Easy dinners are a must for busy families. The Greek Chicken Meatball Bowl is a personal favorite because it’s versatile, filling, and delicious.
If we are being honest, my children don’t exactly love my Greek Chicken Meatball Bowls as seen above. One doesn’t like tomatoes and the other could do without the pickled onions. I, however, could eat both bowls on repeat! The best part about this recipe is the only ‘must have’ is the greek chicken meatballs themselves. The rest of the ingredients are up to you – so the recipe is kid-friendly and kid-approved.
Easy Greek Chicken Meatball Bowl Recipe
The first time I heard of this dish from my friend and podcast co-host Kallie. We were talking about easy dinners and she said Greek Chicken Meatball Bowls are the way to go. Kallie bakes the meatballs during weekend meal prep and assembles the dish for dinner a later time in the week.
Greek Chicken Meatballs take less than 45 minutes to prep, roll, and bake. I always serve a few meatballs over cooked long grain white rice, steamed Jasmine rice, or cooked orzo. After surrounding the meatballs with one of the add-ons* below, I drizzle either Greek dressing or Tzatziki sauce on top. A sprinkle of Trader Joe’s Green Goddess seasoning blend and squeeze of fresh lemon juice makes the dish complete.
*Add any (or all) of the following: diced cucumber, diced tomato, kalamata olives, pickled red onions, Tzatziki sauce, feta crumbles, freshly chopped mint, freshly chopped parsley, fresh dill, dried oregano, mixed greens, diced red onion, etc.
Easy Greek Chicken Meatball Bowl
Greek Chicken Meatballs are the star of this dish - all other ingredients are chosen by YOU!
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup feta crumbles
- 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped or minced)
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley (finely chopped)
- 3 tablespoons fresh mint (finely chopped)
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp ground sea salt
- 1/2 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
- Zest of 1 lemon (reserve for juice)
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- *1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400˚F. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper for easy clean-up and drizzle it lightly with olive oil. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken, panko breadcrumbs, egg, Feta, garlic, parsley, mint, dried oregano, onion powder, salt, pepper and lemon zest. Gently mix with a soft spatula or hands until combined. Note: Don’t overwork the mixture.
- Coat hands with a little olive oil and roll the mixture into meatballs.
- Place on the baking sheet, making sure there is space between each meatball. Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked all the way through. Note: an instant thermometer inserted into the meatball should read 165°F when fully cooked.
- Serve over cooked white rice or orzo with add-ins*. Drizzle with a Greek dressing or Tzatziki sauce. Sprinkle Trader Joe's Green Goddess spice blend or fresh lemon juice.
- *Add any (or all) of the following:
- Diced cucumber, diced tomato, kalamata olives, pickled red onion, Tzatziki sauce, feta crumbles, freshly chopped mint, freshly chopped parsley, fresh dill, mixed greens, sliced red onion, etc.
Notes
What do you serve with Greek chicken meatballs? The options are endless, but my favorite way to eat Greek chicken meatballs are in a bowl over cooked white jasmine rice with dairy free Tzatziki, kalamata olives,
Love meatballs but not this recipe? Try making these kid-friendly Four Ingredient Meatball Pizza Balls.
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