Yield: 25 meatballs or 4 servings

Greek Chicken Meatballs

Greek Chicken Meatballs

These Greek Chicken Meatballs with tzatziki sauce are exactly what you need in your life. They are crispy on the outside and juicy in the middle!

Author: thepounddropper.com

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. 99% lean ground chicken
  • 1/3 cup plain or Italian breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup crumbled fat free feta cheese or parmigiano-reggiano
  • 1 large egg
  • lemon zest from 1/2 lemon
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp dried dill
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp dried parsley or 2 Tbsp fresh, finely chopped

Instructions

    Oven Directions:

    1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground chicken, breadcrumbs, egg, parmesan or feta cheese cheese, lemon zest, garlic, salt, onion powder, oregano, dill, and fresh parsley.
    2. Mix all together using your hands.
    3. Using your hands, gently form into golf ball-sized meatballs-about 1 Tbsp.
    4. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
    5. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, or spray a baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
    6. Place meatball on prepared baking sheet. Spray the tops of the meatballs with cooking spray.
    7. Bake meatballs for 18-20 minutes or until they are lightly browned.


    Air Fryer Directions:

    1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground chicken, breadcrumbs, egg, parmesan or fat free feta cheese, lemon zest, garlic, salt, onion powder, oregano, dill, and fresh parsley.
    2. Mix all together using your hands.
    3. Using your hands, gently form into golf ball-sized meatballs-about 1 Tbsp.
    4. Place them on a prepared air fryer tray or basket and spray with cooking spray.
    5. Air fry at 375 degrees for 15 minutes, or until they are lightly browned.
    6. Meanwhile, prepare tzatziki Sauce: In small bowl, stir together all ingredients.
    7. Garnish meatballs with fresh parsley and serve with tzatziki sauce.

    Servings: Makes 20 meatballs / 4 ( 5 meatballs ) servings

    2 Points® per serving ( 5 meatballs)

Notes

How long do these meatballs stay fresh for? Can I freeze them?

Store these in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or you can freeze the leftovers for up to two months.

Zero Point Tzatziki Sauce Recipe:
1 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 garlic clove or 1/2 tsp minced garlic
1 English cucumber-the long, skinny ones
1 tsp salt
1 tsp fresh or dry dill

Directions:
In a bowl combine, non fat plain Greek yogurt, lemon juice, garlic clove or minced garlic, salt, and dill.
Using a hand grater, grate English cucumber onto a plate. After cucumber is grated, lightly squeeze the grated cucumber between your palms over the sink or garbage to remove excess liquid.
Then transfer the squeezed cucumber to the yogurt mixture. Stir until all ingredients have been incorporated.
Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Smartpoints:
GREEN: Up to 3 meatballs for 1 smartpoint, Up to 5 meatballs for 2 smartpoints, Up to 9 smartpoints for 4 smartpoints. Tzatziki sauce is zero points for 2 Tbsp or 1 smartpoint for 1/4 cup

BLUE/PURPLE: Up to 5 meatballs for 1 Smartpoints, Up to 8 meatballs for 2 smartpoints, Up to 12 meatballs for 3 smartpoints. Tzatziki sauce is zero points per 1/4 cup

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 202Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 122mgSodium: 425mgCarbohydrates: 7gNet Carbohydrates: 6gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 29g

Do not use the WW nutritional calculator to calculate points. The nutritional calculator does take zero point food ingredients into consideration and will not be accurate. Personal Point values and nutritional information is estimated and calculated using the brand of ingredients listed in the recipe. PersonalPoints values may vary depending on the brand of ingredients used and depending on your customized zero point foods list. To accurately calculate the Personal Point value on a recipe you will need to enter the ingredients in the WW app recipe builder by going to the top bar in your WW App and selecting “My Foods” then when you are in my foods select “Recipes” then click “Create” in top corner, this is where you will build the recipe, give it a name, select how many servings it makes and then add all ingredients.