Burger Bites


Serves: 16

I love serving these when kids are around. We make them the main meal, served with potato coins and fruit kabobs. Fun, fun, fun!

Dovetailing Tip: Use half of the cooked meatballs for today's meal. Save the remainder to use for Meal 5, Spaghetti and Meatballs.

Yield: 48 bites (3 per person)
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Ingredients:

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
optional: pickles
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup plain greek yogurt
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons sugar free ketchup
2 tablespoons chopped dill pickles
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce

Directions:

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.

Source: sugarfreemom.com



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