ngResource return a singular item - angularjs

Question

When trying to return a singular item from a mongoDB I keep getting an error telling me I am returning an array as apposed to an object. Here's my service code:
resource: $resource('http://localhost:8080/api/item/:itemId', null, {'get' : {method: 'GET'}}, {stripTrailingSlashes: false})
function getItem(itemId) {
return this.resource.get({itemId: itemId}).$promise.then(function(resource){
return resource;
});
}
The service is above is called resolve like so:
.state('cocktail', {
templateUrl: 'client/app/features/item/item/item.html',
controller: 'ItemController',
controllerAs: 'vm',
data:{
title: 'Item'
},
params:{
itemId: null
},
resolve:{
item: getItem
}
function getItem($stateParams, itemService) {
return itemService.getItem($stateParams.itemId);
}
Then in my controller:
ItemController.$inject = ['itemService', 'item'];
function ItemController(itemService, item) {
var vm = this;
vm.item = item;
}
The object that is returned in the call is:
[
{
"_id": "57586f25661d33fe21057866",
"name": "Red Velvet",
"description": "Red Velvet Description here",
"image": "red-velvet",
"__v": 0,
"gred": []
},{
"_id": "57586f25661d33fe21057884",
"name": "Red Item",
"description": "Red Velvet Item here",
"image": "red-velvet-item",
"__v": 0,
"gred": []
},
]
The error I get in my console is - [$resource:badcfg] Error in resource configuration for action get. Expected response to contain an object but got an array. I am not expecting an array but the object of the ID I pass through in the resolve. If anyone has any comments or can see what I'm doing wrong please let me know! This is bugging me and I know it's going to be a simple fix haha!