One Pan Greek Meatballs with Homemade Tzatziki

I love a good sheet pan meal, it means simple to make, easy to clean up and completely delicious and nourishing! These One Pan Greek Meatballs with Homemade Tzatziki and Roasted Veggies are so delicious, healthy, and easy to make. This recipe is sure to become a new favourite and you’ll be making this one-pan healthy meal on repeat. Even though this recipe comes together on one pan, plus the Homemade Tzatziki, it’s definitely not lacking flavour and it’s anything but boring.

I think the key to making simple meals very delicious are the spices and components and that’s why this recipe shines. The super flavourful meatballs get roasted up alongside lots of grape tomatoes, bell peppers, onions and potatoes. In the end, you get these blistered, burst tomatoes, caramelized onions, sweet, roasted peppers and crispy, golden potatoes. In the last few minutes, I add some olives to the pan with the meatballs and veggies to warm up a bit and everything just mingles together perfectly.

The homemade tzatziki adds a creamy element to these meatballs and veggies and everything works together to give you an easy dinner that tastes like a gourmet, restaurant-quality meal.

I like to serve this with a sundried tomato vinaigrette, it adds an acidic, super delicious element but this step is completely optional, but if you have an extra five minutes, make the vinaigrette, you won’t regret it!

What you’ll need for these One Pan Greek Meatballs with Homemade Tzatziki:

• Ground beef: these meatballs are made with ground beef, but you can use ground turkey, ground pork, or veggie ground round if you prefer.

• Fresh oregano: is key Greek flavour, oregano gets chopped and added to the meatballs.

• Garlic: gives these meatballs a delicious flavour. Plus, garlic gets added to tzatziki.

• Potatoes: any potatoes work, but I prefer fingerling or baby potatoes because they cook quickly.

• Bell peppers: add a sweet bite to this dish.

• Grape tomatoes: get blistered and burst open in the oven and turn really sweet and juicy.

• Onions: caramelize in the oven.

• Olive oil: helps everything get perfectly roasted and golden.

• Seasonings: a blend of garlic powder, dried Italian herbs, and paprika season the potatoes and veggies.

• Olives: I like using green olives but you can use your favourite olive or if you don’t like olives, leave them out.

• Yogurt: plain, full-fat yogurt is the base for the tzatziki.

• Cucumber: grated cucumber gets added to the tzatziki.

• Lemon juice: adds a citrusy, acidic burst of flavour to the tzatziki.

The Details of these One Pan Greek Meatballs with Homemade Tzatziki

I love that this meal is made on one pan, it couldn’t be easier. Start by making your meatballs. In a bowl, combine the ground beef, minced garlic, finely chopped oregano, dried herbs, and salt and pepper. I like to mix the meatballs with my hands, avoid over-mixing your meat mixture to avoid tough meatballs. Once your meatballs are combined, roll into 2 tablespoon sized meatballs and place on one half of a large baking sheet.

Add your potatoes onto the other half of your baking sheet and toss with oil, paprika, garlic powder, dried herbs, salt and pepper. Place all the potatoes flesh side down on the baking sheet, spacing them apart. Transfer the baking sheet to the oven and bake for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, toss the peppers, tomatoes, and onions in the remaining oil and seasonings.

Take the baking sheet out of the oven. Scatter the peppers, tomatoes, and onions amongst the meatballs and potatoes and return the baking sheet to the oven for another 15 minutes.

While everything is cooking, make the tzatziki. Place the grated cucumber in a clean kitchen towel and ring out the moisture from the cucumber over a bowl or your sink. Add the cucumber to a bowl with the yogurt, minced garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.

In the last five minutes of cooking, add the olives onto the baking sheet nestled amongst the veggies and meatballs.

To make the sun-dried tomato vinaigrette, combine finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes, oil from the sun-dried tomatoes, and balsamic vinegar.

Serve it all up! I like to spread some tzatziki on a plate, then top with meatballs, potatoes, and veggies. Then, drizzle the sun-dried tomato vinaigrette over top. Enjoy!!

Notes:

• you can use store bought tzatziki if you prefer

• use any veggies you have, broccoli or broccolini work well

One Pan Greek Meatballs with Homemade Tzatziki

Author: Elizabeth
Servings: 4

Ingredients
1 pound ground beef
1/4 cup oregano, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon dried Italian herbs
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 cups fingerling or baby potatoes, halved
2 bell peppers, sliced into 1/2 inch slices
2 cups grape tomatoes
2 medium sized onions, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup pitted olives
sea salt and pepper
Tzatziki
1 cup plain, full fat yogurt
3/4 cup grated cucumber
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette (optional)
1/4 cup sundried tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons oil from sundried tomatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
2. In a bowl, combine ground beef, 2 cloves minced garlic, oregano, 1/4 teaspoon dried herbs. Mix the mixture until combined. Roll 2 tablespoons of meat mixture into balls and place on one half of a baking sheet.
3. Place potatoes on the other half of the baking sheet. Toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon paprika, sea salt and pepper. Place all the potatoes flesh side down and trasnfer the baking sheet to the oven.
4. Meanwhile, toss peppers, tomatoes, and onions with 1 tablespoon oil, 1/4 teaspoon dried herbs, 1/4 teaspoon paprika, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, salt and pepper.
5. After 15 minutes, remove the pan from the oven, flip the potatoes and scatter the veggies among the meatballs and potatoes. Place the baking sheet back in the oven and cook for 15 minutes more minutes. In the last 5 minutes of cooking, scatter the olives on top.
6. Meanwhile, make the tzatziki. Place the grated cucumber in a clean tea towel, ring out the moisture over the sink. Add cucumber to a bowl with yogurt, minced garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil. Stir to combine, season to taste.
7. Optionally, make the sundried tomato vinaigrette. Whisk together chopped sundried tomatoes, oil from the sundried tomatoes, olive oil, and vinegar.
8. Serve it all up! On a plate, spread some tzatziki, place meatballs, potatoes, veggies and olives. Drizzle the sundried tomato vinaigrette if using. Enjoy!!

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