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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Sauce -- Mix the feta, yogurt, half and half, salt and pepper and lemon juice. Set to the side in a small bowl and refrigerate. Done! | 2. Couscous -- As I said takes literally 5 minutes to boil, stir in couscous and it's done. Don't worry about that until the dinner is done. Although you can put a pot on the stove with the broth, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper and put the couscous in a measuring cup on the side, just so it is all ready. | 3. Cucumber and Lemon -- Now I use a English (or seedless cucumber and just dice it up and set to the side (it's done). Same with slicing the lemon. One less thing to do at the end of the meal. | 4. Meatballs -- Simply in a large bowl, add the feta, milk, parsley, scallions, egg, oregano, salt and pepper. I mix everything well and then add the meat last. You don't want to over mix the meat as it can make it tough. Just mix enough to be combined. Roll into golf ball size meatballs. | 5. Saute -- Just heat up the olive oil in a large saute pan on medium high and cook them until golden brown. Remove to a plate while you make the sauce. | 6. Sauce -- In the same pan with the drippings from the meatballs, add the olives, garlic and red pepper and cook just a minute. then stir in the tomatoes, oregano and parsley and cook just another minute to heat up. Add the meatballs back in to finish cooking. They will take approximately 5-10 minutes depending on the size. Just keep them on a low simmer. | 7. Couscous -- As the meatballs finish, cook the couscous. Just bring the broth, lemon, olive oil and seasoning up to a boil. Add the couscous, stir and remove from the heat and cover. Use foil, a lid, saran wrap, a plate, or anything you have will work just fine. Just let it set for 5 minutes and it is done. | 8. Serve -- Use a fork to fluff the couscous and then just spoon some on your plate. Top with 2-3 of the meatballs and some of the tomato and olive sauce, and now the good part. Finish with a spoon of the yogurt sauce over the meatballs and some diced cucumber and then squeeze the lemon. | 9. And trust me -- now you have a totally amazing dish. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
feta cheese	1/2	cup		198.0	3.0675	10.6575	15.96
plain yogurt	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
half	1/8	cup		-	-	-	-
lemon juice	3	tablespoons		13.42	4.209	0.2135	0.1464
salt				-	-	-	-
pepper				-	-	-	-
couscous	3/4	cup		487.86	100.4654	16.5561	0.8304
chicken broth	3/4	cup		58.59	1.4175	8.3538	1.9656
lemon juice	1/4	cup		13.42	4.209	0.2135	0.1464
salt				-	-	-	-
pepper				-	-	-	-
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
lamb	1/2	lb	ground	605.556	0.0	38.2838	48.9661
beef	1/2		ground	449.05699999999996	0.0	44.0439	28.8712
feta cheese	1/4	cup		198.0	3.0675	10.6575	15.96
milk	1/4	cup		37.21	2.9158	1.9215	1.9947
parsley	1/4	cup		5.4	0.9495	0.4455	0.1185
scallion	2		diced	64.0	14.68	3.66	0.38
salt				-	-	-	-
pepper				-	-	-	-
oregano	2	teaspoons	dried	5.3	1.3784	0.18	0.0856
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
olive oil	2	tablespoons		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
kalamata olive	3/4	cup	cut	-	-	-	-
garlic	1	tablespoon	minced	12.665	2.8101	0.5406	0.0425
red pepper flake	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
tomato	3	cans	diced	120.6297	26.0694	5.8975	1.3403
oregano	1	teaspoon	dried	5.3	1.3784	0.18	0.0856
parsley	1	teaspoon		5.4	0.9495	0.4455	0.1185
cucumber	1	cup	diced	15.96	2.8728	0.7847	0.2128
lemon	1		sliced	1.2808	0.4116	0.0486	0.0132

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.