Protein Type: Bacon

Ham Grilled Cheese with Tomato bacon soup

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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40

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Serves
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4

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ham grilled cheese and tomato bacon soup

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Ham Grilled Cheese
    Preheat a skillet over medium heat.
  2. Spread one side of each slice of bread with 1 teaspoon butter.
  3. Place one slice butter-side down in the hot skillet. Top with 5 ham slices and shredded cheese mixture and top it with the other slice.
  4. Cook in the hot skillet until golden brown and cheese is
    melted.
  5. Tomato Soup with bacon
    Preheat the oven to 400 F
  6. Spread the tomatoes, onion, and garlic cloves onto a baking sheet, Pour olive oil, and season with salt and black pepper. Mix well
  7. Roast the tomatoes until they soften for about 15-20 minutes.
  8. Transfer the mixture and all the pan juices to a large soup pot. Place the pot over medium heat.
  9. Stir in the broth, butter and then bring to a simmer. Cook for 10 minutes.
  10. Turn off the heat, transfer the mixture to a blender and blend the soup until smooth.
  11. Stir in the cream and top with bacon crisps and serve with Ham Grilled cheese

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Ready Crisp Holiday Reindeer

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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20

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Serves
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4

servings

Ready Crisp Holiday Reindeer

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Preheat pan over medium heat.
  2. Follow the instructions on the packaging on reheating the Bacon.
  3. Mix flour, salt and baking soda together in a large bowl.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix buttermilk, beaten eggs and butter.
  5. Combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients and mix well.
  6. Cook the pancakes on the hot pan making equal amounts of larger pancakes and smaller pancakes.
  7. Assembly:
    Lay one larger pancake on the plate, and then place one of the smaller pancakes on top, toward the bottom of the larger one to form the face and two slices of pancake as Ears.
  8. Add 2 sliced banana for the eyes and then place the blueberries for the pupil of the eye, and a raspberry for the nose.
  9. Place 2 blueberries to form the eyes, and a raspberry for the nose. Arrange five Chocolate chips below the nose to form the a smile
  10. Use three Bacon for each antler, angling them outward.
  11. Serve immediately with warm maple syrup on the side.
  12. Serve immediately with warm maple syrup on the side.

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Ready Crisp holiday Snowman

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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20

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Serves
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4

servings

Ready Crisp holiday Snowman

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Preheat pan over medium heat.
  2. Follow the instructions on the packaging on reheating the Bacon.
  3. Mix flour, salt and baking soda together in a large bowl.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix buttermilk, beaten eggs and butter.
  5. Combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients and mix well.
  6. Cook the pancakes on the hot pan making equal amounts of larger pancakes and smaller pancakes.
  7. Assembly:
    Lay one larger pancake on the plate, and then place one of the smaller pancakes above the larger pancake to form a face.
  8. Sift the confectioners’ sugar over the snowmen to create a snowy effect.
  9. Place 2 blueberries to form the eyes, and a raspberry for the nose. Arrange five Chocolate chips below the nose to form the a smile
  10. Arrange 3-4 Blueberries to resemble buttons of the shirt.
  11. Use two Bacon across the neck to from a scarf.
  12. Serve immediately with warm maple syrup on the side.

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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

minutes

Serves
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4

Portions

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

minutes

Serves
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4

Portions

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

Portions

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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Marbled Bacon Walnut Bark

Preparation
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10

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Total Time
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40 + 30 min chilling

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Serves
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12- 20

pieces

Marbled Bacon Walnut Bark

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  • 6slices Maple Leaf® Original Bacon OR Lazy Maple Bacon
  • 1250g bag good quality bittersweet chocolate chips
  • 1225g bag good quality pure white chocolate chips
  • 2tbsp toast walnuts or pecans, finely chopped
  • Lemon juice – optional
  1. Preheat oven to 400°.
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lay 6 slices of bacon flat. Cook on center rack of oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until completely crisp and golden brown. Remove onto a cooling rack and blot bacon completely on both sides, set aside to cool.
  3. Meanwhile pour bittersweet chocolate into a microwave glass bowl and the white chocolate into a second bowl. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Microwave bittersweet chocolate for 35 to 40 second intervals stirring each time until chocolate has melted. Be careful not to overheat and burn the chocolate during the last interval – reduce time to ensure smooth melted chocolate.
  4. Using a rubber spatula pour the chocolate onto prepared baking sheet.
  5. Using an off-set spatula spread the chocolate into the shape of a square being careful not to spread too thin.
  6. Repeat heating step for white chocolate.
  7. Spoon dollops of white chocolate all over the bittersweet chocolate. Drag your rubber spatula in a zig zag pattern across the chocolate
  8. On a clean surface chop cooled bacon into fine pieces and immediately sprinkle evenly over marbled chocolate. Sprinkle nuts over top and softly press down with the back of a clean spoon any toppings that are not adhered to the chocolate bark.
  9. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Once completely chilled use a butter knife and crack bark into desired number of pieces. Enjoy right away or place in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
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Be creative! Make this your own – need thought starters? Things that go great with bacon… Smores bark – bacon, mini marshmallows and crushed graham crackers Bacon, fruit and nut – bacon, assorted nuts and chopped dried fruit such as apricots and cranberry

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Bacon Wrapped Cranberry Stuffing Bites

Preparation
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5

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Total Time
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35 to 40

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Serves
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10

stuffing bites

Bacon Wrapped Cranberry Stuffing Bites

  • Ingredients

  • Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Divide stuffing to make 10 round balls.
  3. Wrap each ball with bacon and secure with toothpick. Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
  4. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or desired doneness for bacon.
  5. Spoon a small dollop of prepared cranberry sauce on to each bites and garnish with rosemary. Serve immediately.
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Sprinkle bacon with course black pepper and paprika before wrapping bites for an added flavor punch.

**Use stove top method on stuffing box for a moister bite or the stuffing method for a drier bite.

**Double the recipe to batch it up for a crowd

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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

minutes

Serves
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8

Portions

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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