These Baked Greek Meatballs are so good! They're made healthier with ground chicken and served with potatoes, veggies and tzatziki.
Ingredients and substitutions
Potatoes
- Baby potatoes – you could also dice a larger potato into small pieces.
- Olive oil – or another neutral cooking oil like avocado or canola oil.
- Lemon juice – freshly squeezed is best but bottled will work in a pinch.
- Dried oregano – basil would provide a similar flavour.
- Salt & pepper – to taste.
Greek meatballs
- Ground chicken – you could also make these meatballs with ground turkey or ground pork.
- Yellow onion – shallots or white onions would also be good.
- Minced garlic – use freshly minced garlic or jarred minced garlic if it’s all you have on hand.
- Parsley – try using more oregano or chervil instead.
- Lemon zest – if you don’t have any lemon zest, use a bit of lemon juice.
- Dried oregano – basil would provide a similar flavour.
- Dried dill – tarragon tastes similar but is a bit stronger.
- Salt & pepper – to taste.
To serve
- Cherry tomatoes – swap out for grape tomatoes or serve with another vegetable of your choice.
- Cucumber – serve with zucchini or another vegetable of your choice.
- Red onion – white onion will work but it has a much milder flavour.
- Parsley – oregano or chervil are the best substitutes here.
- Tzatziki – use a store-bought tzatziki for easy prep or make your own using Greek yogurt, grated cucumber, olive oil, dill, lemon juice and garlic.
How to make Greek meatballs
Step 1: Roast the potatoes.
Toss the potatoes with olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, salt and pepper. Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Step 2: Make the meatball mixture.
Mix the ground chicken with the grated onion, garlic, parsley, lemon zest, oregano, dill, salt and pepper.
Step 3: Roll the meatballs.
Roll the meatball mixture into balls, then add them to the baking sheet with the potatoes.
Step 4: Bake the meatballs and potatoes.
Step 5: Prep your sides.
Toss the cherry tomatoes, cucumber and red onion with parsley, olive oil, and salt and pepper.
Step 6: Serve and enjoy!
Serve the potatoes and meatballs with tzatziki and veggies.
What to serve with Greek meatballs
I love serving these Greek chicken meatballs with roasted baby potatoes, tzatziki and a side Greek salad. I normally just use a store-bought tzatziki sauce for easy prep, but there are plenty of recipes online you can find to make your own homemade tzatziki.
Here are more side dish ideas to serve with this chicken meatball recipe:
- Side salad like this tomato salad
- Pita bread
- Rice (try cauliflower rice for a low-carb option)
- Instant Pot farro
Frequently Asked Questions
There are a few things you’ll want to avoid to ensure your chicken meatballs don’t turn out mushy. Make sure you don’t overhandle the meatballs when rolling them, or they’ll turn out mushy and risk breaking apart easily. You also want to make sure you don’t roll them too tight! Since this recipe doesn’t include egg or breadcrumbs, they should turn out nice and firm.
There’s no need to brown these Greek chicken meatballs before cooking them. After you’ve finished rolling them, place them on the tray with the potatoes and bake them for 20 minutes.
If you're making these meatballs for a party or potluck, you can cook them and store them in the fridge a few days in advance.
Yes! You can swap out the ground chicken for another kind of ground meat like ground turkey, beef or pork.
Storing and reheating
These Greek chicken meatballs are great for meal prep! After they’ve completely cooled, transfer them to glass bowls or meal prep containers with the potatoes for up to 5 days. They’re great for work lunches or quick dinners throughout the week.
When you’re ready to enjoy, all you have to do is pull a container out of the fridge then eat them cold or microwave them for 1 to 2 minutes until heated through.
Can you freeze meatballs?
This chicken meatball recipe is definitely freezer-friendly. Flash freeze the meatballs on a tray in the freezer so they don’t stick together, then transfer them to a freezer-safe Ziploc bag or glass container. They should last in the freezer for up to 3 months.
You can reheat them directly from frozen in the microwave for 3 to 4 minutes until heated through or let them defrost in the fridge overnight then reheat as normal. Serve with fresh potatoes, salad and tzatziki and dig in!
More delicious meatball recipes
Meal Prep Tools
- Grab some glass meal prep bowls to pack up your weekly lunches.
- I get all my free-range ground chicken and turkey from Butcher Box, conveniently delivered to me frozen.
- Use these Ziploc bag holders if you're planning on freezing these meatballs.
- Get a meat thermometer to make sure your meatballs are cooked through.
- **Get my full list of tools here**
Baked Greek Meatballs with Tzatziki
Ingredients
Potatoes
- 4 cups baby potatoes sliced in half
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- Salt & pepper to taste
Greek meatballs
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 small yellow onion grated
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried dill
- 1/2 tsp each salt & pepper
To serve
- 1 cup Sliced cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup Sliced cucumber
- 1/2 cup Thinly sliced red onion
- 2 tbsp Finely chopped parsley
- 1/2 cup Store bought tzatziki
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F. Toss potatoes with olive oil, lemon juice, oregano and salt and pepper on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes.
- While potatoes are cooking, mix ground chicken in a large bowl with grated onion, garlic, parsley, lemon zest, oregano, dill and salt & pepper. Roll meat mixture into meatballs, placing on a cutting board then adding to baking sheet with potatoes once the potatoes have cooked for 20 minutes.
- Bake meatballs and potatoes another 20 minutes. While that's cooking, prep cherry tomatoes, cucumber and red onion, tossing with parsley and a little bit of olive oil and salt & pepper to taste.
- Serve potatoes, meatballs, veggies and tzatziki in bowls and enjoy!
Comments & Reviews
Kassidy says
Loved this recipe! We didn’t cook the meat balls in the oven but instead in a pan and made them more of a patty! We also made our own taziki with Greek yogurt lemon dill and cucumber
Taylor Stinson says
I’m so happy you enjoyed!
Tara says
I swear I was Greek in a past life. 😁I just prepped Greek roasted potatoes & 44 mini chicken Greek meatballs. I just sampled 4 of the meatballs…( to make sure they’re ok! 😉🤣 Doused in Tzatziki- it is so delicious! 😋😋😋