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Festive Bacon Dessert Board

Preparation
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15

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Total Time
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50

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Serves
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4

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Festive Bacon Dessert Board

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Bacon Rice Krispies:

    In a large saucepan over low heat, melt butter, add marshmallows and stir until smooth.
  2. Remove from heat; stir in cereal and half the bacon.
  3. Press mixture into a lightly greased baking pan, using spatula.
  4. Sprinkle with remaining bacon, Cool and cut into bars.
  5. Apple – Raspberry Crisp:

    Preheat the oven at 350 F.
  6. Grease 4 Ramakins, toss in apples and raspberries.
  7. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar and salt.
  8. Stir to combine the dry ingredients. Cut in the butter. Incorporate the butter into the dry ingredients until you have a coarse crumbles.
  9. Evenly spoon the crumbly mixture over the top, making sure to cover it completely.
  10. Bake for about 25-30 minutes. The fruit should be soft and the top golden and crisp.
  11. Sprinkle with ready crisp
  12. Chocolate Bacon:

    Preheat oven to 425°. Arrange bacon in a single layer in a baking sheet. Bake 12 minutes, pour off drippings.
  13. Melt white chocolate in a microwave until smooth. Brush onto both sides of half the bacon strips.
  14. Melt semi-sweet chocolate in a microwave until smooth. Brush onto both sides of the remaining half the bacon strips.
  15. Sprinkle the bacon strips with chopped toppings mix and place on a lined baking tray.
  16. Refrigerate until set.

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Bacon Christmas tree

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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25

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Serves
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4

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Bacon Christmas tree

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Preheat oven at 400 F.
  2. Roll out the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface and cut 20 x 2cm wide strips. Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper and gently drizzle maple syrup on the pastry strips.
  3. Place the cut bacon strips on the pastry strips and gently pressing to secure.
  4. Fold the bacon topped pastry to form a tree, starting with a wider base and narrowing as you go.
  5. Slide a skewer through the base of the tree and up through to the top of the tree. Gently spread the layers slightly to retain the tree shape.
  6. Repeat for the remaining pastry strips.
  7. Brush the Bacon pastry tree with egg wash and bake for 15 minutes or until pastry turns golden brown and bacon is fully cooked through.
  8. Serve with chopped parsley.

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Bacon Goat Cheese Dip

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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15

minutes

Serves
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4

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Bacon Goat Cheese Dip

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 1Cup Maple Leaf® Ready Crisp® Fully Cooked Natural Bacon, diced
  • 1Cup crumbled goat cheese
  • 1Medium Red onion, thinly sliced and caramelized.
  • ½Cup Greek yogurt
  • 2tbsp honey
  • ¼tsp kosher salt
  • ¼tsp black pepper
  • 2tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2tbsp olive oil
  • Fresh rosemary, to garnish
  1. Prepare the Bacon as per instructions on the box and finely dice them.
  2. Add olive oil to a skillet over medium heat and add the sliced Red Onions. Cook for a few minutes until caramelized and tender.
  3. Combine the goat cheese, Greek yogurt, honey, salt, black pepper in a food processor. Process until smooth. Spoon the whipped mixture out and set aside. Add apple cider vinegar and combine.
  4. Crumble the bacon and rosemary leaves over top along with caramelized onions.
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Serve with deli meats and crackers.

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Sausage Pumpkin French Toast Bake

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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45

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Serves
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8

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Sausage Pumpkin French Toast Bake

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 4Maple Leaf® Natural Original Smoked Sausage, diced
  • 165g Pkg Maple Leaf® Ready Crisp® Fully Cooked Natural Bacon Slices
  • 1(400g) loaf sourdough bread, Slice and cut the bread into 1-inch cubes.
  • 1cup pumpkin puree
  • 1cup brown sugar
  • 5medium eggs
  • 2½cups whole milk
  • 3teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • ¼tsp salt
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. Grease a 11×7-inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Spread cubes of bread in the dish.
  3. Whisk pumpkin puree, brown sugar, eggs, milk, salt and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Pour evenly over bread. Rest the baking dish for 10 minutes to let the bread absorb the liquid mixture.
  4. Sprinkle diced sausage topping evenly over casserole and bake uncovered for 10 minutes, and then cover with aluminum foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until center appears set and is no longer runny.
  5. Prepare the Bacon as per instructions on the box and finely dice them.
  6. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the bacon crisp over the French toast and cool for 5 minutes before serving.
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Cover the baking pan tightly and place in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours before cooking. This gives the bread a chance to soak up the milk.

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Picnic Hotdog Board

Preparation
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20

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Total Time
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40

minutes

Serves
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4

Portions

Hot Dog Platter

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 6Maple Leaf® Natural Top Dogs™ Original Hot Dogs
  • 1Maple Leaf® Natural Original Smoked Sausage, Sliced
  • 4slices 375g pkg Maple Leaf® Natural Original Bacon
  • 4Hotdog Buns
  • Big Mac Hotdogs
  • ½Cup Special Sauce (Mayonnaise, Dill Pickle Relish, Ketchup & Yellow Mustard, Paprika, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Salt)
  • 2Slices American Cheese
  • ½cup Shredded Lettuce
  • 4slices Dill Pickle
  • ¼medium White Onion – Finely diced.
  • BLT hotdogs
  • ½Cup mayonnaise
  • ½Cup romaine lettuce, shredded
  • ½Cup Sliced tomatoes
  • Nacho cheese Hotdogs
  • ½cup nacho cheese sauce, prepared
  • 4jalapeno slices – optional
  • ¼cup Crushed corn tortillas
  • ¼cup tomato, diced
  • ¼ cup guacamole, prepared
  • Chimichurri smoked sausage
  • ½Cup chimichurri, prepared
  • 1Pickles shallot, sliced

