30 Minute Greek Turkey Meatball Gyros topped with a classic Tzatziki Sauce you’ll want to swim in! These Gyros are the perfect healthy dinner option for the family and clock in 429 calories! Woohoo!
Well, I had a first this week.
The other morning I woke up to the sound of “mommy … mommy” and crying. I ran upstairs, but couldn’t see anything because it was 6am and dark in little mans room. I walked in with my hands out in front of me so I didn’t run into anything.
As soon as Cason saw me, he tried to tell me through his cries. “I’m throwing up.” After the third time I realized what he said, turned his light on and sure enough. He had thrown up in his bed and was still going. He got it on the wall, his bed rails, his slide … basically everything. (and yes his bed has a slide, I know you’re jealous)
Soooo … that was my day!
Ok. I admit it. Probably NOT the best story to share before I’m about to give you a recipe. There’s really no good way to transition from that to “here, eat this gyro.”
But I’m gonna do it anyway.
So guys, this Gyro … it’s pretty amazing. But, I may be biased. I did make it. And, I’m pretty obsessed with any and everything topped with Tzatziki Sauce.
What is a Gyro
A gyro sandwich, pronounced YEE-ROH, is a Greek dish traditionally served on pita bread or flatbread along with lamb, beef, or pork then topped with tomato, onion, and a yogurt sauce.
Basically it’s deliciousness and once you try it you’ll fall in love with all the flavors and how simple it is to pull together.
What’s the sauce on a gyro?
The yogurt sauce typically served on a Gyro is called Tzatziki sauce. This creamy Tzatziki is made of yogurt, grated or diced cucumber, dill, garlic, lemon juice and salt. It should be stored in an air tight container in the refrigerator at all times.
Where this Gyro differs, is it is made with ground turkey meatballs. The Turkey Meatballs are guaranteed to wow you!
I wanted to do something a little different than a typical Gyro, which is normally made with shaved Lamb meat. I LOVE Lamb but it can be expensive … heck even Ground Lamb is expensive. So I changed up the protein part of these gyros and used ground Turkey instead, added loads of flavor, a little veggie and turned them into meatballs!
Ya’ll! Once these meatballs are seared they are heavenly. And then served on top of a warm flatbread with Tzatziki sauce … holy yum!
With the new years resolutions just starting, I know lots of people are looking for healthy options to make for dinner that don’t take 2 hours to make and still taste good! Well, this Greek Turkey Meatball Gyro is it!
It’s made with all fresh ingredients. Takes less than 30 minutes to make and finishes off at 429 calories a serving with 28 grams of protein! So if you’re about the “healthy” this is it, OR if you’re about the flavor this is it! Either way, these Gyros need to make an appearance on your dinner table!
Bon Appetit my friends!
Greek Turkey Meatball Gyro with Tzatziki
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Prep Time: 10 mins
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Cook Time: 16 mins
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Total Time: 26 mins
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Yield: 4 gyros 1x
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Category: 30 Minute Meal, Easy Healthy Recipes, Poultry, Kid Friendly
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Method: stove
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Cuisine: american
Description
30 Minute Greek Turkey Meatball Gyros topped with a classic Tzatziki Sauce you’ll want to swim in! These Gyros are the perfect healthy dinner option for the family and clock in 429 calories! Woohoo!
Ingredients
Turkey Meatball:
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 1/4 cup finely diced red onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 cup chopped fresh spinach
- salt & pepper to season
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Tzatziki Sauce:
- 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup grated cucumber
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon dry dill
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt to taste
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
- 1 cup diced tomato
- 1 cup diced cucumber
- 4 whole wheat flatbreads
Instructions
- To a large bowl add, ground turkey, diced red onion, minced garlic, oregano, fresh spinach, salt, and pepper. Using your hands mix all the ingredients together until meat forms a ball and sticks together.
- Then using your hands, form meat mixture into 1″ balls. (you should be able to get about 12 meatballs).
- Heat a large skillet to medium high heat. Add olive oil to the pan, and then add the meatballs. Cook each side for 3-4 minutes until they are browned on all sides and internal temperature has reached 165°F. Remove from the pan and let rest.
