Caution: this protein & veggie-packed dinner may simply have you ever doing backflips for your kitchen. When you’ve been following AK for some time now, there’s a superb opportunity you’ve made considered one of my epic meatballs recipes (like my well-known ginger rooster meatballs). I LOVE making scrumptious meatball dishes for dinner as a result of they’re tremendous flexible, kid-friendly, and more uncomplicated to make than you suppose!

Those Greek turkey meatballs have heaps of flavorful herbs rolled proper into them and are served with gorgeous veggies, vibrant lemon orzo, and a creamy, tangy feta sauce. One phrase to explain a chunk of this combo: magical. This dish is the very best well-rounded dinner with the whole lot you have to need — a lot of protein, a variety of veggies, grains, and naturally, unbelievable flavors. I lately realized that it’s Abra’s #1 favourite dinner recipe on AK (what?!) so that you KNOW it’s gonna be excellent.

Serve this pretty bowl with olives, pita, and further herbs and sauce when you’d like! I incorporated simple tactics to prep them forward of time or even freeze them for later to make weeknight dinners a breeze.

The whole lot you’ll wish to make those Greek turkey meatballs

This recipe is in reality probably the most perfect sheet pan foods. Herby Greek turkey meatballs baked on one pan with the veggies then served with a flavorful lemon orzo and a creamy, tangy feta yogurt sauce. YUM. Right here’s the whole lot you’ll wish to cause them to:

• For the sauce: we’re the usage of my go-to creamy feta yogurt dressing that’s the very best combo of tangy, creamy and salty.
• For the meatballs: you’ll want some lean floor turkey, an egg & breadcrumbs for binding, purple onion, contemporary herbs like parsley and mint, dried oregano, and a variety of salt & pepper.
• For the veggies: the meatballs will bake proper up with bell peppers and purple onion.
• For the orzo: you’ll get a variety of taste for the orzo with lemon juice, lemon zest, a bit butter or olive oil, salt & pepper.

Extra scrumptious tactics to serve those meatballs

I really like the combination of the lemon orzo and feta sauce with those wholesome Greek turkey meatballs, however you have to additionally:

• Switch the orzo for quinoa, rice, farro or couscous
• Take a look at my Home made Tzatziki Sauce instead of the feta sauce
• Combine in some pitted, sliced kalamata olives with the orzo for additonal bites of taste
• Serve with pita and further feta sauce for dipping!

Can I make the gluten loose?

Positive! Be happy so as to add 2-3 tablespoons of coconut flour to the meatball combination as an alternative of the breadcrumbs, or just use gluten loose breadcrumbs.

You’ll then serve the meatballs with quinoa or rice as an alternative of orzo, or just experience them with the sauce.

Tip for forming your meatballs

I like to recommend wetting your arms, coating them with a bit olive oil, or spraying your arms with a bit nonstick cooking spray prior to rolling your meatballs to stop the combination from sticking. Really easy!

Make those baked Greek turkey meatballs forward of time

There are two simple ways in which you’ll in truth make those Greek turkey meatballs forward of time and cook dinner them up whilst you’re able!

1. From cooked: combine and shape the meatballs, then bake them as directed or cook dinner them in a skillet. As soon as cooked, retailer them within the refrigerator for as much as 2-3 days till you’re able to proceed with the recipe.
2. From uncooked: combine and shape the meatballs, then position them on a baking sheet coated with parchment paper. Tightly quilt the meatballs with plastic wrap and put them within the refrigerator till you’re ready to cook dinner them. You’ll prep those meatballs 1-2 days forward of time. As soon as able to cook dinner, merely apply the recipe as written.

Find out how to freeze those meatballs for later

• Prepare dinner first, then freeze: position your cooked Greek turkey meatballs and peppers in a freezer-safe, hermetic container or bag and freeze them for as much as 3 months. *Remember to don’t overcook the peppers prior to freezing them. While you’re able to experience, let your container of meatballs & peppers thaw within the fridge for a couple of hours or in a single day. Once they’re nearly performed thawing you’ll make the orzo and sauce. In the end, warmth the meatballs and peppers in a pan till they’re great and heat, and serve with the orzo and sauce!
• Freeze prior to cooking: you’ll additionally freeze those meatballs prior to cooking them! Shape your meatballs as advised, position them on a baking sheet, and put them within the freezer for 1-2 hours. This is named a flash freeze. Then, switch your frozen meatballs to an hermetic, freezer-friendly bag or container and position within the freezer for as much as 3 months. To thaw them, merely position them within the fridge for a couple of hours or in a single day after which cook dinner them as directed within the recipe.

