Easy Greek Chicken Meatballs with Lemon Orzo

• servings: 5 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

1 pound ground chicken

1 egg (large)

½ cup feta (crumbled, chopped small)

1 ½ tsp dried oregano

1 tsp of each: basil, onion powder, garlic powder, dill, parsley

½ tsp salt

½ tsp pepper

1 cup dried orzo (cook orzo according to the package)

1 lemon zested

1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

2 tbsp olive oil or butter (melted)

2 tbsp parmesan cheese (optional, grated or shredded)

½ tsp of each: oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper

¼ tsp dill

Directions

In a large bowl, add all your meatball ingredients. Mix with your hands just until combined. Form the mixture into 15 meatballs.

In a large pan over medium heat, add 1 tbsp olive oil or spray it with cooking spray. Add your meatballs, make sure they have enough room to cook and brown evenly. Use tongs to continuously flip the meatballs until they are fully browned. About 5-6 minutes.

Add a lid and cook the meatballs for another 5-6 minutes until fully cooked through. The internal temperature of the meatball should reach 165 degrees. Do not over cook as this will dry out the meatballs! Remove from heat and set aside while you assemble the lemon orzo.

In a large bowl, add all the lemon orzo ingredients: cooked orzo, fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil OR butter, parmesan cheese, and seasonings. Mix until fully combined.

Serve the cooked meatballs over the warm lemon orzo and enjoy!

Nutrition

• Calories: 336 kcal
• Total Fat: 16 g
• Saturated Fat: 7 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
• Trans Fat: 1 g
• Cholesterol: 132 mg
• Sodium: 507 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 24 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 1 g
• Protein: 25 g