Chicken and feta meatball bowl with protein tzatziki

Golden chicken, feta and dill meatballs with jasmine rice and a cool cucumber tzatziki made with high-protein yoghurt.

Makes 3 portions of meatballs. The rice and tzatziki quantities below are for 1 bowl.

Ingredients

Chicken and feta meatballs

• 500 g chicken breast mince
• 50 g Greek-style feta, crumbled
• 40 g red onion, finely diced
• 3 g fresh dill, finely chopped
• 1 tsp crushed garlic
• 1 egg

Protein tzatziki for one bowl

• 100 g plain high-protein yoghurt
• 20 g cucumber, finely diced
• A little fresh dill, finely chopped
• A small squeeze of lemon juice
• A pinch of salt

To assemble one bowl

• 50 g jasmine rice, weighed dry
• 1 portion of chicken and feta meatballs
• 1 portion of protein tzatziki

Method

1. Mix the mince, feta, onion, dill, garlic and egg until just combined. With damp hands, roll into 12 meatballs.
2. Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Pan-fry the meatballs, turning regularly, until golden on all sides and the centre of the largest meatball reaches 75°C.
3. Cook the rice according to the packet directions. Stir the cucumber, dill, lemon juice and salt into the yoghurt.
4. Add the rice and four meatballs to a bowl, then spoon the protein tzatziki over the top.

Nutrition is estimated per complete bowl.