Chicken & Fetta Meatballs

Name: Chicken & Fetta Meatballs
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 70 gms of panko breadcrumbs; 1 sprinkle of salt; 40 gms of baby spinach, finely chopped; 1 brown onion, finely diced; 2 cloves of garlic, crushed; 100 gms of fetta; 1 egg; 10 gms of parsley, finely chopped; 30 gms of kalamata olives; 1 lebanese cucumber, diced; 1/2 red onion, sliced; 2 tomatoes, diced; 10 mls of lemon juice; 2 wholemeal pita breads; 200 gms of tzatziki dip; 500g chicken mince

6 steps

Updated at: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 02:39:41 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories479.8 kcal (24%)

Total Fat22.9 g (33%)

Carbs33.1 g (13%)

Sugars7 g (8%)

Protein33.7 g (67%)

Sodium908.6 mg (45%)

Fiber4 g (14%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

70 gmspanko breadcrumbs

1 sprinklesalt

40 gmsbaby spinach

100 gmsfetta

10 gmsparsley

30 gmskalamata olives

0.5red onion

10 mlslemon juice

2wholemeal pita breads

200 gmstzatziki dip

500gchicken mince

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 190 degrees Celsius and line a tray with baking paper.

Step 2

Combine chicken mince with spinach, breadcrumbs, salt, onion, garlic, fetta, egg and parsley. Mix together with your hands and form into 12 meatballs.

Step 3

Heat a non-stick frypan over medium-high heat. Cook meatballs for 8 minutes, about 2 minutes each side. Remove from pan and add to baking tray. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.

Step 4

Meanwhile, combine olives, cucumber, onion, tomatoes and lemon juice.

Step 5

Store all ingredients in the fridge, separately, until ready to serve.

Step 6

Serve 3 meatballs with 1/4 of the salad, 1/2 pita bread and 50g of tzatziki dip.