Greek Meatballs with Feta Sauce

Make your next family meal amazing with our Greek Meatballs with Feta Sauce! This easy recipe takes only 25 minutes to make and is packed with Mediterranean flavors. With a delicious feta sauce, these juicy meatballs are great as an appetizer or served over pasta or zucchini noodles.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Greek

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 431kcal

Author Wendy Polisi

Ingredients

Meatballs

2 slices bread
½ cup milk
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb ground lamb
1 lb ground beef
2 teaspoons sea salt
½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 onion finely chopped
½ cup fresh grated parmesan
½ cup chopped fresh parsley
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 cloves garlic minced
1 egg
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Dipping Sauce

1 cup Greek Yogurt or sour cream
½ cup milk
¼ cup crumbled fetta
¼ teaspoon oregano
4 cloves garlic minced

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 420 degrees. Place bread in a bowl and cover with milk.
Place a rack on a large baking sheet. Drizzle the olive oil into a large bowl and add the lamb and beef. Season with salt and pepper.
Squeeze excess moisture from bread and crumble it into the meat. Mix in onion, cheese, parsley, cayenne, garlic and egg. Roll into 1 ½ - 2 inch balls and place on prepared rack on the baking sheet. Bake for 12 - 15 minutes. Douse with lemon juice.
Make dipping sauce by mixing together yogurt, milk, feta, oregano and garlic in a small bowl. Serve with meatballs.

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