bigdeliciouslife.com· by Jessica Lawson★ 5.0 (18)

Greek Meatballs with Sun-dried Tomato Orzo and Whipped Feta

Name: Greek Meatballs with Sun-dried Tomato Orzo and Whipped Feta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4, 4 servings
Cuisine: mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 pound ground lamb; 1/2 large onion (grated); 2 cloves garlic (minced); 1 tablespoon fresh mint (chopped); 2 tablespoon fresh parsley (chopped); 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/2 lemon (zest); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper (replace with black pepper for no heat); 1 cup dry orzo pasta; 1/2 large onion (finely diced); 1 clove garlic (minced); 1/4 cup oil packed sun-dried tomatoes (chopped); 2 handfuls baby spinach leaves; 2 cups vegetable broth (maybe an extra half cup); 1/2 lemon (juiced); 1 tablespoon olive oil; Salt and pepper to taste; 7 ounce package of feta cheese; 1/4 cup full fat Greek yogurt; 2 tablespoons olive oil

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 45m total

Servings

Calories

34% of a 2,000 cal day

673KCAL

Protein

29g58% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat43g

55%

Saturated16g

79%

Unsaturated27g

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Total Carbs44g

16%

Fiber3g

12%

Total Sugars4g

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incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch36g

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Sodium1138mg

49%

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

Baked lamb meatballs with Greek seasonings served over sun-dried tomato orzo and topped with whipped feta. Impressive but easy, with bright Mediterranean flavors.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

For the Meatballs:

1 lbground lamb — 454 g
½large onion — grated
2garlic — minced
1 tbspfresh mint — chopped
2 tbspfresh parsley — chopped
½ tspground cumin
1 tspdried oregano
½lemon — zest
½ tspsalt
¼ tspcayenne pepper — or black pepper

For the Orzo:

1 cupdry orzo pasta
½large onion — finely diced
1garlic — minced
¼ cupoil-packed sun-dried tomatoes — chopped
2handfuls baby spinach leaves
2–2½ cupsvegetable broth
½lemon — juiced
1 tbspolive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

For the Whipped Feta:

7 ozfeta cheese — 1 package
¼ cupfull fat Greek yogurt
2 tbspolive oil

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Method

45m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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