Gryo Meatball Bowls

  Ingredients

• 1 pound ground lamb, beef, or pork lamb preferred
• ¼ cup minced onion
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 large egg
• ½ cup finely crumbled feta cheese
• 1 teaspoon Greek seasoning
• ½ teaspoon salt
• Tzatziki sauce
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 cup cucumber, diced
• Rice, cooked
• Kalamata olives

Directions

1. Set rice to cook.
2. Preheat oven to 425° Fahrenheit. Line baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Spray foil or parchment paper lightly with cooking spray and set baking sheet aside.
3. Add all meatball ingredients to large mixing bowl. Using your hands, gently mix together ingredients until uniformly combined.
4. Divide mixture into even portions using scoop with release handle. Roll each scoop between palms of hands to form meatball, then place on lined baking sheet. Repeat until all mixture has been formed into meatballs. Mixture should yield 14 to 20 meatballs depending on size of scoop. Note: if not using scoop, divide entire mixture into 4 equal parts, then divide each part into 5 equal meatballs.
5. Place baking sheet in preheated oven. Bake 10 to 14 minutes or until meatballs are nicely browned and cooked through. Prepare remaining components of gyro bowl while meatballs bake.
6. Divide rice evenly into serving bowls. Top rice with meatballs, tzatziki, cucumber, tomatoes, more feta cheese, kalamata olives, and any other desired garnishes. Serve immediately.

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Original recipe found on 40 Aprons. Posted by Emilee.