Dinner

Greek Lamb Keftedes with Pitta and Tzatziki

Name: Greek Lamb Keftedes with Pitta and Tzatziki
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 130 g Lamb mince, lean; 1 pitta, about 60 g Wholemeal pitta; 60 g Tzatziki; 80 g Cucumber; 100 g Tomato; 30 g Red onion; A handful, chopped Fresh mint; 1 tsp Dried oregano; A squeeze Lemon juice; To taste Salt

Small lamb meatballs with mint and oregano, grilled and stuffed into a pitta with tzatziki, cucumber and tomato. 36 g of protein for 499 kcal.

Calories: 499kcal
Protein: 36g
Fat: 21g
Carbs: 38g

Per serving, makes 1. 25 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Gluten
Milk

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Ingredients

Lamb mince, lean130 g
Weighed raw.
Wholemeal pitta1 pitta, about 60 g
Tzatziki60 g
Cucumber80 g
Tomato100 g
Red onion30 g
Half in the meatballs, grated, half sliced into the pitta.
Fresh mintA handful, chopped
Dried oregano1 tsp
Lemon juiceA squeeze
SaltTo taste

Method

Mix the lamb with the grated onion, mint, oregano and salt. Roll into eight small balls and flatten each slightly.
Grill on a rack under a hot grill for four minutes a side, so the fat drips away, until browned and firm.
Warm the pitta under the grill for the last minute. Split it, spread the tzatziki inside and fill with the keftedes, sliced cucumber, tomato and onion. Squeeze lemon over.

Worth knowing

Grilling on a rack rather than frying lets 30 to 40 kcal of lamb fat run off. Lamb mince is the fattiest thing on the meat list even when sold as lean.
The pitta is 150 kcal of the total. Served on a plate over the salad instead, the dinner drops to about 400.

Other dinner recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every dinner between 450 and 600 calories a serving.

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Macros are calculated from the weights listed above using standard food composition values, and will shift with your own brands and measuring. Weigh what you can. This is a recipe, not dietary advice. The full health disclaimer is below.