Big Mac Hotdogs

  1. Preheat the grill to high heat.
  2. Whisk together all the special sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
  3. Place 2 Hotdogs on the grill using tongs.
  4. While the hot dogs are cooking, toast the buns.
  5. Place two slices of American cheese into each hot dog bun. Return the buns to the grill for 1-2 minutes for the cheese to melt.
  6. Add 1/4 cup of shredded lettuce into each hot dog bun.
  7. Place both grilled hot dog into the bun and place 3-4 pickle slices. Sprinkle white onion over top.
  8. Drizzle the hot dog with the special sauce and serve.

BLT Hotdogs

  1. Tightly wrap each hot dog with bacon.
  2. Place on the grill over medium heat, cook hot dogs, turning frequently with tons, until bacon is crispy and cooked through for about 10-12 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, spread mayonnaise onto each toasted hot dog bun, then layer in romaine and tomatoes. Top with bacon-wrapped hot dog and serve.

Nacho cheese Hotdogs

  1. To the heated grill add hot dogs and grill them a couple minutes per side.
  2. Serve the hot dogs on toasted hotdog buns, then top with nacho cheese, crushed tortilla chips, jalapeno slices, diced tomato, and guacamole.

Chimichurri Smoked Sausage

  1. Grill the sausage until the exterior is crisp and char marks appear, about 5 to 6 minutes per side.
  2. Serve grilled sausages in toasted buns and top with chimichurri sauce
    and pickled red shallots.
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Enjoy outside with family and friends!

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Grilled Romaine Bacon salad

Preparation
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15

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Total Time
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30

minutes

Serves
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4

Portions

Bacon Romaine Salad

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Preheat the grill to high heat.
  2. Prepare the Bacon as per instructions on the box and finely dice them.
  3. Toast breadcrumbs by melting butter in a nonstick skillet. Add the breadcrumbs and stir to coat, then cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring often, until golden and fragrant.
  4. Brush the cut sides of the romaine with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the romaine stalks on the grill, cut side down. Grill for 1 to 2 minutes, until the lettuce becomes charred, then flip over and grill for an additional 1 minute.
  5. Remove the lettuce from grill and place them on a plate and drizzle with ranch dressing.
  6. Top the lettuce with tomato, breadcrumbs and diced bacon and serve immediately.
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Shredded Cheddar or blue cheese can be sprinkled on top.

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Bacon Caprese Sticks

Preparation
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5

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Total Time
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20

minutes

Serves
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12

Sticks

Bacon Caprese Skewers

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Prepare the Ready crisp bacon as per instructions on the box.
  2. In a small bowl marinate the mozzarella cubes with olive oil, salt and pepper.
  3. Assemble two cherry tomatoes, basil leaves, two mozzarella cubes, and two bacon quarters onto a single skewer. Repeat the procedure for remaining ingredients and serve.
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Glaze with balsamic glaze.

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BBQ Chicken Variants

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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35

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Serves
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8

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BBQ Chicken Variants with Sides

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Preheat one side of the grill to medium high heat. Prepare a baking sheet lined with tin foil.

Grilled Chicken drumsticks

  1. Place Maple Leaf Prime® drumsticks, & Mediterranean dry spice in a large zip lock bag. Massage chicken in bag well to coat. Refrigerate for a minimum of 3 hours.
  2. Using tongs place chicken drumsticks onto the grill shaking away any residual marinade.
  3. Grill each side for 3 to 4 minutes. Place chicken onto baking sheet and place on side of the grill that has not been heated. Keep heat on the opposite side of grill on.
  4. Close lid and cook on residual heat for about 15 to 18 minutes or until an internal temperature of 165°F is reached.

Grilled Skinless Chicken Breast

  1. Place Maple Leaf Prime® Thin Sliced Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast and BBQ sauce in a large zip lock bag. Massage chicken in bag well to coat. Refrigerate for a minimum of 3 hours.
  2. Using tongs place chicken breast onto the grill shaking away any residual marinade.
  3. Grill each side for 3 to 4 minutes and brush with remaining BBQ sauce and place chicken onto baking sheet and place on side of the grill that has not been heated. Keep heat on the opposite side of grill on.
  4. Close lid and cook on residual heat for about 8-10 minutes or until an internal temperature of 165°F is reached.
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Side dishes
1) Grilled Corn and parmesan cheese can be paired with Grilled BBQ Chicken Breast
2) Mediterranean chickpea salad can be paired with Grilled Mediterranean Chicken drumsticks.

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Maple Bacon Wrapped Tater Tot Bites

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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25

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Serves
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4

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Maple Bacon Wrapped Tater Tot Bites

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Working one at a time, roll each tater tot in a bacon strip. Place tots on the baking sheet and brush with sweet chili sauce
  3. Bake for 15 minutes or until bacon and tots are fully cooked. Brush with additional sweet chili sauce.
  4. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve immediately.
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Serve with sweet chili or gochujang dipping sauce.

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