Bacon Recipes

Crispy, smoky, and salty, our bacon recipes are just plain irresistible. For dinner, bacon stars in sides, adding a sweet, meaty flavor to spinach and other vegetables, defining pastas like our favorite spaghetti carbonara and entrees including shrimp and grits and bacon-wrapped pork loin.

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17 Savory and Smoky Bacon Recipes to Make for Dinner

Bacon, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways! For breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and everything in between, see our favorite ways to cook with this most magical and seductive of ingredients for a month’s worth of dishes including bacon-and-potato casseroles, bacon jam, bacon mac and cheese, bacon-topped salads, bacon dip, bacon sandwiches and even bacon cookies.
By Kelly Vaughan

BLT Baked Potato

A fluffy baked potato stands in seamlessly for bread here, making an excellent canvas for bacon, romaine, cherry tomatoes, and a tangy buttermilk dressing.

Baked Beans with Bacon

A couple slices of bacon add just the right amount of richness to this sweet-and-savory side dish.

Bacon and Spinach Quiche

Can't decide between a quiche Lorraine or Florentine for your next brunch? Add bacon and spinach to the basic filling for the best of both worlds.

Less-Mess Bacon: How to Make Perfectly Crispy Bacon Without Tons of Grease Spatter

Once you've mastered our simple technique, you'll never make bacon on the stovetop again.

Bacon-Wrapped Brussels Sprouts

Roasted brussels sprouts become irresistible finger food when decked out with bacon and served alongside a zingy mustard dipping sauce.

Bacon Potato-Chip Chocolate Cookie

In the venerable tradition of kitchen sink and compost cookies aka cookies with lots of (unexpected) add-ins, comes these salty-sweet treats. We use dark chocolate to balance the saltiness of the bacon pieces and potato chips.

Spaghetti Carbonara

Rating: 3.23 stars
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A spaghetti carbonara sauce is typically made with bacon, eggs, and cheese. We've added a little half-and-half for a silky texture to this delicious pasta dish.

Broccoli-Cheddar Hash-Brown Casserole

This casserole is a riff on a Swiss rosti. It tastes like a loaded baked potato and has the crispness of hash browns.

Bacon-Cheese Quiche

Rating: 3.1 stars
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This versatile dish goes from brunch buffet to dinner table in a snap and is great with a leafy green salad. The flaky crust and custard filling make it a perfect vehicle for a variety of mix-ins. Baking the crust before adding the filling, known as blind baking, ensures it won't get soggy. Our favorite pie dough recipe is Basic Pie Crust.

Bacon, Egg, and Toast Cups

Rating: 3.58 stars
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Upgrade the classic American breakfast from basic to impressive in a few simple steps.

Slow-Cooker Bacon Jam

Rating: 3.47 stars
38
Spread this savory bacon jam on bread for a holiday appetizer and send your guests home with a jar.
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Bacon & Eggs: 16 Recipes Starring Everyone's Favorite Breakfast Duo

Bacon & Eggs: 16 Recipes Starring Everyone's Favorite Breakfast Duo
Love bacon? Love eggs? Love bacon and eggs? These breakfast recipes make getting out of bed so worth it.
17 Savory and Smoky Bacon Recipes to Make for Dinner

17 Savory and Smoky Bacon Recipes to Make for Dinner
Bacon, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways! For breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and everything in between, see our favorite ways to cook with this most magical and seductive of ingredients for a month’s worth of dishes including bacon-and-potato casseroles, bacon jam, bacon mac and cheese, bacon-topped salads, bacon dip, bacon sandwiches and even bacon cookies.
Bacon Pasta with Cheese Sauce and Thyme

Bacon Pasta with Cheese Sauce and Thyme
Grilled Chicken Cobb Salad

Grilled Chicken Cobb Salad
Rating: Unrated
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Seared Scallops with Bacon

Seared Scallops with Bacon
Chicken and Mushroom Tagliatelle

Chicken and Mushroom Tagliatelle

Corn-and-Avocado Salad with Goddess Dressing

For this take-and-shake salad, finely diced avocado is stirred into the dressing for creaminess without browning; corn, radishes, crunchy romaine, and bacon go on top. Call it a Cobb, call it Mexican. Call those happy guests to the table.

