Greek Meatballs with Homemade Tzatziki Sauce

Meatballs

• 1 lb ground chicken or ground turkey

• 2 tsp garlic, minced

• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

• 2 tsp Italian seasoning

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tsp pepper

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 1 large egg

• 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs *or you can use any bread crumbs you have available

• 3/4 cup crumbled feta
  

Tzatziki

• 1 cup greek yogurt, plain

• 2 tbsp green scallions, chopped finely

• 1 tsp garlic, minced

• 1 tbsp lime juice

• 1/2 medium cucumber w/skin, grated and squeezed for excesses water *you can use a towel or your hands to do so.

• Salt & pepper to taste

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a large bowl, add all meatball ingredients and mix thoroughly.

3. Take about 2-3 tbsps of meatball mixture and roll into a ball. Continue till all meatballs are formed.

4. Heat an oven safe large pan or cast iron on medium high heat and add oil. *just enough to coat the bottom of the pan to brown the meatballs.

5. You will have to work 1-2 batches to get all meatballs browned on both sides.

6. Once all your meatballs are browned, put back together in pan and place in oven for 5-10 mins or until internal temp reaches 160 degrees.

7. While your meatballs are cooking, in a small bowl add your tzatziki ingredients and set aside.

8. Serve tzatziki sauce with meatballs and a side of rice and veggies.

Notes/Quick tips:

- Stand up graters work best to grate the cucumber.