Recipes with bacon

Great for breakfast with a glass of orange juice. Grease the muffin tins very well. The cheese tends to make them stick a little.

Crunchy raw cauliflower and torn romaine tossed with crumbled bacon, grated Parmesan, and a sweet creamy dressing. A 10-minute no-cook salad that feeds a crowd and disappears fast at every potluck.

Crunchy raw broccoli slaw with crispy bacon, golden raisins, red onion, and a tangy honey-balsamic dressing. Ready in 15 minutes and gone even faster.

A succulent chicken dish made with Canadian bacon, mushrooms, pimento-stuffed olives and lightly toasted almonds.

Krestianskiy zavtrak is a hearty Russian peasant breakfast: pumpernickel croutons crisped in butter, layered with bacon, kielbasa, and onions, then topped with eggs cooked until the yolks stay just runny.

Maritime-style seafood chowder brimming with mixed seafood, garden vegetables, and a splash of wine in a creamy bacon-kissed broth that freezes beautifully for make-ahead meals.

A quick one-skillet dinner with ground beef, bacon, broccoli, and rice in a creamy mushroom sauce. On the table in 45 minutes with minimal cleanup. Serves 4.

Irish kidney soup, a slow-simmered offal classic with veal or beef kidney, beef stock, sherry, and bouquet garni. The pub-style soup of old Ireland.

Polish bigos (hunter's stew) with beef, smoked pork, spareribs, kielbasa, bacon, and sauerkraut. The national dish of Poland, slow simmered, feeds sixteen.

Old-fashioned baked beans cooked low in a sweet, sticky sauce of molasses, brown sugar, and ketchup, then blanketed with bacon and baked until bubbling. A back-porch barbecue side that disappears fast.

Mexican pot roast stuffed with bacon-wrapped garlic, rubbed in mustard, and braised in beer with jalapenos and cilantro. Fork-tender beef with a spicy blended sauce.

Pollo Euscaro, a Basque-style chicken braised with eggplant, mushrooms, tomato, peppers, and white wine in a covered casserole. One-pot comfort food from the Pyrenees.

Spicy Mexican-style bean soup with bacon, jalapenos, red bell peppers, fresh tomatoes, V8 juice, cumin, and chili powder. A hearty, smoky bean soup that simmers low and slow.

Basque shepherd's pie made in a skillet with crisp bacon, tender potatoes, thyme, and a soft-set egg topping. A rustic mountain shepherd's supper, not the usual lamb-and-mash version.

Creamy bacon pasta carbonara tosses hot pasta with crispy bacon, garlic, beaten eggs, Parmesan, and a splash of milk for a silky no-cream sauce. The eggs cook into a glossy coating from residual heat alone.

This is a quick and easy make-ahead bacon and tomato pasta salad recipe that's always a hit at potluck get-togethers.