Baked Keftedes Stuffed with Feta Cheese
This is a very easy recipe for baked Greek meatballs stuffed with feta cheese. These keftedes are on the lighter side as they are baked in the oven rather than fried.
Ingredients
Meatballs:
- 1 lb. ground lean turkey
- 1/2 small yellow onion finely chopped
- 1 large egg
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 4 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
- 4 tbsp. chopped fresh dill
- 4 tbsp. chopped fresh or dried mint
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup feta cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- Extra-virgin olive oil for greasing
Lemon Yogurt Sauce:
- 1/2 c. Greek yogurt preferably full-fat
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Garnish:
- Lemon wedges and chopped fresh dill and parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl or food processor, combine onion, garlic, parsley, dill, mint, a good cracks of black pepper.
- Working with your hands, add the mixture to your ground turkey with an egg. Don't over work the mixuture.
- Form into meatballs using an ice cream scoup(about 2 tablespoons each) and place on the parchment paper.
- Flatten each meatball individually by hand and add the feta cheese cube. Cover the cheese with the meatball mixture and place back on the tray. Repeat for all the meatballs.
- Bake until golden and cooked through, 18 to 20 minutes.
Lemon Yogurt Sauce:
- In a medium bowl, combine yogurt and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper.
- Spread yogurt on a plate and top with meatballs. Top with dill and parsley and serve with lemon wedges alongside.
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Notes
Try adding chopped fresh spinach to the meatballs and add some cucumber to the sauce to make it like Greek Tzatziki sauce
Nutrition
Calories: 330kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 33gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 160mgSodium: 554mgPotassium: 609mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 3316IUVitamin C: 38mgCalcium: 340mgIron: 4mg
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