This Greek meatloaf recipe combines the flavors of Greece with my popular traditional meatloaf recipe. The result: a super moist Mediterranean-style loaf that’s so easy to make!

If you’re a meatloaf lover who loves Greek food, this will become one of your staple recipes!

It replaces some typical meatloaf ingredients like ketchup, tomato paste, and Worcestershire sauce with feta cheese, spinach, and spices used in Greek cooking for a uniquely pleasing escape from the ordinary.

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Greek Meatloaf Ingredients and Substitutions

As in my classic meatloaf, all of the ingredients for this delicious Greek meatloaf can be purchased at your local grocery store.

Ground Turkey

My ground turkey meatloaf recipe is the base for my Greek meatloaf, so I stuck with ground turkey for this recipe.

However, if you prefer ground beef or think ground lamb seems more Greek, go ahead and make the substitution or use a combination of ground meats.

Feta Cheese

I love the quintessential Greek cheese, feta. If you’re not a big fan, you can replace feta cheese with soft mizithra cheese.

Onion

Stick with yellow or white onions. Red onions tend to turn gray in meatloaf.

You can mince the onions by hand, but I prefer to puree them. That’s the secret to making the meatloaf super moist!

Spinach

As much as I like fresh spinach, for this recipe (and my Torta Pasqualina), I prefer to use frozen spinach. Just make sure it is fully defrosted so you can squeeze the water out of it. You can use a fine mesh strainer, but I use my hands! Retain ¼ cup of the water you squeeze out.

Greek Seasonings and Herbs

The combination of cumin, coriander, oregano, parsley, and garlic cloves brings the Greek flavors to your meatloaf. If you change them, of course it will alter the flavor, but the recipe will still work.

I use a mix of dried and fresh herbs. For best results, use fresh parsley instead of dried and fresh garlic over garlic powder. If you’re processing the onion, you can use the food processor for the garlic too.

Oats

I’ve always used oats instead of breadcrumb for meatloaf, but if you want to use breadcrumbs, just make sure they are finely ground.

Instant oats will absorb more quickly and give a better texture than rolled oats. If you need to be gluten free, use gluten free oats or gluten free breadcrumbs.

Greek Meatloaf Recipe

Servings: 8

INGREDIENTS

5 large eggs
1 tablespoon cumin
1 tablespoon coriander
1½ teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon minced garlic
½ cup feta cheese
¼ cup spinach water (or plain water if using fresh spinach)
1½ cups yellow onion, minced or processed
1 cup frozen spinach, defrosted & strained
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1½ cups quick-cooking gluten-free oats
2 pounds lean ground turkey

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Whisk the eggs in a large mixing bowl.

2. Add cumin, coriander, salt, black pepper, oregano, and garlic to the eggs, then whisk well.

whisking eggs and spices for Greek meatloaf

3. In a small bowl, gently mix the feta cheese and water together. Do not dissolve the feta in the water.

4. In the large bowl, stir in feta mixture, onions, spinach, and parsley.

5. Add oats, stir, and let sit for at least 10 minutes.

6. Add ground turkey in small pieces, and thoroughly mix all ingredients together.

7. Let the ground meat mixture sit 30 minutes in the refrigerator.

This is a good time to heat your oven to 350°, and prepare your baking sheet or loaf pan. I use a sheet pan lined with parchment paper or aluminum foil for super easy cleanup.

If you don’t want to form the loaves, use two loaf pans.

Whichever you choose, spray the pan(s) with olive oil cooking spray.

8. Divide the meatloaf mixture in two. Form two loaves of identical shape and size on your sheet pans. To avoid dry ends, make sure each loaf shape has curved rather than pointy ends.

9. Bake for 45 minutes until turkey is cooked through. Internal temperature of your meatloaves should be 165°.

10. Remove the meatloaves from the oven and allow them to rest 5 to 10 minutes before slicing to serve.

Serving Greek Meatloaf

Garnishing

You can add an additional sprinkle of feta cheese, chopped parsley, or parsley leaves on top.

Sauce

I don’t sauce this meatloaf, but I like to serve it with a side of tzatziki sauce.

And although it’s not really a sauce or Greek, garlic hummus pairs well with Greek meatloaf.

Side Dishes

Many of the same Mediterranean dishes that go well with my Greek Meat Pie, like a traditional Greek salad and dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), also complement this Greek meatloaf. Try one of these recipes:

Greek Dakos Salad
Marinated Vegetable Skewers
Lebanese Bulgur Wheat
Tomato, Cucumber, and Onion Salad
Caponata
Panzanella Salad

I know it’s not really a typical Mediterranean dish, but since you are serving meatloaf, you can’t go wrong with mashed potatoes as a side.