Easy Greek Meatballs Baked Recipes

GREEK MEATBALLS (KEFTEDES)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray or brush lightly with olive oil.
• Place all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl and combine by hand until well incorporated. Form into meatballs (about 1-inch in diameter). This process is easier and the meatballs more uniform if you use an ice cream scoop.
• Place the meatballs on the baking sheet and bake for 18 -20 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from the oven and serve!

GREEK CHICKEN MEATBALLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl.
• Form the mixture into 24-28 meatballs, and place on a lined baking sheet.
• Bake the meatballs for 22-25 minutes until lightly browned on the outside.
• For a complete meal, serve with tomatoes, cucumber, tzatziki and your favorite grain.

EASY GREEK MEATBALLS (BAKED!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a sheet pan with foil.
• Finely chop red onion, and peel and mince garlic.
• In a large bowl combine ALL the ingredients and use your hands (wash them well before and after) to combine the mixture. Roll the meatball mixture into small balls (mine were around golf ball size) and line them up on the sheet pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes. You could start checking after 15 minutes - depending on how hot your oven runs they might be done. I ALWAYS test my meat with a meat thermometer to take the guesswork out of it.*
• Serve with our Homemade Tzatziki, pita bread and fresh veggies, or with rice, or roasted potatoes. Enjoy! :)

GREEK MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a pan with foil and place a rack on top of the foil.
• Combine milk and panko bread crumbs. Let sit 5 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix until combined. Divide mixture into 20 meatballs.
• Roll and place on prepared pan. Bake 20-22 minutes or until browned and meatballs are cooked through.

BEST EVER (EASY) BAKED MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF. Spray a large cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• Mix together onion, bread crumbs, garlic, egg, cheese, ketchup, salt, pepper and parsley in a large mixing bowl.
• Add in ground beef and mix gently until combined. Do not overwork. Form into 1-inch balls and place on prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, or until meatballs are browned and cooked through.

EASY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix eggs, Italian seasoning, basil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder together in a large bowl. Add beef and panko bread crumbs and mix thoroughly.
• Shape mixture into about forty 1 1/2-inch balls, a little smaller than golf balls, using a teaspoon. Place on ungreased, rimmed baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the centers, turning halfway through cooking time, 10 to 15 minutes total.

ITALIAN BAKED MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix bread crumbs, Romano cheese, parsley, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder together. Combine with water and eggs. Add ground beef and mix well. Roll mixture into balls and place on a nonstick baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 30 minutes.

KEFTEDES: BAKED GREEK MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with foil. Spray foil with cooking spray and set aside.
• Place ground meat in the bottom of a medium bowl and add all remaining ingredients. Use your hands and mix together ingredients until everything is fully incorporated.
• Using a small cookie scoop, form mixture into evenly sized meatballs and bake for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through. (Makes 28-30 total meatballs.)

EASY GREEK MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients and mix until the ingredients are just combined, taking care not to over mix (this can cause the meatballs to be very dense).
• To mix the meatballs: With wet hands (this prevents the meat from sticking to your hands), form meatballs of approximately 3cm/1in and place on a chopping board.
• To fry the meatballs: pre-heat a non-stick frying pan and add a tablespoon of olive oil. Fry the meatballs in batches until golden brown on both sides and cooked through.
• To bake the meatballs: Pre-heat the oven to 220ºC. Line 2 baking sheets with baking/parchment paper and add the meatballs, keeping some space between them. Drizzle the meatballs with 1-2 tbsp olive oil and place in the oven. Allow to bake, turning over halfway, until golden brown and cooked through (approximately 20-30 minutes).
• Remove the meatballs from the heat, drizzle with lemon juice (optional) and serve.

CLASSIC MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil; spray with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix all ingredients. Shape mixture into 24 (1 1/2-inch) meatballs. Place 1 inch apart in pan.
• Bake uncovered 18 to 22 minutes or until temperature reaches 160°F and no longer pink in center.

GREEK BAKED MEATBALLS: SOUTZOUKAKIA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, place the toasted bread and cover with milk (or water) to soak. When bread is soft and well-soaked, squeeze the liquid out completely and discard remaining milk if any.
• Transfer the bread to a large mixing bowl. Add round beef and remaining meatball ingredients. Knead well until well-combined. Cover the meat mixture and rest in the fridge for now.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• While oven is heating, prepare the sauce. In a sauce pan or large skillet, heat 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil over medium heat until shimmering but not smoking. Add onions and cook for 3 minutes or so. Add garlic and cook for another minute, stirring regularly. Now add red wine and cook to reduce by about 1/2, then add tomato sauce, bay leaf and remaining sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Prepare a large baking dish and lightly oil the bottom with extra virgin olive oil.
• Take the meat mixture out of the fridge. Wet your hands and scoop portions of about 2 1/2 tbsp of the meat mixture and form into large elongated meatballs (football-shaped.) You should have 15 to 16 meatballs or so. Arrange meatballs in the papered baking dish and top with the sauce (be sure to have removed the bay leaf from the sauce.)
• Place the baking dish on the middle rack of your heated oven. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until the meatballs are well cooked through (check part-way through to make sure sauce is not dry, and if needed, add a little bit of water to the bottom of the baking dish.)
• Remove from oven and add another drizzle of EVOO. Garnish with parsley and serve over rice or orzo.

