Greek Bowls at Home (and a meatball recipe!)

After grabbing Cava on a road trip recently, I decided I must re-create these delicious Greek-style bowls at home!

These are meal-prep friendly and couldn’t be easier to throw together!

I had some ground beef and a willing heart and got to work creating these mouth-watering meatballs - the flavor was exactly what I was hoping for.

(The pickled onion came from my Fixin’s book and so did the tzatziki-type sauce! I have a dill-yogurt dip that worked perfectly).

How to Build Your Own Greek Bowls at Home!

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Making a Greek style bowl at home seriously couldn’t be simpler - it’s easy to prep everything ahead of time and makes a great meal to take on the go if needed!

The key ingredients for a beautiful, delicious, and nourishing Greek bowl at home are:

1. Protein - the meatball recipe below is my favorite! (Just scroll a bit 😊) Pre-cooked chicken or lamb also works great!
   
   

2. Whole food carbs - to give us a balanced meal, including 1-2 quality and nutrient-dense carbohydrates is a great choice. I usually choose between brown or white rice that has been soaked and cooked in bone broth, OR roasted potatoes or sweet potatoes as my main base!
   
   If you need recipes for these, my Tots book has an amazing garlic butter rice and my Nourish book has roasted potatoes of both varieties!
   
   

3. Sauce! My go-to is my yogurt dill sauce in my Fixin’s book - it makes a perfect pairing! I also love hummus, Sriracha, or a simple lemon and olive oil herb dressing.
   
   

4. Fresh veggies, herbs, and other add-ins - I like to build my bowls with some combination of the following:

   • fresh diced cucumbers

   • fresh diced tomatoes

   • finely chopped lettuce

   • Kalamata or green olives

   • pickled onions or fermented banana peppers

   • Fire roasted broccoli (recipe in Nourish!)

   • Roasted carrots (my honey thyme carrots in Fixin’s work great here!)

   • Feta cheese

   • Fresh parsley and oregano

   • Fresh avocado

     As you can see - the options are virtually endless! I love this meal because it hardly ever gets old or boring - you can pick a slightly different flavor profile every time!
     

Greek-Style Meatballs

Prep time | 5 mins
Cook time | 22-25 mins
Serves | 12-15 meatballs

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef or lamb (using a primal beef here is amazing!)

• 1 egg

• 1 TBS flour (AP or GF all-purpose)

• 1.5 tsp salt

• 1/2 TBS fresh diced garlic, or 1 tsp garlic powder

• 1/2 of a small finely diced white or red onion, or 1 tsp onion powder

• 1/2 tsp dried oregano

• 1/4 tsp coriander

• 1/4 tsp cumin

• optional but recommended, 1/4 cup finely diced fresh parsley

  (this recipe is super easy to double if needed!)

Instructions

Stovetop (my favorite!)

1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and stir until well-combined.

2. Heat a large pan over medium heat. Once the pan is hot, wet hands and roll out meatballs to about 2” thickness and place one at a time into the pan. Let sit for 7-9 minutes, then use tongs to flip to the opposite side and cook for another 7-9 minutes. Lower the heat and cover the pan for 3-4 minutes.

3. Serve!

Oven

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and stir until well-combined.

3. Line a baking pan with parchment paper. Wet hands and roll out around 12-15 meatballs.

4. Bake for 22-25 minutes!

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