Best ideas for Bacon!!

[Barracuda]

Ok, so it's the king of breakfast meats to many of us. It also can be used in all kinds of other ways. I was wondering what creative and delicious ways YOU use bacon.

I'll go first--

Bacon stuffed mushroom caps!! Delicious.

[lupo pazzesco]

Bacon wrapped, cheese stuffed chicken breasts

Bacon jam (seriously, I have to make and can at least 4-8 jars of this stuff a time, my boyfriend eats it with a spoon straight from the jar!)

Braised pork belly (still technically bacon!!)

Those are just the top three things I remember getting the best reviews.

[purple]

Bacon jam (seriously, I have to make and can at least 4-8 jars of this stuff a time, my boyfriend eats it with a spoon straight from the jar!)


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Recipe?

Uh I'm boring when it comes to bacon normally just eat it as a sammie.

Have been using it a lot in fryed rice lately. ooo and crsipy bacon on the top of cinnamon muffins.

[Marmalady]

Bacon wrapped, cheese stuffed chicken breasts

A variation on this is 'Hunter's Chicken' - chicken breast wrapped in bacon, grated cheddar cheese sprinkled lavishly on top, baked in the oven for 15 minutes, then bbq sauce poured over and baked for another 20 minutes.

[fireheart]

Another one for the bacon jam recipe, I believe my boyfriend would do the same.

My partner justs eats it in his sandwich. We just use shredded bacon on our pizza.

[Gizmo]

Jam recipe here too please.

I do the chicken wrapped in bacon kinda thing too - wrap the chicken, cook for 20 mins dry then add gravy for another 20 mins. Friend is a very good cook and loves it when I do that. Comes out juicy and tender.

[taxguykarl]

Mrs. TGK likes bacon-wrapped scallops. The jam sounds good to me. Recipe, please. I'll share some of my jam and jelly recipes for it.

[NorthernZel]

My ideas are pretty boring, yet yummy when it comes to bacon...

Pigs in a blanket - wrap some sausages in bacon and fry, serve with onions and relish, or why not on a piece of baguette with homemade dressing (sour cream + mustard + garlic + bearnaise essence)?

Take a small bundle of green asparaguses, wrap 1-2 slices of bacon around the stems, bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Makes a lovely side dish for, say, chicken or turkey!

Oh, and ETA: Would love to get that bacon jam recipe, too. Preferably in metrics if possible.

[cindybubbles]

Cineplex's Outtakes (fast-food bistro inside a movie house) served me bacon poutine last night. Yum!

[taxguykarl]

Take a small bundle of green asparaguses, wrap 1-2 slices of bacon around the stems, bake in the oven for 15 minutes.

Sounds good. I'll try that when my asparagus starts growing. What temp for the oven?

[Kittish]

Bacon is a food group in this house. Mostly just bacon with whatever other items for a meal, but it gets used in stuff too.

Bacon wrapped brown sugar glazed chicken bits are a popular dish for gaming nights. Takes a fair bit of prep, but they're very very good.

Sometimes I add bits of bacon to stir fry, and also to macaroni and cheese (nom nom nom).

BLT sandwiches are an occasional meal. Boyfriend does a Sam Vimes style sandwich, where he just waves the veggies at the bread and bacon (ok, not really, but it's close).

Bacon on salads. And pizza.

I also use bacon grease to oil my pan for cooking eggs, adds a lovely bit of extra flavor. Huh, never occurred to me before, but I bet bacon grease would be lovely used as a substitute for shortening in biscuits. Bacon grease is also used to maintain the seasoning on my cast iron pans.

I would love to see the bacon jam recipe also, it sounds interesting.

[lordlundar]

Bacon wrapped, cheese stuffed chicken breasts

Along similar lines.

[Seanette]

Bacon wrapped, cheese stuffed chicken breasts

Recipe, please?

[Barracuda]

A bacon rose for Valentine's is also nice. Or how about the Bacon Turtle Burger?

[MoonCat]

I saw Bacon Flavored Hot Chocolate at the coffee store today.

My mom used to pour off the grease after cooking bacon, save it in a cup which was kept in the refrigerator, and every now and then use it as a spread on bread.