Yesterday was International Bacon Day and yes, I know I am a day late, but when it comes to bacon, there is always time. While this breakfast treat is usually done at, well, breakfast, it is the perfect addition to any meal. Whether you are just making a family dinner or having a get together for the Super Bowl, there are many fun and creative ways to use bacon in your recipes.
The recipes found here can be made at any time of day, not just breakfast. Some of these are appetizers, such as lil’ smokies or a meal, such as a casserole.
There is much to be done when it comes to adding bacon to a recipe and we are celebrating this crunchy, sweet side dish with some of the top ten recipes that are oh so good. If you love bacon, then you will love to add it to these tasty dishes for your next meal or party. What is your favorite way to use bacon in a recipe?
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10. Corn Casserole With Bacon
This recipe first calls for making creamed corn for the casserole. It calls for laying the bacon on a foil-covered baking sheet first to bake for about 18 minutes. Then you make onions, add cream cheese and then eventually add Parmesan cheese and corn to the mixture. Then you chop up your bacon once it’s cooled and add it to the corn mixture. This definitely sounds good!
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9. Slow Cooker Bacon Cheese Potatoes
Who doesn’t love a slow cooker recipe? When you make this recipe, you overlap a layer of bacon, onions, and potatoes and cheese in the slow cooker with butter over each layer. Plus, with foil on top and beneath the potatoes, it helps the potatoes keep their shape, making for a fantastic side dish for any meal.
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8. Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza Rolls
This is a fun recipe because you get to work with pizza dough in order to make the rolls for this dish. Using ranch dressing mix, Parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese, bacon and shredded chicken. This makes for a fun dish that can be served with some ranch dressing dip. Plus, according to the recipe, depending on what dough you use, it may take about 15 minutes or so to cook the rolls.
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7. Bacon Cheeseburger Crock Pot Dip
Everyone loves to have dip with their chips and this particular dip is perfect for any party. Made with ingredients such as ground beef, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, diced tomatoes, bacon bits and parsley, this is sure to please those who love beef and bacon. Plus, it takes about 2 to 3 hours to cook, giving you all the time you need to prepare other amazing dishes.
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6. BLT Grilled Cheese Sandwich
This classic bacon, lettuce and tomato grilled cheese sandwich is delicious and perfect for an afternoon lunch to go with soup. Plus, kids love grilled cheese and this is a great way to add bacon and give their sandwich a nice crunchy taste.
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5. Maple Bacon Breakfast Pie
What’s better than eggs, hashbrowns, cheese and crumbled bacon for breakfast? How about putting it all together in a beautiful breakfast pie and adding bacon lattice on top? This is a great breakfast dish that sounds really good, especially if you are having a get together for the morning.
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4. Jack Daniel’s Bacon Mac & Cheese
Made with hickory smoked pepper chicken, this bacon dish makes macaroni and cheese fun and even more exciting to eat, giving a crunchy taste to the classic mac & cheese that kids love to eat. Of course, this particular dish may be just for parents, but it is delicious and is ready in thirty minutes. Plus, you can add croutons as a garnish. How good does that sound?
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3. Ranch Pasta Salad with Bacon
Pasta salad is a classic side dish to go with any get together, but add in some bacon and the delicious flavor of ranch, this is one dish family and friends will love. Plus, with other flavors such as garlic powder and mayonnaise, this will be a sweet treat that is perfect for any summer party or any time of the year if you want to add pasta salad to your meal plan.
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2. Bacon Cheddar Ranch Pull Apart Bread
Bread is one of those foods you can do almost anything with. With this recipe, you use Italian bread, shredded Mexican cheese blend, cooked bacon and Hidden Valley Ranch dry dressing mix. This adds a fun, flavorful dish that everyone will love.
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1. Bacon Brown Sugar Smokies
Smokies are the classic appetizers no one can get enough of. But when you add bacon and brown sugar to the recipe, then it is sure to be a delicious treat your family and friends will want when they come back for seconds.
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