17 bacon quick recipes

A "quick" kicked-up slow cooker or CrockPot baked beans recipe. Starting with canned baked beans and augmented with two more kinds of beans, bacon, and onions, get this recipe on the table in record time.

A few slices of Canadian bacon, fresh tomatoes and crisp lettuce. Sandwiched between two slices of whole grain bread, a quick, easy, delicious and well-balanced meal.

An easy make-ahead side dish. Highlights the flavor of each ingredient.

This handy appetizer impresses everyone, simple, easy and full of flavor and very easy to eat.

The Colonel’s Baked Beans used to be baked and made fresh daily. Now there made with a can of Navy Beans made by Hanover and a bag of sauce and precooked frozen bacon. When it is needed, it is just microwave and there you go.

Fresh-from-the-cob creamed corn with crispy bacon and tender leeks, made lighter with low-fat milk. A 15-minute summer side dish bursting with sweet corn flavor.

Corn with bacon and mushrooms sautees sweet summer kernels in smoky bacon fat with shallots and a mix of wild mushrooms, then showers crisp bacon over the top. A savory side that celebrates late-summer corn.

Calves liver seared in bacon drippings and topped with soft onions, raisins, brandy, and a splash of cider vinegar. A 30-minute spin on a classic that even liver skeptics might love.

Easy breakfast tortilla wrap-ups stuffed with scrambled eggs, melted cheddar cheese, crispy bacon bits, salsa, and fresh tomato. A quick, kid-friendly morning meal ready in under 20 minutes.

Steamed asparagus with bacon, fresh parsley, and lemon juice. A quick 20-minute diabetic-friendly side dish that works on the stovetop or in the microwave.

Bay scallops with mushrooms, snow peas, and bacon in a sherry-lemon sauce thickened with cornstarch. A quick skillet dinner served over rice.

Easy New Orleans-style okra gumbo with bacon, tomatoes, the holy trinity, and optional shrimp. A quick Cajun stew served over rice without a roux.

Quick shortcut Chicken Alfredo with jarred sauce, peas, bacon bits, and crispy French-fried onions over pasta. A weeknight crowd-pleaser ready in under 45 minutes.

Easy refried beans made with canned pintos, bacon drippings, garlic, and onion. Mashed in the skillet for a quick, smoky side dish ready in 20 minutes.

Toasted crab rolls with a mayo-bound crab salad, melted cheese, and crispy bacon on split dinner rolls. A quick open-faced seafood sandwich baked until bubbly.

Quick microwave baked bean casserole with crispy bacon, brown sugar, ketchup, and mustard. Bubbly and smoky in just 30 minutes. Add franks or ham for a hearty main.