Easy Meatball Recipe
This Easy Meatball Recipe is a delicious and simple one-pan meal that you'll want to make every weeknight when you just have to many things on-the-go to spend all your time in the kitchen!
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Ingredients
For the sauce
- 1/2 cup avocado oil
- juice of one lemon
- 3 garlic cloves, pressed
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 2 tbsp minced fresh dill
For the meatballs
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 small yellow onion, grated
- 3 garlic cloves, pressed
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- zest from one lemon
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 142 g (5 oz) fresh spinach
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
For the sheet pan
Garnishes
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 1/4 cup fresh chopped dill
- 1/4 cup fresh minced chives
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Mix the dressing ingredients together and set aside.
- To a large sheet pan add: gnocchi, olives, leeks and feta. Drizzle with all of the dressing and add a big pinch of salt and toss to combine. Set aside.
Make the meatballs
- To a medium bowl add the ground chicken, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, lemon zest, egg and avocado oil. Set aside.
- To a food processor add the spinach and breadcrumbs. Pulse a few times until combined and everything is in tiny pieces. Add the feta and pulse 1-2 times to combine. Add this spinach mixture to the bowl with the ground chicken and mix until combined.
- Scoop about 2 tbsp at a time and form into meatballs. Nestle the meatballs in between the ingredients on the sheet pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the meatballs are cooked through.
- Top with cherry tomatoes, fresh minced dill and fresh minced chives and serve.
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Notes
- If you don't have avocado oil, you can substitute with olive oil
- Mix and match the vegetables to your tastes - if olives aren't your favourite, substitute with bell pepper for example.
- If you like this recipe, you'll love our Sheet Pan Gnocchi or Sheet Pan Greek Meatballs & Lemon Potatoes
Nutrition
Calories: 573kcal | Carbohydrates: 40.7g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 37.3g | Saturated Fat: 8.7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21.3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 117.5mg | Sodium: 1292.2mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 9.2g
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