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Juicy little sheet pan meatballs that are salty, zesty, briney, and so so delicious. Pile them on tzatziki, spoon some punchy green sauce over top, and serve with a simple salad and crusty bread.

This post is sponsored by ButcherBox

We’re no strangers to sheet pan meatballs around here. We love to love them! Easy clean-up, no frying mess, but still oven-crisp goodness, and they’re always the easiest option for straight-off-the-pan sneaks.

Super juicy and deeply flavored thanks to some delicious briney green sauce – made with parsley, cilantro, walnuts, capers, garlic, and more – that will go not only inside but also on top of these little beauties. Serve them alongside some juicy marinated tomatoes, swoop them through tzatziki, douse them in that green sauce, grab yourself a buttery hunk of crusty bread, and let’s have the best meatball party in town, shall we?

Salty, Zesty, Briney Goodness

This isn’t just any old meatball. Not only is the quality of beef A+ (we’re using ButcherBox Grass-Fed Grass-Finished – more on that later), but that little green sauce magic concoction in the mixture brings a whole explosion of flavor with salty brininess from the capers, a little zest from the lemon, and our favorite punch of all punches, the garlic punch. It all just sort of swims together to bring maximum flavor to this little guy. It’s like a whole meal of tastes in one bite!

And you better believe you save some of that green sauce to put on top of your meatballs, and bread, and any kind of veggies. We’re nothing if not sauce hogs.

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Fork piercing a meatball

A Word About This ButcherBox Beef

Okay, if you’re not on the ButcherBox train yet, we highly recommend you climb aboard! The quality of their meat and seafood is top-notch.

This is why we love them:

  • They are a certified B Corp company, which means they are mission-driven to do some environmental good in this world and that is always something we can get behind.
  • They source from family farms and are committed to humane practices, and have a focus on sustainability for their seafood offerings which we also feel really good about!
  • Plus, sustainable and recyclable insulation and packaging whenever possible? Yes, please.

There is so much care put behind their product and it really shows. And, ultimately, this grass-fed, grass-finished ground beef is SO flavorful and cooks up beautifully.

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For burgers, for spaghetti, for meatballs, and everything else in between, this ground beef is such good quality and it is a total freezer essential. And it’s free in every box right now. Do not miss this deal!

ButcherBox ground beef packages

How To Make These Meatballs (Sheet Pan FTW!)

Get your sheet pans and your food processor at the ready and let’s get down to business.

  1. Green Sauce. Pulse everything up in a food processor until chopped very finely (but not a paste). This is your flavor base! Transfer half of the flavor base to a large bowl for the meatballs and then use the rest make your sauce.
  2. Meatballs. Mix the egg, paprika, salt, panko, ground beef, and reserved flavor base green sauce in a bowl until evenly distributed. Roll into balls. Place the rolled meatballs on sheet pan, brush with olive oil, and bake!

Then serve those meatballs over creamy tzatziki, heavily dolloped with your green sauce, along with a pile of tzatziki and simple tomato salad, add a big torn-off hunk of rustic bread, and oof, what a satisfying flavor extravaganza you’re in for!

Meatballs in a bowl with a tomato salad, fork, and bread

Will these juicy delicious little sheet pan meatballs absolutely steal your hearts? Yes. Does green sauce, just in general, make the world better? Also yes. Let’s get to it, pals.


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Juicy little sheet pan meatballs that are salty, zesty, briney, and so so delicious. Pile them on tzatziki, spoon some punchy green sauce over top, and serve with a simple salad and crusty bread.



  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. 
  2. Make your tomato salad and throw in some sliced cucumbers too!
  3. Pulse the garlic, parsley, cilantro, capers, and walnuts in a food processor until chopped very finely (but not creamy / not a paste – you just want a fine chop! and you could do this by hand as well). This is your flavor base!
  4. Transfer half of the flavor base to a large bowl for the meatballs. Add all other meatball ingredients and mix thoroughly with your hands to combine. Roll into balls and bake for 10-12 minutes.
  5. Add the other half of the flavor base to a smaller bowl; add lemon zest and lemon juice, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste to make your sauce. Add red pepper flakes for heat if you want. It should look similar to a loose pesto or chimichurri.
  6. Serve meatballs over a swipe of tzatziki, with a hunk of rustic bread and a scoop of tomato salad. And drizzle, dip, and swish all of it through that punchy green sauce! BIG, BIG FLAVORS! So good!

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: Mediterranean-Inspired

Keywords: sheet pan meatballs, meatball bowls, green sauce

Thank you to ButcherBox for sponsoring this recipe!


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Part bowl, part salad, part sandwich folded up into any kind of bread you like, and I’m here for it in every form.

Favorite thing I’ve been eating lately: these sheet pan chicken pitas.

Er, can we call them pitas? They are part bowl, part salad, part sandwich folded up into any kind of bread you like including but not limited to pitas, and I’m here for it in every form.

Here’s our lineup:

  • marinated, spiced, flash-roasted chicken
  • roasted bell peppers
  • diced fresh cucumber
  • kalamata olives
  • feta cheese
  • olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon juice
  • tzatziki (that yogurt dill sauce that crowns the plate)

Pile that on a plate and grab a fork – or grab a piece of warm, soft naan, or pita, or socca (YUM), and get to work. You’ve got the crunchy, and the cool-creamy, and the puckery-briney all happening in one big joyful bite.

A plate of chicken, red bell peppers, cucumber, and tzatziki sauce with a lemon wedge.
Sheet pan chicken pitas served on a sheet pan.

How To Serve Sheet Pan Chicken Pitas

Here’s how I like to serve this: family style!

Everything goes on a roasting pan, and you effortlessly carry your gourmet-looking roasting pan to the table, and you let your people feast.

Sheet pan chicken pitas served on a sheet pan.

It’s comforting and filling. But it’s also happy and crunchy and fresh, which is exactly what we need right now in the deep winter. Happy, fresh, filling, annnd go.

Sheet pan chicken pitas in bowls.

Check Out Our Video For How To Make Sheet Pan Chicken Pitas:


Frequently Asked Questions For These Chicken Pitas

How long will the tzatziki keep?

The tzatziki will be best for about 3-4 days.

Could you marinate the chicken for longer? Overnight?

You can marinate the chicken for up to 24 hours in the fridge!

How can I make this dairy-free?

Omit the feta and use dairy-free Greek-style yogurt in the tzatziki (Kite Hill is a brand that makes this!).


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Sheet Pan Chicken Pitas that are salty-briney-crunchy in all the right ways! Marinated chicken, roasted peppers, fresh cucumber, kalamata olives, feta cheese, and an easy homemade tzatziki.


Chicken:

Peppers:

Tzatziki:

Other:


Notes

Store bought tzatziki also works great in this recipe to save you a few steps!

  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: Mediterranean

Keywords: sheet pan dinner, greek chicken, mediterranean chicken, chicken pitas, sheet pan chicken

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Make It A Freezer Meal!

Sheet pan chicken pitas in a freezer bag, and after cooking.

Freeze Together:

  • 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into very thin strips
  • 2–3 bell peppers, sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, grated
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1–2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon each: cumin, smoked paprika, kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
  • black pepper to taste

FREEZE: Spread into a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Freeze until solid; transfer to a bag or container to store in the freezer. 

To Cook:

BAKE: From frozen, bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes.

FINAL STEP: Serve with pitas, tzatziki, hummus, cucumbers, tomatoes, feta, olives, red onion… sky’s the limit!

View more healthy freezer meals here!


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