A selection of the best bacon recipes
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Editor's Choice 35 Best Bacon Recipes - This collection offers new ideas for cooking with bacon.
Burger with bacon and cheese
Cheeseburger meets bacon in this cheese and lettuce sandwich, with the bacon smeared with mayonnaise.
Bacon-wrapped asparagus
Asparagus is wrapped in bacon and then dipped in an oily mixture with sugar and soy sauce before baking.
Pizza for breakfast
This breakfast pizza, topped with a zesty salsa and topped with fried eggs and bacon, is delicious any time of day—save a slice for a later snack. Best of all, it's ready in just one hour.
Apple Soup with Bacon and Cheese Croutons
This thick soup pays homage to the classic combination of bacon and cheddar. Cheese croutons provide a crunchy bite into the puréed soup.
Quesadillas with bacon, dates, and Manchego cheese
Top these tortillas with pistachio cream for a delicious fusion of flavors, the pistachio butteriness complementing the bacon flavor, which is complemented by Manchego cheese.
Amazingly delicious macaroni and cheese with bacon
After cooking the bacon, save the fat to use for making cheese sauce.
Waffles with bacon and chicken
What could be more delicious than chicken and waffles? Just waffles, with chicken fried in bacon grease. Take note of the chicken preparation: in this recipe, chicken breasts are deep-fried in bacon grease until half-done, and the batter is seasoned with thyme.
French toast with tomato jam, bacon and fried eggs
These French toasts, fried with egg and milk, are perfect for breakfast. They combine classic breakfast staples—eggs and bacon. French toast, fried with Gruyère cheese, is spread with tomato jam, crispy bacon is sandwiched inside, and topped with a gently cooked egg, allowing the yolk to act as a creamy sauce.
Galette with apples and bacon
What makes shortcrust pastry so delicious is the rendered bacon fat. Let the delicious aroma soak into the dough, making the baked goods truly homemade and, therefore, a favorite.
Cabbage salad with carrots, apples and bacon
Bacon adds a rich flavor to this crispy coleslaw. The brown sugar in the dressing complements the salty notes of the bacon.
Shortbread cookies with bacon, caramel, and peanut butter cream
The combination of bacon, caramel, peanut butter, and bananas may seem unthinkable, but once you try it, you'll understand the meaning of this dessert.
Chicken with blue cheese and nuts, wrapped in bacon in a milk sauce
If you're looking to cook meat like Cordon Bleu, consider using chicken, and when serving, each guest can choose to top the dish with a creamy, mustard-flavored sauce.
Bacon-wrapped shrimp
These crispy bacon-wrapped shrimp are glazed with honey, smoked paprika, and Sriracha sauce, and grilled for the final three minutes.
Pineapple Upside-Down Cakes in Foil
Not sure how to add flavor to your baked goods? Just add bacon.
Bacon-wrapped filet mignon
Bacon-wrapped beef steak requires no additional ingredients; there are only four. Spend just 25 minutes of your time and you'll have a Filet Mignon dish.
Bacon-wrapped scallops with papaya sauce and quinoa garnish
Crispy, salty bacon is the perfect complement to tender, seafood-flavored scallops. Serve this appetizer with papaya-jalapeno sauce and a side of quinoa.
Chocolate cupcakes with bacon and cream cheese frosting
Candied bacon bits and sea salt help balance the flavor of these chocolate cupcakes topped with cream cheese frosting.
Soup with dumplings, bacon and sugar snap peas
In this chicken broth soup, the simplicity of the flavors gives free rein to your imagination. For a more traditional flavor, add sesame oil; for texture, add grated ginger; and for color, add tomatoes. You'll quickly learn to find what you need. It's so easy to cook, combining different flavors. Meanwhile, try this soup with watercress and bacon-sautéed green peas, which creates a contrast with the tender dumplings.
Chinese Fu-Yang Omelette with Mushroom Sauce
You can easily adapt this recipe to your own taste. You can add almost any leftover meat or vegetables to the omelet, but we can't recommend anything better than Canadian bacon, with its luxurious meaty aroma.
