Description
These Gyro Turkey Meatball Grain Bowls are the perfect high-protein meal prep recipe for the week! Drizzled in a creamy tzatziki sauce, they’re easy to make with just 370 calories per serving!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cook brown rice
Greek Turkey Meatballs:
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- ¼ cup finely diced red onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 cup chopped fresh spinach
- salt & pepper to season
- 2 tablespoons grape seed oil
Tzatziki Sauce:
- ½ cup plain greek yogurt
- ¼ cup grated cucumber
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon dry dill
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt to taste
- ½ cup thinly sliced red onion
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatos
- 1 cup diced cucumber
- 1/3 cup sliced red onion
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 form meat mixture into 1″ meatballs. (you should be able to get about 12 meatballs).
- Heat a large skillet to medium high heat. Add grape seed oil to the pan, and then add the meatballs. Cook each side for 3-4 minutes until they are browned on all sides. 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.
- Into 4 (3 cups) meal prep containers portion out 1/2 cup cooked rice, 3 meatballs, 1/4 cup tomatoes, 1/4 cup cucumber and then evenly divide the onions. Cover and store in air tight container until ready to eat.
- Top with tzatziki sauce when ready to eat.
- (optional: toast up a flatbread to serve on the side)
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 grain bowl
- Calories: 389
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 168 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Carbohydrates: 31 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 29 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg
