Baked Greek Lentil Meatballs with tzatziki
These Baked Greek Lentil Meatballs will be your new favorite vegetarian meal.
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 ½ cups cooked brown lentils can use canned
- ½ red onion - finely chopped
- ¾ cup bread crumbs gluten free if needed
- ¼ cup fresh chopped mint
- ¼ cup fresh chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 egg
- ½-1 teaspoon salt
- black pepper to taste
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- juice from ½ lemon
Tzatziki
- ½ cup yogurt
- ¼ cup shredded cucumber
- juice from ½ lemon
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper
- 1 garlic clove - minced
- ¼ cup fresh chopped dill
- +other optional sides of veggies of choice and cooked grain of choice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Add all meatball ingredients to a food processor. Partially blend until combined but not pureed, you want to leave a little texture.
- Roll out meatballs onto a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Bake meatballs for 30-35 minutes.
- While meatballs are cooking, mix together your tzatziki.
- Serve meatballs with sauce and sides of choice.
Notes
This makes 2-3 servings of meatballs.
Nutrition
Calories: 295kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 17gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 831mgPotassium: 750mgFiber: 11gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1351IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 168mgIron: 6mg
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