Food Comfort Foods Our Best Smoky, Sizzling Bacon Recipes By Midwest Living editors Midwest Living editors Midwest Living's experienced editors create best-in-class travel, lifestyle, food, home and garden content you won't find anywhere else. We're loudly, proudly Midwestern, and we're passionate about helping our audience explore and create through award-winning storytelling. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Updated on December 26, 2022 Trending Videos Photo: Carson Downing Savor the enticing scent and flavor of bacon in soups, salads, sandwiches and more. 01 of 22 Bacon-Wrapped Beef Tenderloin Carson Downing Chef Kieron Hales of Cornman Farms in southeast Michigan makes a perfectly pink beef tenderloin that hearkens to his mum's Sunday roasts. Keep in mind, the bacon under the roast won't get crisp, but it will cook through and flavor both the beef and the sauce. View Recipe 02 of 22 BLT Salad Turn a classic BLT into a main dish salad. The favorite combination of bacon, lettuce, and tomato are added to a mix of vegetables and toasted bread to make a delightful meal. Creamy mustard dressing makes the perfect topping. How to Cook Bacon Like a Pro View Recipe 03 of 22 Radish, Green Beans and Bacon Saute This simple side dish is a great recipe for spring and fall, when you can buy local radishes with gorgeous fresh greens attached (or pick your own!). View Recipe 04 of 22 Orange-Sage Sweet Potatoes with Bacon Orange juice concentrate brings out the sweet flavor while crumbled bacon adds a warm smokiness to this sweet potato side dish made in the slow cooker. Try with roasted pork loin or turkey breast. View Recipe 05 of 22 Long-Cooked Collards with Apples and Bacon This side dish is an autumn favorite at Iowa's Rapid Creek Cidery—and a great way to explore nutritious collard greens. The recipe takes a while, but most of the cooking is hands-free, leaving plenty of time to prepare pork chops or chicken. View Recipe 06 of 22 Green Beans with Bacon and Onion Picky eaters in your family? Bacon-dressed beans will surely tempt them to eat their veggies. Fresh Green Bean Recipes View Recipe 07 of 22 Peach and Bacon Avocado Toast You say tomato, we say peach—at least, we do for this fantastic BLT-avocado toast hybrid. Eat it for breakfast, brunch or dinner! View Recipe 08 of 22 Bacon-Wrapped Sweet Potato Bites Blaine Moats These sweet and salty caramelized bites are so good, you may not even want to dip them. But be sure you do for a tangy, creamy finish. View Recipe 09 of 22 Bacon and Baked Potato Soup Bacon is versatile and dependable, amping up most dishes. Our cheesy potato soup, for instance, just seems to call for salty-smoky crumbled bacon. So we stirred some in and sprinkled the rest on top. Family-Favorite Soups and Stews View Recipe 10 of 22 Bacon-Cheddar Cheese Balls Freshly shredded cheese works better than packaged shredded cheese in a cheese ball. Prepare the cheese mixture the night before so flavors have a chance to blend. Shape and roll in the crumbled bacon or pistachio nuts a few hours before serving. Easy Appetizer Recipes View Recipe 11 of 22 Starker's Bacon and Cheese-Curd Burger You can find the bacon and cheese inside these hamburgers instead of on top. Adults and kids love these flavorful burgers. Serve them at your next outdoor gathering. Take Your Burger to the Next Level View Recipe 12 of 22 Bacon-Rutabaga Bisque Blaine Moats This twist on your classic potato soup uses rutabaga, a humble root veggie that has a deliciously sweet-nutty flavor. View Recipe 13 of 22 Sassy Baked Beans Mix and match different kinds of beans and meat to suit your preferences. Our smoky-sweet baked beans will beat canned beans every time, especially at a potluck! View Recipe 14 of 22 Browned Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Feta Give Brussels sprouts a fresh taste with this colorful side dish flavored with bacon and feta. The trick to preserving the sprouts' mild taste is to avoid overcooking. Fresh Brussels Sprouts Recipes View Recipe 15 of 22 Birchwood BLT Carson Downing Minneapolis chef Tracy Singleton combines summer's greatest hits—heirloom tomatoes, basil and sweet corn—in what she calls "a kitchen sink sandwich." View Recipe 16 of 22 Meat and Potato Pizza This pizza is topped with a totally mouth-watering combo of bacon, thin-sliced potatoes, sausage and a delectable garlic-rosemary butter. The recipe comes from Hidemi Walsh of Plainfield, Indiana. View Recipe 17 of 22 Bacon, Ham and Egg Hash This hearty breakfast recipe comes from Niman Ranch, which turns to Iowa for much of its pork. View Recipe 18 of 22 Bacon-Pear Macaroni and Cheese Crispy bacon, extra-creamy cheese sauce and pears sauteed in brown sugar and butter all come together for a decadent and delicious macaroni and cheese. View Recipe 19 of 22 Bacon-Stuffed Mushrooms This five-ingredient appetizer recipe comes from the bacon pros at Nueske's meats in Wisconsin. View Recipe 20 of 22 Cajun Sweet Corn and Bacon Jumble Salty bacon and Cajun seasoning liven up this veggie mixture for a hearty side. Best Roasted Vegetable Recipes View Recipe 21 of 22 Chicken, Bacon and Cheddar Submarines This crowd-pleasing party sandwich works on your schedule. You can prepare and bake it all at once for a party, or assemble the sandwiches the night before, and then bake them when your family or guests are ready to eat. View Recipe 22 of 22 Easy bacon sandwiches Clockwise, from top left: On a flour tortilla, combine scrambled eggs, pico de gallo or salsa, pepper Jack cheese and chopped bacon. Serve it rolled up or open face. Rye bread gets topped with Dijon-style mustard, bacon slices, Granny Smith apple slices and Brie. On sliced wheat bread, layer Canadian bacon, coleslaw, pickles and barbecue sauce. Top a toasted English muffin with peanut butter, bacon, banana slices and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Party pumpernickel bread gets a topping of sliced pear (brushed with lemon juice), blue cheese crumbles, bacon and honey. Toasted white bread meets sliced roasted turkey, bacon strips, avocado and fresh ground pepper. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit