Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 16
Calories 236 kcal
Ingredients
2 pounds ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
8 ounces cheddar cheese cut into 48 pieces
6 ounces bacon uncured, nitrate free
24 cherry tomatoes halved
2 cups red leaf lettuce chopped
optional: 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
Instructions
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. Turn oven off and add a slice of cheese to each burger bite. Place back in oven to melt cheese for 2-3 minutes. Set aside to prepare remaining ingredients.
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, and cheeseburger.
Recipe Notes
Serving size is 3 burger bites and 1 tablespoon of dip.
This recipe was first published in December 2014 and updated with video in 2018.
Nutrition Facts
Mini Bun-less Cheeseburger Bites with Thousand Island Dip
Amount Per Serving (3 bites)
Calories 236
Calories from Fat 147
% Daily Value*
Fat 16.3g
25%
Saturated Fat 7.9g
49%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Cholesterol 69mg
23%
Sodium 430mg
19%
Carbohydrates 1.7g
1%
Fiber 0.1g
0%
Sugar 1g
1%
Protein 20.1g
40%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.