Greek-Style Pork Meatballs & Air Fryer Chips - Budget Dinner

Friday Night Greek-Style Feast

A budget-friendly Friday night dinner that feels like a takeaway treat, but fresher, cheaper, and so much better! Juicy spiced pork meatballs, crispy air fryer chips, and a bright cucumber yoghurt make this a feast you’ll want every week. As always totally customizable to you, and what you may have in the fridge! Don't ever feel like you need to by all the ingredients if you already have a whole bunch of stuff already there, waste not want not.

Serves: 2–3
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes
Special equipment: Air fryer

Let’s learn how to make it!

This dish brings all those Greek-inspired flavours together, cumin-spiced pork meatballs, crunchy slaw, creamy feta, and golden chips, but keeps it light, fresh, and easy on the wallet. Perfect for a relaxed Friday night that still feels like a treat.

Ingredients

For the Meatballs:

• 300g pork mince

• 1 carrot, grated

• ½ onion, finely diced

• 1 tsp cumin

• ½ tsp smoked paprika

• Salt and pepper

For the Chips:

• 4 potatoes, cut into chips

• Olive oil

• Salt

For the Cucumber Yoghurt:

• ½ cucumber, diced

• 125g natural yoghurt

• 1 tsp dried dill

• Salt and pepper

For the Salad:

• 1 bag of slaw (precut, great value and full of crunch)

• ¼ packet of feta cheese, crumbled

• ½ avocado, sliced

• A few cherry tomatoes, halved

• Olive oil

• Lemon juice

• Salt and pepper

Method

1. Prep the chips: Cut the potatoes into chips and toss with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt. Air fry until golden and crispy. (If you want perfect chips, check out my air fryer chip video, they’re incredible!)

2. Make the meatballs: Dice the onion and grate the carrot. Add them to a bowl with the pork mince, cumin, smoked paprika, and seasoning. Mix well, then shape into small meatballs.

3. Cook the meatballs: Air fry the meatballs until golden brown and cooked through. (No mess and so easy!)

4. Make the cucumber yoghurt: In a small bowl, combine the diced cucumber, yoghurt, dill, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir well.

5. Assemble the salad: In a large bowl, mix the slaw, avocado, cherry tomatoes, and feta. Drizzle with olive oil, a squeeze of lemon juice, and a pinch of salt and pepper.

6. Serve: Load up your plate with chips, meatballs, salad, and a generous dollop of cucumber yoghurt.

Chef’s Tip:
You can swap the pork mince for chicken, beef, or even lentils for a vegetarian version. Try warming some pita bread on the side, it’s perfect for scooping everything up.

Enjoy

Del x

If you loved this, try my Sweetcorn Pasta with Roasted Red Pepper & Paprika Pork  and Asian Pork Dumplings. These three dinners cost me lest the $50 to make. To feed 2-3 people, 3 dinners and leftovers!