Mini Bunless Cheeseburger Bites with Thousand Island Dip

By toobze

Ingredients

• Cheeseburger Bites:
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 6 ounces uncured, nitrate free bacon
• 24 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 cups red leaf lettuce, chopped
• 8 ounces cheddar cheese, cut into 48 pieces
• pickles
• Thousand Island Dip:
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons sugar free ketchup
• 2 tablespoons chopped dill pickle
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Combine the first 5 ingredients together in a bowl.
Using about 1 tablespoon of the meat mixture, make 48 mini patties or meatballs.

Place them on a foil lined baking sheets and bake for 15 minutes.

Cool slightly to handle.

While the mini burgers are baking, cook the bacon in a skillet but remove before crisp. Drain on paper towel and break into 48 pieces.

To assemble burgers on toothpick start with a tomato half, pickle, bacon, lettuce, cheese and burger.