How to make Greek-style oven-baked meatballs

One of my favourite meals! You can serve with sweet potatoes wedges baked on cooking paper.

I didn’t have high expectations the first time I tried this, but it turned out to be delicious!!

• If you are looking for more healthy minced beef recipes you can try my low fat minced beef patties and bolognese sauce.
• Feel free to try this recipe with minced turkey, chicken or any other kind of minced meat you prefer.

Oven-baked greek style meatballs

This recipe is based on the traditional greek recipe, but I cooked the meatballs in the oven instead of frying them. I also haven't added flour. This this why the energy per portion is much lower comparing to the original recipe.

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Prep Time 40 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Greek, Mediterranean

Servings 3 portions

Calories 169 kcal

Equipment

• oven
• cooking paper
• chopping board
• oven tray

Ingredients

  

• 250 grams minced beef less than 5% fat
• 1 large raw egg
• 30 grams brown onions
• 3 tbsp oats
• 1 leaf fresh basil
• 5 leaves fresh mint
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• fresh lemon juice from 1 lemon

Instructions

 

• Let the oats soak into 3 oz of tap water.
• Dice the onion, the basil and mint leaves into very small pieces.
  
• In your mixing bowl, knead the mince meat with your hands with fresh lemon juice from 1/2 lemon.
• Start preheating the oven to 150 degrees degrees C. Select the "upper and lower heat" setting.
  
• Add the soaked oats (if there is any water left, remove it first) and the rest of the igredients in the mince meat and knead with your hands until the mixture looks smooth.
  
• Put a piece of cooking paper on the oven tray. Pinch off pieces of the mixture to roll into 12 round meatballs. You don't need to worry about leaving space between the meatballs.
  
• Put the tray in the oven and set the temperature to 200 degrees C.
• After 20 minutes carefully open the oven door, flip the meatballs and close the oven door as soon as possible.
• After 15 minutes turn the heat off and open the oven door. Pour lemon juice from 1/2 lemon while the meatballs are still hot. You are ready to serve!

Notes

Keyword gluten free recipe, low energy version, minced beef

Summary

Recipe Name

Oven-baked meatballs

Author

Maria Tikka

Published On

2020-06-16

Preparation Time

40

Cook Time

35

Total Time

1H15M

Average Rating

5 Based on 2 Review(s)