- In the meantime, to a small bowl add greek yogurt, grated cucumber, lemon juice, dill, garlic powder, and salt to taste. Mix together until everything is combined.
- Assemble the gyros: to a flatbread (I like to warm mine up so they are more pliable) add 3 meatballs, sliced red onion, tomato, and cucumber. Then top with Tzatziki sauce.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 flatbread + 3 meatballs
- Calories: 429
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 630 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 91 mg
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This was delicious!! I was worried the meatballs might be dry, but they were perfect! We added feta to our gyros, but other than that followed recipe exactly!
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Feta is the perfect addition to this dish! It is so delicious and satisfying!
It’s “biased”. You might want to advise that turkey should be cooked to a minimum of 165F.
thanks and thanks, sometimes when I’m writing the recipe I just assume people know that poultry needs to be 165°F but always good to remind them. 🙂 Edited.
FFS I shouldn’t have to read 10 pages of your diary just to get to the damn recipe.
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haha… well there is a “jump to recipe” button at the top of the post if you choose not to read it.
Your meatballs look much more browned than mine. The water from the spinach created a lot of liquid in the pan. I kept draining midway, but never achieved as much browning. The meatballs were still tasty. I doubled the recipe and froze half of the meatballs for another meal (will brown them again to heat them up) loved the recipe, but would love suggestions on getting the meatballs to brown. Should I have cooked the spinach first before adding to the meat?
Hey Kelly, did you use frozen or fresh spinach? I usually have the opposite problem, a dry pan so I need to add oil to the pan sometimes.
I love this recipe! It’s so flavorful and fresh. I add minced jalapeño and red pepper flakes to the meatballs for extra kick, but they are packed with flavor from the jump. This is a crowd pleaser that is great to have in my back pocket for a quick and easy dinner.
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OH you are my people! Love spicy too! That sounds amazing. So glad you loved this recipe!
I would like to try your recipe put I can’t have spinach . Is there something else I could use ?
Kids loved it. very good and easy recipe, i tried it last night
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My family’s go-to quick and easy gyro recipe! We always add feta on top too and I ring out the grated cucumber in a towel before adding to my Greek yogurt. Delicious!
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I have to say I’ve made this about five times and about to make it tonight. So delicious, so fresh tasting and healthy! One of my favs!
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Made this for dinner tonight.. This was awesome! They were so quick and easy. Will be making them again.
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woohoo! So glad to hear that!
I love this! Serve with feta, lettuce, tazitki and fresh onions on weight watcher nann bread (home maid). A family favorite
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Meatballs were so juicy and full of flavour. Cant wait to make this again!
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Do you have the nutrition info without the flat bread?
I do not, but typically the flatbread is 160 calories so you would just subtract that.
Making this tonight for my wife and 3 kids! Looking forward to it! Thanks for the recipe!
I’m Greek and I LOVE gyros but I don’t care for lamb which is how it’s traditionally made, so when I saw this recipe I was excited to give it a try. It was DELISH! After shopping for ingredients I realized that I didn’t have any dill in the pantry and I was too lazy to go back out to the store so I swapped McCormack Greek Seasoning in lieu of dill where the recipe called for it. It came out great! I also crumbled some feta onto my gyro which made it even more delicious. This is a recipe I will for sure make again- and I might even double it next time so that there are plenty of leftovers! I also liked that it was very inexpensive to make. Thanks!
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Yea Krista what a transition into this delicious recipe! Haha! But I love Gyros so its okay haha, I’m a mom too, been there too quite a few times! 🙂 This definitely will go into the recipe file! Hmm. actually you just inspired me to try and make a Mexican Gyro recipe! Haha! Thanks!
This was excellent. I cook a ton, use Pinterest on the daily, and have never left a review before but feel compelled. Super easy, super healthy and delicious! I used the extra lean ground turkey so my meatballs were a bit “sticky” and very soft; 15 minutes in the freezer before cooking keep them from falling apart. My house loves sauces of all kinds so I doubled that part. One wrap was plenty for me and hubs could barely finish his second so I think this could easily serve 2 adults and 2 kids (I did make 2 sides). Thanks for the excellent recipe!
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