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Grilled Buttermilk Chicken Tenders with Dipping Sauces

Chicken tenders grill quickly—almost too quickly, resulting in dryness. But not with these skewers, which benefit from a buttermilk brine and a blanket of bacon. Serve them with a choice of two dipping sauces—a creamy ranch and a spicy romesco—that pair nicely with crudités, too.
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One-Pan Cuban Chicken with Rice and Beans

Juicy roast chicken thighs are paired with our take on moros y cristianos, the Cuban version of rice and beans, in this easy dinner recipe.

Devils on Horseback

Rating: 3.57 stars
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Don't let the sinister name throw you -- these bacon-wrapped dates couldn't be more delicious. Martha takes them to the next level by stuffing the dried fruit with pungent Stilton.

Traditional Irish Bacon, Cabbage, and Parsley Sauce

Rating: 3.59 stars
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Irish bacon with cabbage is the original, quintessential St. Patrick's Day dish. This version, which includes a mouthwatering parsley sauce, is from "Forgotten Skills of Cooking" by Darina Allen.

Grilled Corn with Bacon

Our new favorite way to enjoy sweet high-summer corn on the cob is to grill it, then pair it with bits of smoky, crisp bacon for a Mediterranean twist on the classic Mexican snack.

Bacon Pancakes

Rating: 3.8 stars
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These bacon pancakes satisfy both the sweet and savory senses. Surprise your family with this breakfast dish one weekend morning.

Aged-Cheddar-and-Swiss Cheeseburgers

For these burgers, Martha loves Milton Creamery's Prairie Breeze cheddar and Challerhocker Swiss, both available at Murray's Cheese. Grate the horseradish and add it to the cheeses right before grilling; it quickly loses its potency once grated.

Pork Pie

This savory, double-crusted pie is delicious served warm or chilled.

Pea Salad

Peas straight from the freezer retain their crisp exterior and soft, creamy interior in this simple-to-make salad. For a subtler onion flavor, soak onion slices in cool water, then thoroughly drain before folding into the mayonnaise mixture.

Bacon-Wrapped Potatoes

Rating: 3.33 stars
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To serve these bacon-wrapped potatoes as an appetizer, simply leave in the toothpicks they were secured and baked with. Remove them to serve as a side dish.

Maple-Glazed Bacon

Rating: 3.28 stars
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Add a sweet note to savory bacon with a glaze of pure maple syrup.

Spaghetti with Brussels Sprouts and Bacon

A favorite side dish, caramelized brussels with bacon, becomes a hearty weeknight main.

Campfire Fried Eggs With Potato-and-Bacon Hash

Rating: 4.11 stars
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Cook the quintessential outdoorsy breakfast: eggs and potato hash fried in bacon drippings. Brew a fresh pot of cowboy coffee directly over the campfire to complete the meal.

Perfect Fried Chicken

Brining the chicken in buttermilk and seasoning overnight is the key to this moist, succulent dish.

Pork Bolognese

Rating: 3.55 stars
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This bolognese pasta dish uses ground pork, but you can swap it out for beef, turkey, or lamb.

German Potato Salad

Rating: 3.16 stars
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Skip the mayo and opt for this vinegary German-style potato salad studded with bacon that's delicious warm or cold.

Perfect BLT Sandwich

Sauteed Spinach with Bacon

The bacon gives a nice salty crunch and flavor to this side dish of spinach.

Potato Salad with Sour Cream and Scallions

Rating: 3.14 stars
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While the rest of the meal is on the grill, toss together this cool steakhouse salad.

Braised Red Cabbage

This dish can be made a day ahead. Let cool completely before refrigerating. Reheat, covered, over medium heat.

Baked Salmon with Creamy Orzo

A multilayered masterpiece in a cast-iron skillet, this one-pan meal calls for simmering creamy bacon orzo on the stove-top, then nestling lemon-coriander salmon fillets on top and baking in the oven.

Chicken Club Sandwich

Brown-Sugar-and-Bacon-Glazed Brussels Sprouts

Everything cooks in the same pan in this easy Thanksgiving side dish: first the bacon, followed by the Brussels sprouts, along with garlic, thyme, brown sugar, and turkey stock.

Wine-Braised Chicken

Rating: 3.57 stars
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If you're looking for a hearty one-pot meal for dinner, this is it. Listed as coq au vin in cookbooks and on restaurant menus, this French dish has a name that sounds fancy, but it's simply chicken cooked in red wine. 
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