Greek Meatballs with Tzatziki Sauce

Meatballs and Tzatziki sauce, I'm sold!!

Ingredients for Meatballs:

Makes about 20 meatballs

1lb ground beef

1/4c panko breadcrumbs

1/4c chopped parsley

3T grated onion

1 grated clove of garlic

zest of a lemon

2T lemon juice

1 egg

1tsp dried oregano

1/2tsp ground coriander

1/2tsp ground cumin

1/4tsp ground cinnamon

salt and pepper

2oz crumbled feta cheese

Tzatziki Sauce:

1c shredded cucumber

1 1/2c greek yogurt

juice of half a lemon

1T chopped fresh dill

1/2tsp grated garlic

salt and pepper

How to make Meatballs:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees, line a baking sheet

with foil and spray with cooking spray.

In a large bowl whisk together panko, parsley,

grated onion, garlic, lemon zest and juice, egg,

spices, salt and pepper and the feta cheese.

Add the ground beef to the mixture and combine

with your hands. Form approximately

1T sized meatballs.

Place meatballs on the baking sheet,

spray the tops with cooking spray then place the

baking sheet on the center rack and bake for 12-15 minutes.

Make tzatziki sauce while the meatballs are baking.

Combine all of the ingredients in a medium sized bowl and stir together until combined.

Remove meatballs from the oven and serve with the tzatziki sauce.

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