Smoked bacon
Cooking bacon doesn't require any special skills; you just need to be patient. Chef Michael Symon's pork belly recipe takes about 10 days to cook, but you can choose any cut—usually shoulder, flank, or round—and the result will be excellent. Michael prefers bacon-seasoned pork with a layer of fat. "The more fat, the stronger the flavor," he says.
Bacon Candies
Using mixed nuts and crispy bacon, make Bark Candies for something sweet to enjoy.
Pizza with bacon and leeks
Pancetta, or Italian bacon, is made from pork belly seasoned with spices and herbs, cured with synthetic preservatives, and pairs well with cheeses like Parmesan or rich Pecorino Romano. Try this combination of flavors with this quick and easy pizza recipe.
Rigatoni pasta with bacon and leeks
Toss the bacon pan with the pasta until it's well-greased and glossy. This delicious main dish features a secret sauce that adds a creamy texture, and garnish with leeks and fresh parsley.
A la mode pecan and bacon brownies
This shortbread dessert captures all the flavors of a homemade pie, from pecans to egg soufflé. But add an extra ingredient—crispy bacon—and your taste buds will go "Wow!"—a little touch, like ice cream, will help you stay true to the classic homemade pie.
Pork cutlet and coleslaw with bacon and corn
Pork chop is a natural pork cutlet. Bone-in loin is included in the recipe as a nod to the rustic style, where coarse-fiber ingredients predominate, all the ingredients are related. And the fried corn, a component of the coleslaw, with its creaminess pairs beautifully with the buttermilk dressing. The loin is pre-marinated in the same dressing and grilled, just like the local farmer's country bacon. Simple and delicious.
Bacon chips
Once you learn how easy it is to make cracklings—it only takes 10 minutes—adding them to your favorite dish will seem quite appealing. You can turn those bacon slices you use for breakfast into a crispy, salty topping for soups and salads.
Spaghetti carbonara with bacon
Most of the ingredients for this basic pasta dish are probably already in your pantry or fridge. Simply add any Italian pasta to the pan with the bacon, shake to prevent sticking, and then top with the egg-cheese sauce.
Greens poached with bacon
Sprinkle cracklings over this warm green salad, which features a hearty heaping helping of leafy greens with crisp garlic for flavor.
Large-cut iceberg lettuce with cheddar and bacon
The light salad with a crunchy topping is reminiscent of a restaurant salad, which only adds to the excitement of the meat main course.
Elvis Presley's Italian Sandwiches
Get started with Jeff's dessert sandwich recipe, inspired by Elvis. Of course, that's not your entire meal; you should take care of the rest. This so-called combo sandwich is double-fried Italian-style in a skillet. The top slices of bread are spread with chocolate-hazelnut spread, while the bottom slices are spread with mascarpone cheese mixed with bananas. Bacon is sandwiched between the halves.
A combo is a type of fast food meal. The term refers to a combination meal, typically under 1,300 calories (though the portion can be double), consisting of a sandwich, dip, drink, and a side dish such as fries. Ordering a combo is cheaper than choosing each item individually.
Caramelized bacon with nuts
The bacon is topped with brown sugar, pecans, and a maple glaze, along with a pinch of cayenne pepper. For perfect results, bake until the topping is very brown but not burning.
Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing
Be sure to save the bacon fat for use in the dressing.
Cafe-style salad with poached egg and bacon
Crispy bacon is a perfect addition to the salad, making it feel like it was prepared in a French bistro.
Blackberry-marinated pork wrapped in bacon
Pork lovers will love this dish for a festive evening; it will decorate the table and become the center of admiring glances. To secure the bacon slices, use kitchen twine after you finish slicing the log. And the next morning, you can make sandwiches with the leftovers.
Burger dogs with bacon
You've made classic burgers, where the patty is made of ground meat. But what if you wrap a sausage in ground meat? You get a burger dog. Here, bratwurst sausages are boiled in beer, wrapped in bacon, and fried with the ground meat. Sunny, after her trip to Germany, recommends this wonderful recipe. Don't forget to sprinkle it with onions, just like they do at street food stalls.
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