At this point, you all know I love meatballs, and these lamb meatballs are inspired by the dishes I had growing up in my best friend’s Greek household. I ate a lot of lamb, but I personally don’t cook with it much. It’s not my first choice of animal protein, but when I have it, I absolutely love it.
These lamb meatballs bring me back to eating delicious Greek food on the regular. Lowell, MA has a large population of Greek people and Greek cuisine plays a large role in the diverse community I grew up in. One of my favorite bakeries back home is a little Greek bakery that sells the best cookies you can imagine, and the fresh bread made daily was such a treat. I always make a pit stop whenever I’m home.
Anyway, back to these lamb meatballs. If you’re new to lamb or you find the taste of lamb a little too game-y for you, you can always change the recipe and use half ground lamb and ground beef. The beef will help cut the gaminess (is that even a real word?) of the lamb.
For awhile I had to do that because for some reason ground lamb has a stronger taste than like lamb racks for me. My taste buds can be weird sometimes, but I eventually eased my way into just using straight up ground lamb meat when making these meatballs.
I will also share with a quick and easy Whole30 and Paleo friendly tzatziki sauce that pairs perfectly with the lamb meatballs. Tzatziki is one of those sauces that I forget about until I have it and then I’m obsessed for a few months. I love dipping french fries into it or just raw veggies. Super delicious!
And of course, yes these lamb meatballs are meal prep friendly! They’re even delicious cold to be honest with you. Pair the meatballs with a Greek inspired salad and use the tzatziki as the dressing. Super east, and super delicious! Happy Meatballing!
Lamb Meatballs (Whole30, Paleo)
Lamb meatballs inspired by Greek flavors.
Ingredients
Lamb Meatballs
- 1 lb ground lamb
- 1 egg beaten
- 1/2 medium onion finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove finely minced
- 1/4 cup cassava flour or almond flour
- 2 tbsp chopped mint
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
- 1 tbsp cumin powder
- 1 tbsp sumac powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- avocado oil
- lemon wedges
Tzatziki Sauce
- 1 cup mayo
- 1/4 cup grated cucumber squeeze as much liquid out
- 2 tbsp finely chopped mint
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves grated or finely minced
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
Lamb Meatballs
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Preheat oven to 375F, line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly grease with avocado oil.
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In a mixing bowl, add the ground lamb, beaten egg, finely chopped onion, minced garlic, cassava flour, mint, cilantro, cumin powder, sumac powder, salt, and black pepper.
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Combine the ingredients until well mixed.
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Using a medium sized cookie scoop, scoop the mixture to form meatballs and then line on baking sheet. If you don't have a cookie scoop, make golf ball sized meatballs. You should get around 18 meatballs.
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Bake the meatballs for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
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Serve with tzatziki sauve and lemon wedges (squeeze lemon before eating)!
Tzatziki Saue
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Mix all ingredients in a bowl and refrigerate until ready to use.
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jenna
YUM – those meatballs look super tasty! I am also a huge fan of meatballs, but I don’t think I have ever made them with lamb before… I will definitely need to check it out! Thanks for sharing!
-Jenna ♥
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Dolly
Definitely give it a try! It’s nice change from ground beef or pork.