Chicken Keftedes

Name: Chicken Keftedes
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 600g chicken mince; 100g feta cheese, crumbled; 1 onion, finely grated; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 handful fresh mint, minced; 1 handful fresh parsley, minced; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp ground cumin; 50g breadcrumbs; 1 egg; 3 tbsp olive oil; tzatziki and lemon to serve

Greek chicken meatballs with feta and herbs, pan-fried until golden and served with tzatziki. Chilling the shaped patties for 30 minutes before frying keeps them from falling apart in the hot oil.

Total time

55 min

Prep

40 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mediterranean

Ingredients

600gchicken mince

100gfeta cheese, crumbled

1onion, finely grated

2 clovesgarlic, minced

1 handfulfresh mint, minced

1 handfulfresh parsley, minced

1 tspdried oregano

1 tspground cumin

50gbreadcrumbs

1egg

3 tbspolive oil

tzatziki and lemonto serve

Instructions

Mix chicken with feta, onion, garlic, herbs, breadcrumbs and egg.

Season with cumin and oregano.

Shape into small oval patties.

Refrigerate 30 minutes to firm up.

Fry in olive oil over medium heat 4 minutes each side until golden.

Drain on paper towel.

Serve with tzatziki and lemon wedges.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

460

Protein

33.8g

Fat

29.6g

Carbs

15.2g

Fiber

Sodium

451mg

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