Greek Chicken Meatballs with Lemon Orzo

Super easy greek chicken meatballs with lemon orzo are the perfect weeknight meal or a great meal prep lunch.

Easy Greek Chicken Meatballs

These Greek Chicken Meatballs are a great burst of flavor and are a fun twist on traditional meatballs. Paired with a lemon orzo you have the perfect weeknight dinner or easy lunch to meal prep.

Ingredients

Greek Chicken Meatballs

• Ground Chicken – this could be swapped for ground turkey, ground beef or ground sausage.
• Feta Cheese – I love adding cheese to my meatballs for extra flavor
• Bread Crumbs – to hold the meatballs together
• Egg – for binding the meatballs
• Seasonings – salt, pepper, oregano, dill, garlic powder, onion powder
• Lemon Zest – love the addition of lemon flavor to the meatballs
• Onion – finely diced for added flavor

Lemon Orzo

• Orzo – one of my favorite pastas, you can swap this for your favorite pasta or even rice.
• Lemon Juice – fresh squeezed if possible.
• Butter – for a creamy texture
• Salt – for added flavor when cooking the orzo

For Serving

• Cucumber
• Tomatos
• Tzatziki
• Feta
• Fresh Dill

How to Make Greek Chicken Meatballs with Lemon Orzo

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a large bowl combine all meatball ingredients and mix well to combine.
3. Divide into 12 equally sized sections and roll into a ball.
4. Place onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165F.
5. Cook orzo according to package, drain and add to a medium sized bowl.
6. Add butter and lemon juice. Mix to combine.
7. Add orzo, cooked meatballs, cucumbers, tomatoes, Tzatziki, extra feta, and fresh dill to a bowl and enjoy!

What you’ll love about these Easy Greek Meatballs

They are so easy to make. Since we are baking the meatballs you don’t have to stand over the stove cooking them!

Packed with Protein. Ground chicken is a great way to pack in the protein without added fat. Each serving has almost 25g of protein.

Great for Meal Prep. I make up a batch of these meatballs and orzo on Sunday and have an easy lunch to eat throughout the week!

Greek Chicken Meatballs with Lemon Orzo

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Super easy greek chicken meatballs with lemon orzo are the perfect weeknight meal or a great meal prep lunch.

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Prep Time:15 minutes mins

Cook Time:25 minutes mins

Course: dinner, Main Course

Servings: 4

Ingredients

Greek Chicken Meatballs

• 1 lb Ground Chicken
• 1/2 cup Feta Cheese cumbled
• 1/2 cup Bread Crumbs
• 1 Egg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp dried dill
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 Lemon zested
• 1/2 cup Onion finely diced

Lemon Orzo

• 1 Cup Orzo
• 2 tbsp Lemon Juice fresh squeezed if possible
• 2 tbsp Butter

For Serving

• Cucumber
• Tomatos
• Tzatziki
• Feta
• Fresh Dill

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large bowl combine all meatball ingredients and mix well to combine.
• Divide into 12 equally sized sections and roll into a ball.
• Place onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165F.
• Cook orzo according to package, drain and add to a medium sized bowl.
• Add butter and lemon juice. Mix to combine.
• Add orzo, cooked meatballs, cucumbers, tomatoes, Tzatziki, extra feta, and fresh dill to a bowl and enjoy!