Greek Chicken Meatballs Recipe

Greek Chicken Meatballs is a simple recipe of Greek cuisine. A great idea for a hearty lunch! Tender chicken balls with fresh vegetables and homemade Tzatziki sauce.

What you need for this dish.

– minced chicken

– garlic / onion

– fresh herbs

– universal flour (as a thickener of minced meat)

– fresh vegetables: tomatoes, cucumber, red onion

– homemade Tzatziki sauce

How to cook this dish?

To make minced meat: mix herbs, minced chicken, garlic and white onion. Roll the minced meat into small round balls. Fry the chicken meat balls. Chop the vegetables. Put everything on a plate. Pour the Tzatziki sauce. Pour your favorite drinks. Enjoy your lunch.

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Recipe type: Salads

Recipe type: Greek

Yield: 4-6

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Ingredients:

Minced chicken — 500 grams
Garlic — 2 cloves
Mint — 10 grams
White onion — 1 medium onion
Chicken egg — 1 piece
Salt — 1 teaspoon
Oregano — 1 teaspoon
Cilantro leaves — 1 teaspoon
Basil — 1 teaspoon
Ground black pepper to taste
Universal flour — 6 tablespoons
Cherry tomatoes — 10 pieces
Lebanese cucumber — 1 piece
Red onion — 1 medium onion
Pitted Kalamata olives — 50 grams
Tzatziki sauce — 50 grams

Directions:

1. Garlic, white onion, mint, coriander leaves and basil are finely chopped.
2. Minced meat: mix the minced chicken with garlic, white onion, mint, coriander leaves, basil, oregano, salt, ground black pepper, chicken egg, universal flour.
3. With a measuring spoon (½ tablespoon), form round balls. Lubricate your fingers and measuring spoon with olive oil every time, so that the minced meat does not stick to the measuring spoon and fingers of your hands. You should get about 40 meat balls.
4. Fry the meat balls over medium heat until golden brown.
5. Make Tzatziki sauce.
6. Cut cherry tomatoes in half.
7. Cut the Lebanese cucumber into large chunks of 3 inches (7-8 cm).
8. Cut red onion into petals.
9. Mix cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, Kalamata olives in a deep bowl.
10. Put the vegetables, chicken balls on a plate and pour the Tzatziki sauce.
Serving: Serve with your favorite drinks.
Bon Appetit!