Name: Easy Greek Meatballs Recipe (Keftedes)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4, 4 servings
Cuisine: mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef (90% lean); 1/2 lb ground lamb; 2 tbsp bread crumbs; 1 onion (grated); 5 cloves garlic (minced); 1 egg; 1 tbsp dried mint; 1 tsp dried thyme; 1/2 tsp paprika; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp lemon zest; 1 1/2 tsp cumin; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 2 tbsp olive oil (for cooking)

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Easy Greek Meatballs Recipe (Keftedes)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 30m total

Servings

Calories

25% of a 2,000 cal day

497KCAL

Protein

33g66% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat36g

47%

Saturated13g

65%

Unsaturated23g

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Total Carbs9g

Fiber2g

Total Sugars2g

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incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch6g

—

Sodium733mg

32%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Greek meatballs made from beef and lamb, aromatic with mint, cinnamon, and cumin. Serve with pita, salad, and tzatziki for a complete Mediterranean meal.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

1 lbground beef (90% lean)
½ lbground lamb
2 tbspbread crumbs
1onion — grated
5garlic — minced
1egg
1 tbspdried mint
1 tspdried thyme
½ tsppaprika
2 tbsplemon juice
1 tsplemon zest
1½ tspcumin — ground
1 tspcinnamon
1 tspsalt
½ tspfreshly ground black pepper
2 tbspolive oil

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Method

30m total

Read the method on Unicorns in the KitchenShadi Hasanzadenemati’s original page

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