Baked Chicken Meatballs with Garlic Dill Yogurt Sauce
Course Dinner
Cuisine Mediterranean
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 Serves
Calories 279.7 kcal
Author Katerina | Diethood
Ingredients
FOR THE CHICKEN MEATBALLS
FOR THE GARLIC DILL YOGURT SAUCE
Instructions
Recipe Notes
Makes 16 Meatballs
source:https://diethood.com
Course Dinner
Cuisine Mediterranean
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 Serves
Calories 279.7 kcal
Author Katerina | Diethood
Ingredients
FOR THE CHICKEN MEATBALLS
- 1 pound lean ground chicken
- 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
- 2 garlic cloves , minced
- 3 tablespoons finely diced yellow onion
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- fresh ground pepper , to taste
FOR THE GARLIC DILL YOGURT SAUCE
- 3 garlic cloves , minced
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt , or to taste
- fresh ground pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill , chopped + more for garnish
- 1 cup non-fat plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine chicken, panko bread crumbs, garlic, onion, thyme, oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper; mix and stir until thoroughly combined.
- Form the mixture into 1-1/2 inch meatballs.
- Transfer the meatballs to previously prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until meatballs are cooked through.
- In the meantime prepare the yogurt sauce.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine garlic, salt, ground pepper, dill, yogurt, and olive oil; mix until thoroughly incorporated.
- Taste for seasonings and adjust accordingly. I always find that it needs a tad bit more salt.
- Remove chicken meatballs from the oven and let stand couple minutes.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and top spoon yogurt sauce over the meatballs.
- Garnish with chopped fresh dill and serve.
Recipe Notes
Makes 16 Meatballs
source:https://diethood.com