Bacon Cheeseburger Bites
- Prep time: 40 min
- Cook time: 25 min
- Servings: 4 servings
- Category: Snacks
Ingredients Main Ingredients 1 lb. lean ground beef (93% fat-free) 1/4 cup yellow onion, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 Tbsp. yellow mustard 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1/2 tsp. salt Cooking spray 4 ultra-thin slices cheddar cheese, each cut into 6 evenly sized rectangular pieces 3 pieces turkey bacon, cooked according to package directions, each cut into 8 evenly-sized rectangular pieces 24 dill pickle chips 4-6 large green leaf lettuce leaves, torn into 24 (total) small square-shaped pieces 12 cherry tomatoes, sliced in half Instructions Preheat oven to 400°F. Combine the beef, onion, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and salt in a medium-sized bowl, and mix well. Form mixture into 24 small meatballs (about one tablespoon per meatball). Place meatballs onto a foil-lined baking sheet and bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Leave oven on. Top each meatball with a piece of cheese, then return to the oven until cheese melts, about 2 to 3 minutes. Let meatballs cool. To assemble: on a toothpick layer a cheese covered meatball, piece of bacon, pickle chip, piece of lettuce, and tomato half, in that order. Per Serving: 1 Fresh | 1 Lean-1 | 3 Extras