Greek Chicken Meatballs

4.71 from 27 votes

These healthy Greek Chicken Meatballs are packed with Mediterranean flavor! Made with ground chicken, spinach, herbs, and feta cheese, these flavorful and juicy meatballs are perfect for a quick and easy weeknight dinner.

Prep Time25

Cook Time15

Total Time40

Course: Appetizer, Entree

Cuisine: Greek

Servings: (Makes around 16 meatballs)

Calories: 262kcal

Author: Dr. Sonali Ruder

Equipment

Sheet pan

Ingredients

5 ounces (½ package) chopped, frozen spinach
1 pound ground chicken
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder grated or minced
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 egg
¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
¼ cup panko breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ teaspoon paprika

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Defrost the spinach according to package directions. Squeeze all of the water out of the spinach and place it in a large bowl. Add the ground chicken, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, salt, pepper, egg, feta cheese, and breadcrumbs. Mix to combine. Form the mixture into approximately 16 meatballs, about 1-½ inches in diameter.
Place the meatballs on the baking sheet sprayed or brushed with olive oil. Mix the olive oil and paprika together in a small bowl. Brush the mixture onto the tops of the meatballs.
Bake meatballs on the upper shelf in the oven, 15-16 minutes until lightly browned and cooked through to an internal temperature of 165°F. Serve meatballs with desired accompaniments like rice, pasta, pita bread, vegetables, or tzatziki. Or use them to make Greek meatball pita sandwiches.

Notes

You can double this recipe and use these Mediterranean chicken meatballs for meal prep throughout the week.

To make this recipe gluten free, use gluten-free panko breadcrumbs.

This recipe is already low carb/keto, but if you want to cut the carbs even more, you can leave out the breadcrumbs.

I brush a little olive oil mixed with paprika on top of the meatballs to give the them some golden brown color as they bake in the oven. If desired, you can turn on the broiler at the end of cooking to give them even more color.

I use dried spices in this recipe for convenience but you can add fresh herbs for a pop of flavor like fresh mint, parsley or dill.

You can cook these meatballs in the air fryer. Simply place meatballs in the air fryer basket in a single layer and cook at 370°F for 10-12 minutes until cooked through.

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