Greek Koftas with Creamy Baked Feta Lemon Rice
Recipe
Looking for an easy family dinner? Pop this straight in the oven!
Serves: 4 | Prep time: 60 mins | Cooking time: 30 mins
Greek | Main | Cardiff Mum
Ingredients
- 500g Chicken Mince
- 1 Bulb Of Garlic
- 1 Tablespoon Of Dried Or Fresh, Chopped Parsley
- 1 Tablespoon Of Dried Or Fresh, Chopped Mint
- 1 Egg, Whisked
- 2 Tablespoons Breadcrumbs
- 1/2 Teaspoon Oregano
- 500g Rice
- 200g Feta Cheese
- 4 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
- 1/2 Red Onion, Grated
- 1/2 Red Onion, Sliced
- 125g Tomatoes, Sliced In Half
- 1/2 Red Pepper, Chopped
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 100ml Greek Or Natural Yoghurt
- 200ml Chicken Stock
- Olive Oil
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Add the chicken mince to a bowl with 1/2 a grated onion, parsley, mint, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, breadcrumbs, egg and garlic powder and combine with a spoon.
- Wet your hands so the mixture doesn’t stick and shape the mixture into 10-12 kofta shapes and set aside.
- Using a knife, remove a little feta cheese for the end then place the rest of the block into a large baking dish, add the tomatoes, peppers and 1/2 sliced onion then drizzle with olive oil. Slice the end of the bulb of garlic, drizzle a little oil inside and wrap in foil. Place the garlic in the dish and put the dish in the oven for 30 mins.
- Add the rice to a large pan of boiling water and cook for 20 minutes until soft. Heat up a little oil in a frying pan, place the koftas in and fry on a medium heat on both sides for 8 minutes until golden and crispy.
- Remove the baking dish from the oven, remove the foil from the garlic and squeeze most of the soft, roasted garlic into the feta. Add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of yoghurt, 200ml of chicken stock and mix everything together. Add the rice into the dish and mix. Place the rest of the roasted garlic into a separate bowl and add 4 tablespoons of yoghurt with 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley and mix
- Spoon the rice into bowls then add then the koftas on top and drizzle the yoghurt over everything and serve.