• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Southern Cravings
  • About
  • Blog
  • Cooking 101
    • Ingredient Information
    • Tips, Techniques & Tutorials
  • Entertaining
    • Potluck & Party Recipes
  • Lifestyle
  • Contact
Southern Cravings

Southern Cravings

Easy, approachable recipes from the heart.

  • About
  • Blog
  • Cooking 101
    • Ingredient Information
    • Tips, Techniques & Tutorials
  • Entertaining
    • Potluck & Party Recipes
  • Lifestyle
  • Contact

Greek Meatballs Made with Beef or Lamb

November 28, 2018 · Anna Kate

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

These Greek Meatballs made with lamb or ground beef is the perfect fix for a craving. We like these over a spinach salad, stuffed in a pita or just by themselves with a hefty serving of tzatziki sauce.

Lamb Gyro Greek Meatballs Project Stepmom

I LOVE Greek Food! This dish is super easy to make. All you’ll need is a wire rack and baking sheet.

I usually bake these in the oven but you can easily do them in the instant pot or crock pot.

How to make Greek Meatballs with Lamb or Beef

We lucked out and found some ground lamb on sale at our local grocery store. Ground beef is sometimes easier to find and a lot easier on the wallet. Ground turkey is a healthier alternative. Any option will work just fine!

Lamb Gyro Greek Meatballs Project Stepmom

I add all of the ingredients in a medium bowl and mix together with my hands. Get in there and really mix it up. Then, form 1 inch meatballs and place on a wire rack over a baking sheet. If you don’t have a wire rack, line a baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with non-stick cooking spray.

Several recipes noted to only broil the meatballs, instead of bake then broil. I prefer to bake first in order to not end up with a burned up outside and under-cooked inside. Then, I crank the broiler up to get the crusty, browned outside. The cooking time is only about 20 minutes total.

Lamb Gyro Greek Meatballs Project Stepmom

Toppings for Lamb or Beef Gyros

If we are making gyros, we use naan bread. Otherwise, we stuff the meatballs into a piece of pita bread.

Popular toppings for Greek meatballs are pickled red onion, tzatziki sauce, tomatoes, cucumber… you can really top with whatever you like!

Lamb Gyro Greek Meatballs Project Stepmom

Greek Meatballs Made with Lamb or Beef

Greek Meatballs are a delicious weeknight meal made in under 30 minutes! Stuff in a pita, on a salad or by themselves. They are delicious!
4.5 from 8 votes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Print Pin Recipe

Ingredients
  

Meatballs

  • 2 pounds ground beef or lamb
  • 1/4 tsp parsley finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

Toppings

  • Tomatoes
  • Sliced red onions
  • Diced cucumbers
  • Pitas
PLEASE SEE THE RECIPE INFORMATION, DETAILS, TIPS, AND MORE IN THE BLOG POST ABOVE.

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400.
  • Combine all meatball ingredients into medium mixing bowl and mix by hand until well-blended.
  • Roll meat mixture into 1-inch balls and place on wire baking rack or foil-lined baking sheet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Place in oven for 20 minutes or until done. If desired, turn boiler on high to brown and crust outside of meatballs.
Keyword Weeknight Meal

Dinner Recipes, Potluck & Party Recipes

Previous Post: « Recipes for Thanksgiving Leftovers
Next Post: Restaurant Review: bar Vetti in Louisville, KY »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Comments

  1. Tawnie Kroll says

    November 28, 2018 at 7:29 pm

    5 stars
    I have lamb in my freezer, can’t wait to make these!!!

    Reply
    • Anna Kate says

      November 29, 2018 at 3:56 pm

      Do it! These are so yummy!

      Reply
  2. Susie says

    November 29, 2018 at 1:40 am

    5 stars
    My family loves meatballs!!! These sound amazing

    Reply
    • Anna Kate says

      November 29, 2018 at 3:56 pm

      We do too! These are a rotating regular on our menu.

      Reply
  3. Emily Bruno says

    November 29, 2018 at 9:40 pm

    5 stars
    Yum – we make a Greek feta dip that would be super yummy with these. Can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
    • Anna Kate says

      November 30, 2018 at 3:06 pm

      I’ll have to try that, too!

      Reply
  4. Katie Miller says

    January 2, 2019 at 1:32 am

    3 stars
    I thought I had seen this recipe before as it’s a picture on a Duke’s mayonnaise recipe for gyros and then read on to see it was different but quite similar. Will have to try this meatball version out.

    Reply
    • Anna Kate says

      January 2, 2019 at 4:24 pm

      Hmmm. I’m not sure I’m following the Duke’s Mayo comment. But these are quite tasty! Thank you for stopping by and leaving a note. Let me know how they turn out!

      Reply

Primary Sidebar

Hey Y’all!

My name is Anna Kate and you can find me dishing up delicious, Southern recipes your family will love.

 

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

CATEGORIES

Footer

Southern Cravings

Easy, approachable recipes
from the heart.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Search This Site!

CATEGORIES

  • Home
  • About
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2021 · Southern Cravings