicious, easy recipe! I used a 50/50 combination of ground beef / ground lamb and they ended up tasting better than the best gyro ever. Your tzatziki sauce was the perfect condiment.
I made these yesterday using 90/10 ground beef. I followed the recipe almost exactly. I used a combination of parsley and mint then added about 1/4 tsp each of cumin and coriander only because I like a whisper of those warm spices in my keftedes. I support the addition of spinach and feta in these and so did my very Greek husband and brother in law! I got a “bravo” from both of them lol!
These meatballs were very delicious, what we didn’t eat I froze and had them another time and they were still very good the second time.
Thank you for this awesome recipe.
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