Greek Chicken Meatball Bowls with Tzatziki

by | Jan 23, 2025 | Fitness, Health, Recipes, Uncategorised

These delicious Greek chicken meatball bowls are worth every second of prep time. With everything you’d expect in Greek cuisine, like flavourful meatballs, fresh veggies, and homemade tzatziki, everything can be prepped ahead of time for when busy weeknights strike.

Why you’ll love this recipe

  • Fresh simple ingredients and flavours.
  • 37g of protein per bowl.
  • Juicy meatballs, flavourful homemade tzatziki, and fresh Greek salad.

Ingredients:

  • Lean Ground Chicken: any ground meat: ground beef, ground turkey and ground pork all work.
  • Italian Breadcrumbs: I used Italian bread crumbs for extra seasoning.
  • Brown Rice: while I love these with brown rice, any rice works great, even cauliflower rice!
  • Feta Cheese: I am using low fat feta but use any preferred cheese here.
  • Plain Greek Yogurt: 2% has the perfect amount of thickness to it. You can use full-fat or non-fat but be sure non-fat isn’t too watery.
  • Romaine Lettuce: any type of lettuce. I like a 50/50 romaine and baby spinach for an extra punch of nutrition.
  • Cucumber: Any cucumber!
  • Fresh Dill: if using dry dill, only use 1 tsp.
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil: a high quality is preferred, as it’s the base of your salad dressing.

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Step 1: make the meatballs

Combine the meatball ingredients in a large bowl. Mix all the ingredients until well combined. Shape the mixture into 12 meatballs, approximately 42 grams each. Spray the air fryer pan with nonstock spray and lay the meatballs in the air fryer basket in a single layer, careful they do not touch. Air fry at 380 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-12 minutes until the meatballs are cooked through.

Step 2: make the tzatziki sauce

Mix all the ingredients in a medium bowl. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Chill in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes before serving.

Step 3: make Greek salad

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Mix to evenly combine and chill in the refrigerator before serving.

Step 4: assemble bowl

Serve the bowls assembled with lettuce, rice, meatballs, tzatziki and Greek salad