Spanikopita Chicken Meatballs with Spicy Cucumber and Yogurt Sauce

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Total Time:
27 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
12 min
Yield:
6 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus some for liberal drizzling
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped, divided
  • 2 boxes frozen chopped spinach, defrosted.
  • 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 1 tablespoons grill seasoning (recommended: McCormick Montreal Seasoning)
  • 1 1/2 cups Greek style plain yogurt
  • 1/3 seedless cucumber, peeled and chopped
  • 3 tablespoons fresh dill
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons, 1/2 a palm full, cumin
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons, 1/2 a palm full, coriander
  • Salt

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

In a bowl combine onion and 3 cloves of garlic. Squeeze the water out of the spinach until completely dry. Separate the spinach as you add it to garlic and onion. Add feta, chicken and grill seasoning to the bowl and a liberal drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil. Mix the meat with veggies and feta and form 18 (1 1/2-inch) meatballs. Place the meatballs on a nonstick cookie sheet and bake 10 to 12 minutes until they are golden and juices run clear.

Place yogurt, garlic, cucumber, dill, lemon juice, cumin, coriander and a little salt in food processor and process until smooth. Adjust seasonings and transfer to a serving bowl. Serve meatballs alongside sauce with toothpicks.

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  • on April 18, 2013

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    left the cumin and coriander out, added fresh cilantro salt n pepper to the tzaziki sauce.... dynamite meal

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  • on February 03, 2013

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    Great, simple, and tasty.

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  • on September 10, 2012

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    Very tasty, I followed the recipe exactly and not only would make it again, but would serve it at a party! I really liked the yogurt sauce, the kick it had was perfect to round out the flavor. I did half the sauce based on other reviews but used the exact proportions.

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