Feta and Olive Meatballs

  4.6 – 147 reviews  • Ground

With a sweet, sour, and salty glaze, rich and meaty pork belly is cooked slowly for incredible flavor and texture. Noodles or yellow rice may be served on top. Add additional glaze, then top with scallions as a garnish.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 pound ground lamb
  2. ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
  3. 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
  4. ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
  5. ½ cup chopped green olives
  6. 2 eggs
  7. 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven’s broiler.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together ground lamb with parsley, onion, feta cheese, green olives, eggs, and Italian seasoning. Shape into 16 meatballs, and place 2 inches apart on a baking sheet.
  3. Broil about 3 inches away from the heat until browned on top. Turn over, and broil on the other side.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 185 kcal
Carbohydrate 2 g
Cholesterol 99 mg
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Protein 14 g
Saturated Fat 6 g
Sodium 482 mg
Sugars 1 g
Fat 14 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Scott Carr
Awesome
William Phillips
Chicken for the lamb. Only one egg.
Pamela Roman
These are delicious, and easy for a guy who is ‘not’ a legend in the kitchen. Had some strait out of griller (Oz broiler), and put rest in fridge. Great cold too, as snack. Thank you
Aaron Brown
These got high ratings all around the table. We recommend not skimping on the garlic and pepper.
Veronica Smith
so simple with a wonderfully slight olive & feta zip. I paired with pesto & farfalle for what my husband praised as a restaurant quality meal!
Lee Bishop
Delicious, and they make a fabulous appetizer.
Diane Taylor
FIRST THING I TRIPLED THE RECIPE, GOT TO HAVE ENOUGH FOR LATER. THIS RECIPE WAS SO EASY & THE FLAVOR WAS SPOT ON. I USED SOME IN MY SPAGHETTI, HOMEMADE SAUCE, HOMEMADE PASTA. THE WHOLE FAMILY LOVED IT. I MIGHT NOT MAKE MY ITALIAN MEATBALLS FOR AWHILE…LOL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR A GREAT RECIPE.
Amy Torres
Subbed ground turkey and added to my favorites! Love it!
Patrick Friedman
These were delicious ! Cooked on first side for approx 12 minutes, then after flipping, another approx 5 minutes. Skipped parsley as I’m not a fan. Highly recommend.
Lisa Ware
Only thing I changed was adding 2 cloves fresh minced garlic. Best lamb meatballs I’ve had! thank you for the recipe
Summer Ford
So easy to put together for a delicious and quick meal. Followed directions exactly and even my picky eater liked and asked that I make them again. Next time I will only use one egg and try the kalamata olives instead of green, but these were excellent!
Kayla Mcgee
Absolutely delicious 🙂
Jack Lane
Absolutely delicious 🙂
Anthony Crawford
Delicious and Keto friendly. My husband suggested this recipe would also make great burgers.
Michelle Thompson
delish and easy….10.27.19 update- I’ve made these a couple of times since posting this very rudimentary review and the last time was for a couple of friends- one being ‘vegan’…. he LOVED them and they both polished off the entire tray! Needless to say, HUGE thumbs up. Also, my cousin who is on WW couldn’t stop raving how good this evening. 🙂 No sauce, no other condiments, so good on their own! Used all lamb from my sisters farm. Going back in a couple of weeks to score more ground lamb from her!
Christie Holmes
I took these for a potluck & it was a hit! I was asked for the recipe repeatedly. Used turkey in a double batch with just 1 egg. It was so moist it wouldn’t hold the meatball shape, so I flattened them into mini patties. I thought maybe leave out the egg next time but the finished product would likely be too dry. I used Greek rather than Italian seasoning because it just seemed right. I also provided tzatziki for dip. Next time I might add a little chopped spinach.
Cindy Williams
The best meatballs I’ve ever had. Everyone in the family backs this statement!!
Trevor Adams
I used large green Greek olives, goat cheese, dried fennel and a little sambal oelek for some heat. Made them small for appetizers and served with a yogurt, garlic and dill dip. Delicious!
Joseph Smith
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Taylor Riddle
Super easy recipe!! Quick and delicious !! Made it under 30 mins and the taste was phenomenal! Totally impressed . My picky eater spouse even loved them!!!
Joel Black
We made these for an office party, were a big hit, will do this again.

 

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