GREEK LAMB MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In large bowl, add ground lamb, onions, lemon zest, parsley, garlic, cumin, rosemary, salt, pepper and feta.
• Gently fold meatball mixture together with hands to fully incorporate ingredients.
• Roll into 12 meatballs and arrange on baking sheet.
• Pour a teaspoon of oil in hands, rub together and then gently pick up each meatball to coat in oil on the outside.
• Bake 425 degrees F for 15 mins.
• Serve lamb meatballs with your favorite ingredients.

GREEK MEATBALLS (KEFTEDES)

Steps:

• In a medium sized mixing bowl combine the ground beef, pork, breadcrumbs, egg, onion, garlic, parsley, mint, oregano, salt, pepper and milk. Mix until it is all incorporated.
• Shape into 2 inch meatballs.
• Add the olive oil to a medium sized skillet and turn to medium high heat.
• Roll the meatballs in the flour and place them in the pan. Cook on each side until no longer pink.
• Serve with pita bread, cucumbers, tomatoes, and tzatziki if desired.

GREEK MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a medium skillet, sweat onion and garlic in 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat until translucent, about 2 minutes. Let cool and set aside.
• Wring the excess milk out of the soaked bread cubes.
• Place all ingredients, except flour and garnishes, in a large mixing bowl and combine by hand until fully incorporated. Form into little meatballs (about 1-ounce each).
• In a large skillet, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Dredge, or roll the meatballs in flour, and fry in the skillet until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and place on paper towels to drain the excess fat.
• Place on platter and garnish with lemon wedges and torn mint leaves.

GREEK MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine the grated onion, and the rest of the meatball ingredients (excluding olive oil) and mix well.
• Form the meatballs into small 1 inch balls.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the meatballs and fry until golden all around, about 7 minutes. You will have to do this in 2 batches, so do not overcrowd the meatballs.
• Transfer onto a plate and serve either as appetizers or with Greek salad, tzatziki sauce and pita bread as an entree.

GREEK BAKED MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425º F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil and set aside.
• In a small bowl, stir together breadcrumbs and milk. Let sit 5 minutes or until liquid has been soaked up.
• In a large bowl, combine ground beef and lamb, breadcrumb mixture, ½-cup onion, olives, egg, Greek seasoning, oregano, salt, pepper and lemon zest. Using your hands to mix works best to incorporate well.
• Roll the meat mixture into 18 balls, roughly 1-½ inches in diameter. Set on prepared baking sheet 1-inch apart. Optional: let meatballs sit at room temp 15-30 minutes before baking for more even cooking.
• Bake 12-14 minutes, or until outsides are browned and internal temp reaches 165º. Remove from oven and serve immediately.
• While Greek meatballs are baking: Cut remaining red onion into thin slices. Cut cucumber into quarters lengthwise, then into smaller cubes. Cut tomatoes in half. If feta is in a block cut into smaller cubes.
• Spread veggies onto a serving dish and top with baked meatballs and tzatziki sauce. Serve with toothpicks for an easy party appetizer.

GREEK BEEF MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Drizzle a large oven-safe skillet or baking dish with olive oil.
• In a large bowl combine all ingredients (except for olive oil, tzatziki sauce, cucumbers and tomatoes) and mix well. Shape into 1 1/2 inch balls and place in prepared skillet or baking dish.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until browned and cooked through the center. Serve meatballs gyro-style wrapped in a pita with tomatoes, lettuce, and tzatziki sauce, or serve meatballs alone for a grab-n-go meal.

SOUTZOUKAKIA GREEK BAKED MEATBALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the bread in a large bowl and add the water. Let it soak for a few minutes and then discard any excess water. Add in the ground beef, onion, egg, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper. Mix well and make sure all the ingredients are well incorporated.
• Wet your hands and form the mixture into cylinder shaped meatballs. You will have 8 to 12 meatballs. Roll the meatballs in all purpose flour and set them aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Sear the meatballs in the pan for about 5 minutes until they're golden on all sides. They don't need to be cooked all the way through.
• To make the tomato sauce, heat the olive oil in the same pan and once it's shimmery (but not smoking), add in the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, pepper, cinnamon and water. Bring it to a simmer and let it cook for 30 minutes so the flavors are combined and the sauce thickens a bit.
• Add the seared meatballs to the sauce and let it cook on medium low for about 30 minutes.If baking in the oven, place the meatballs in an oven safe dish and pour the sauce over the meatballs. Bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes. Check after 20 minutes to make sure the sauce hasn't thickened or dried too much. If needed, add 1/2 cup water.
• Serve with white rice.