[HttpGet]
public JsonResult Get(int id)
{
    return Json(repository.Find(id), JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}

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    public class Item
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        [ForeignKey]
        public int ItemId { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public ICollection<Item> Items { get; set; }
    }

[HttpGet]
public JsonResult List()
{           
    var data = repository.AllIncluding(itemcategory => itemcategory.Items);
    var collection = data.Select(x => new
    {
        id = x.Id,
        name = x.Name,
        items = x.Items.Select(item => new
        {
            id=item.Id,
            name = item.Name
        })
    });
    return Json(collection, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}