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Chicken Spanikopita Meatballs with Tzatziki Dipping Sauce

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  • Yield: 18 meatballs 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1/2 lb frozen spinach, thawed then squeeze out excess water
  • 3/4 C crumbled feta cheese
  • 1 lb ground chicken or turkey
  • 1 Tb McCormick Montreal Grill Seasoning
  • Olive oil

Dipping Sauce

  • 1 C plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/3 cucumber, peeled, seeded and grated
  • 1 1/2 Tb fresh dill
  • 1 Tb fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  In a large bowl, add all the ingredients for the meatballs, being sure to separate the spinach into small pieces as you add it.  Add a liberal drizzle (2-3 Tb) of olive oil over the top, then mix it all together using your hands.  Form the mixture into 18 – 1 1/2 inch meatballs and place them on a cookie sheet.  Bake for 13-16 minutes until the juices run clear.
  2. While the meatballs are cooking, mix together all the ingredients for the tzatziki sauce and serve on the side with the hot meatballs.

Notes

***For a freezer meal, follow the recipe up through forming the meatballs.  Place the cookie sheet in the freezer until the raw meatballs are frozen.  Toss them in a freezer bag and mark with the cooking directions.  Thaw them on a cookie sheet before baking, so you don’t end up with a one big meatball in your freezer bag 🙂

  • Author: Carole Jones

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2 meatballs
  • Calories: 116
  • Sugar: 2g
  • Sodium: 385mg
  • Fat: 8g
  • Saturated Fat: 4g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 3g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 5g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 15g
  • Cholesterol: 49mg