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Greek Turkey Meatballs with Lemon Orzo & Creamy Feta Yogurt Sauce

Prep Time 40 mins mins

Prepare dinner Time 20 mins mins

Overall Time 1 hour hour

ServesServes 4 servings

Scrumptious Greek turkey meatballs with lemon orzo, gentle veggies, and a creamy feta yogurt sauce. Those wholesome baked Greek turkey meatballs are stuffed with heaps of fantastic herbs and make the very best protein-packed weeknight meal!

Substances

• For the feta yogurt sauce:
• ½ cup simple greek yogurt
• ½ cup feta crumbles
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• Freshly floor salt and black pepper, to style
• 1-3 teaspoons water to skinny sauce so you’ll drizzle it over meatballs
• For the meatballs:
• 1 pound lean floor rooster or turkey (round 93% lean is perfect)
• 1 egg
• ½ cup breadcrumbs
• ¼ cup finely diced purple onion (from about 1/4th massive purple onion)
• 3 cloves garlic, minced (or sub ½ teaspoon garlic powder)
• 3 tablespoons chopped contemporary parsley
• 3 tablespoons chopped contemporary mint
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• Freshly floor black pepper
• For the veggies:
• 1 purple bell pepper, julienned
• 1 orange bell pepper, julienned
• 1 purple onion, sliced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Freshly floor salt and pepper
• For the lemon orzo:
• 1 ⅓ cup orzo pasta (8 oz)
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• Juice from ½ lemon (about 2 tablespoons contemporary lemon juice)
• 1-2 tablespoons butter (or olive oil)
• Freshly floor salt and pepper, to style
• Not obligatory: ½ cup pitted and sliced kalamata olives
• To garnish:
• Contemporary torn mint and parsley
• For serving:
• Not obligatory: Pita bread

Directions

• First make the feta yogurt sauce: upload yogurt, feta, olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice and garlic powder to the bowl of a meals processor or to a blender. Procedure/mix till clean and effectively mixed, scraping down the edges as important. Upload salt and pepper to style and procedure another time. If it’s now not skinny sufficient, be at liberty so as to add 1-3 teaspoons of water as a way to simply drizzle it. Put aside.

• Preheat the oven to 400 levels F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

• In a big bowl, upload the bottom rooster or turkey, egg, breadcrumbs, diced purple onion, garlic, parsley, mint, oregano, salt and pepper; use blank arms to shape into 16 golfing ball sized meatballs. Put aside.

• Tip for forming meatballs: stay a small bowl of water to dip your arms in prior to forming each and every meatball. It makes it such a lot more uncomplicated!

• Upload peppers and onions to a medium bowl and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and freshly floor salt and pepper. Toss in combination then upload veggies to the ready pan and unfold out calmly. Subsequent nestle the meatballs in between the veggies. Bake for 17-23 mins or till a meat thermometer reads 165 levels F.

• Whilst the meatballs are cooking, you’ll make the orzo: first cook dinner the orzo in line with the instructions at the bundle. As soon as al dente, drain the orzo and upload again to the pot, then stir within the lemon zest, lemon juice, butter (or olive oil) and season with salt and pepper to style. I actually like so as to add a large number of black pepper to mine! Finally, stir within the kalamata olives.

• To serve: upload orzo to plates or bowls, then best with meatballs (4 in step with particular person) and peppers/onion combination. Drizzle with the feta yogurt sauce and garnish with contemporary torn mint and parsley. I additionally love including contemporary pita triangles or pita chips at the aspect as an choice, too! Revel in! Serves 4.

Recipe Notes

This recipe would even be fabulous with my home made tzatziki sauce.
As a substitute of breadcrumbs, be at liberty to make use of 2-3 tablespoons of coconut flour as a binder as an alternative of breadcrumbs. This can be a nice gluten loose choice, too!
Be happy to double the sauce if you need extra for dipping your pita in!
See the whole put up for methods to make the meatballs forward of time and to freeze them for later.

Diet

Serving: 1serving (1/4 of meatballs, orzo, veggies & sauce)Energy: 565kcalCarbohydrates: 59.8gProtein: 39.5gFats: 19.5gSaturated Fats: 7.2gFiber: 5.1gSugar: 6.2g