Mediterranean Meatballs (Spinach and Feta Keftedes)
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 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 breadcrumbs
- salt + pepper to taste
- 2/3 cup 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. Toss in the meat, breadcrumbs, salt + pepper to taste and feta. Gently combine everything. Form medium sized meatballs.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165 F.
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Made these last night with ground chicken and they were amazing! I cut the recipe in half since I only had a pound of the chicken. I served them with your tzatziki sauce and a side of your Maroulosalata recipe, which made for a delicious and healthy dinner. Definitely trying more of your recipes. You have a fan here in beautiful Puerto Rico!
Listen, I am Greek and on a gluten dairy free diet ..
I made these with gluten free Panko and vegan feta And for followed the recipe to the 9’s .
This is the best, I mean most delicious version I have ever made .. seriously ,
Amazing 🤩 my husband raved and he doesn’t like anything healthy .
I love this and can’t wait to try more recipes ! I found you on TikTok, and so thankful I did.
This recipe is a keeper! Followed exactly added a little dill because I had it. Very tasty!
So delicious, I made these with lamb mince. My husband reckons that this recipe is better than our local Greek restaurants’ meatballs 💖💖💖
Wow, these were excellent, they are definitely going into our rotation! Thank you for sharing this recipe.
I just started following you recently and these were the first things I made tonight w the tsaziki they came out amazing thank you!! My husband is the chef usually but these recipes inspired me to try something & he said he could get used to this! 😆
Hi Jennifer and welcome!
glad you enjoyed the meatballs and hope you enjoy everything you create! Thanks so much for reviewing the dish too!
what kind of breadcrumbs did you use?
Hi Sue, I typically use trader joe’s plain breadcrumbs.
Just made these! Ready to go in airfryer! Just left out mint and put mixed herbs! Can’t wait to eat them. Yummm
I don’t want to use breadcrumbs. Can I leave out or use something else with no wheat? Wanna make these now!
Hi Kathy. You can use almond flour or quick oats instead of breadcrumbs. Or pork rind crumbs 💙
Oh my God @5pm had no idea what to make for dinner & my husband was on his way home from work when I remembered seeing this recipe video. Had most of the ingredients and through it together. It was so easy and even more delicious than I expected! Thank You Thank You this will be on rotation. 🥳 Delicious oh And I made the tzatziki too!😘
Hi Jeanie, AWESSOME! Glad to see you both enjoyed these and thanks for taking the time to rate!
simply amazing and SO easy to make. I will be making these once a week
So delicious and so easy!
Hi Penny, glad you liked them! Thank you for the kind rating!
This is the best recipe. We have it on repeat at our house.
Are they still good if you leave out the mint ?
YESSSS – or sub in parsley or dill or leave it out!
These meatballs were amazing! I left out the mint because I don’t have mint lovers in the house. My sons loved them and went back for seconds…they were skeptical with them being turkey and not beef. Tested the left overs out with two friends and they were equally impressed and asked for the recipe.
My family loves this one too