23 Amazing Bacon Recipes

Sunset Magazine

Find new reasons to love the salty-smoky-sweet taste of bacon in our collection of irresistible recipes.


BLT Chicken Burgers
Jazz up a basic chicken burger with sharp cheddar, parmesan, and garlic--then top with crisp bacon, juicy tomatoes, and lettuce.
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Barbecued Bacon and Shrimp
Wrap fresh peeled shrimp in a crisp bacon jacket, finish on the grill, and serve with our delicious dipping sauce.
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Coffee Brown Sugar Bacon
Everyone loves waking up to the smell of coffee and the smell of bacon, and the flavors are pretty awesome together too. Add some molasses-y brown sugar, and you'll reach bacon nirvana.
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Cobb Salad
Apple wood-smoked bacon adds especially rich flavor to this salad. Use leftover cooked chicken or buy roast chicken from a deli. Choose a pungent blue cheese such as Oregon blue, Roquefort, or gorgonzola.
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Chicken, Bacon, and Blue-cheese Sandwiches
Blue cheese and crispy bacon are a match made in heaven in this satisfying sandwich.
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Dates with Bacon
This classic recipe is the perfect marriage of salty and sweet.
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Endive Salad with Bacon, Gorgonzola, and Avocado
Chock-full of favorite Western ingredients, this salad is simple to prepare and a real crowd-pleaser.
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Smoky Beef-and-Bacon Chili
Bacon, fire-roasted tomatoes, and spicy smoked paprika give this easy-to-make chili a deep, complex flavor.
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Shrimp with Bacon-Cheese Polenta
Our version of shrimp and grits comes with bacon, adding a smoky meatiness to the entire dish.
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Bart's Ultimate BLT
Take a bite of this BLT made with basil mayonnaise and mozzarella cheese, and you'll never go back to the standard.
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Spaghetti Carbonara
Smoky, salty bacon is a signature flavor of this classic dish. We particularly like this cream-free version (you won't even notice it's missing, we swear).
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Classic Western Burgers
Out here, a burger almost feels naked without some nice, crispy bacon along with the other classic accoutrements and our special slaw.
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