Greek Meatballs
These flavorful and juicy greek meatballs are the quick and easy fix for a simple and light dinner!
Ingredients
For the meatballs:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper (omit if you don't like spicy)
- ¼ cup onion, diced finely
- a few grinds of fresh pepper
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- chopped fresh parsley, for garnish (optional)
- chopped fresh dill, for garnish (optional)
Fixings:
- 1 container store-bought tzatziki sauce
- chopped cucumber
- halved grape tomatoes
- sliced red onion
- chopped romaine lettuce
- naan bread, quartered (I like Trader Joe's frozen naan)
- hummus
- cumbled feta cheese
- kalamata olives
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the ground pork and beef, oregano, cumin, salt and pepper. Mix with fork (or clean hands) until combined.
- Using a cookie dough scoop, drop scoops of meat onto a parchment lined baking sheet pan. Roll each meatball with hands into a ball. Lightly brush olive oil on top of each meatball.
- Bake meatballs at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
- Serve meatballs with all the fixings! Enjoy!