Bacon Recipes

The world of bacon recipes is not just for breakfast.

Even though most bacon is eaten for breakfast there are recipes that make it right at home as appetizers, main dishes, side dishes and even desserts.

The deliciousness of bacon makes it surprising that it is made from a cut of the pig that would most likely be useless if it wasn't made into bacon.

The cut includes the side and belly, which is mostly fat. The cut is brine cured and most always smoked to make bacon.

It's the fat that gives the lion's share of the flavor to bacon.

Fat is essential to good tasting bacon and the best bacon contains up to two-thirds fat. This fat ratio allows the bacon to cook up crispy and yet still stay tender.

Most of that fat renders out during the cooking process. That rendering yields another product highly prized in the Southern U.S. Bacon grease!

My city Grandmother cooked bacon every morning for breakfast and she always kept a container on top of the stove to pour up the bacon grease. It most likely showed up for dinner that night as the fat in cornbread.

There are bacon dishes on this site that are for breakfast but plenty that aren't. Browse some of Pork cooking online recipes and select one or two to try for a dish other than breakfast. You'll be surprised at how versatile bacon recipes are.

Pork Cooking Recipes For Bacon

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp

This bacon wrapped shrimp recipe calls for large shrimp. Shrimp will get rubbery if overcooked. The bacon wrapping and cooking on the grill will minimize overcooking.

Bacon Cheese Ball

This bacon cheese ball is great right after making but it really becomes heavenly if it's refrigerated for a while to let the flavors blend. Use top quality bacon and cheese!

Bacon Broccoli Salad

These two bacon broccoli salad recipes are similar. Both are no fuss and sure to be a hit at family picnics or potluck. Use quality ingredients in your salad. Especially the bacon!

Bacon and Eggs

Bacon and eggs are the perennial breakfast food. Our ancestors started it with eggs from their own hens and their own cured bacon from the smokehouse.

Canadian Bacon

Canadian bacon with pineapple, onions and green pepper makes a really good pizza. French bread makes it quick and easy.

Spinach Bacon Quiche

This Spinach Bacon Quiche is simple to make and versatile enough for most any meal. Like any bacon quiche be sure to use high quality bacon. The spinach should be squeezed ultra-dry.

Bacon Quiche Recipe

This bacon quiche recipe has texture and taste that you won't believe. The almond topping sets it apart from any other quiche recipe. The dish takes time but one taste and you'll know it's worth it.

Bacon Quiche

Bacon quiche is a favorite of quiche and bacon lovers everywhere. This bacon and Swiss quiche has Swiss cheese as an added enhancement. The quiche recipe is quick and easy with frozen piecrust.