15 Bacon Recipes that will give you reason to celebrate!

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Here’s a collection of 15 bacon recipes that will make your heart sing with joy, because bacon love is like no other! We heart bacon so much that we had to share this love with you.

Close up of bacon pasta with text overlay

You probably know all about my life-long addiction to bacon. Well, it’s only an addiction if bacon is bad for you, so then this counts as more of a bacon obsession. Yes, let’s call it that. An obsession Denver shares and gets very competitive about. Guys, we really need tips on how to get to that point in our relationship where we can share the bacon without feeling that a part of us just died. I guess the only way is to have more bacon, more often.

Which is what this post is all about. Yes, it started with me popping all these bacon recipes on Denver, as a peace offering for taking more than my share of the crispy stuff. And believe me, it’s easy to impress when you’re armed with bacon, guys! These recipes are proof!

Bacon Chicken Cobb Salad with Avocado Blue Cheese Dressing

This one’s a classic. All those fresh ingredients in the salad and then a few strips of bacon to close the deal and bring some of that lovely, smokey, umami flavour to tie it all together in bacon heaven. Kind of like the cherry on top, right?

Chicken Cobb Salad served in a bowl - it has lettuce, tomatoes, chicken, bacon, corn and boiled eggs

Spicy Bacon Deviled Eggs

My latest creation, this recipe is giving a bacon makeover to the all-too-familiar party favorite. Because bacon can make even the best-ever dishes taste better-ever, right? Go on and bacon a little.

Close up of Spicy bacon deviled eggs on a blue and white plate topped with bacon

Sauteed Brown Sugar Bacon Garlic Green Beans

Bacon and beans. Well, who knew it could taste so good. Turns out a lot of people love this dish, but making it extra crunchy and delicious with candied bacon and beans means this salty-sweet flavor bomb of a side-dish almost becomes the show-stopper.

Sauteed Brown Sugar Bacon Garlic Green Beans is an insanely delicious side dish - sweet, garlicky with bits of candied bacon. Everyone will ask for seconds!

Creamy Bacon Rosemary Mushroom Chicken Thighs

This may seem a sedate combination, until you remember that there are two superstars in this dish – Rosemary and Bacon! Add the chicken and mushrooms to the mix and what you have is a hearty meal that is also smokey, fragrant and flavorful.

These creamy bacon rosemary mushroom chicken thighs are going to be your favorite weeknight comfort food. Chicken thighs are simmered in a lightened up alfredo like bacon sauce with mushrooms and rosemary. Serve it with pasta, or if you are looking for a low carb version, just add some steamed broccoli on the side.

Breakfast Quiche

What’s breakfast without bacon? This perfect breakfast quiche combines eggs, spinach, cheese and bacon to make breakfast fancy!

A slice of breakfast quiche on a white plate - one of the bacon recipes

Bacon Spaghetti Aglio Olio

What could be better than a 15-minute, 5-ingredient aglio olio? One with bacon added, I say! The strong, simple and fresh flavors of an Aglio Olio really let the smokey bacon shine through. No wonder it’s a firm favorite among the bacon-lovers at my home!

This smoky, spicy and super easy 5 ingredient bacon spaghetti aglio olio recipe is perfect for the bacon lover! Learn how to make this traditional Italian recipe in exactly 20 minutes from start to finish.

Bacon Mac and Cheese

Holy Moly! If you are a mac and cheese fan, you don’t want to miss this. Crispy bacon topped mac and cheese for when you want EVERYTHING.

Three cheese bacon mac and cheese in a blue baking dish straight out of the oven

Bacon Brussel Sprouts Salad

Perfect for the holidays, this salad will turn any brussel sprout hater around! Finished with a light citrus dressing, it’s refreshing and light.

Closeup up of bacon brussel sprouts salad

Spicy Bacon Wrapped Chicken Drumsticks

What could be better than sticky fingers after binge eating these bacon wrapped chicken drumsticks? The combination of salty bacon, sweet maple syrup and spicy hot sauce is just plain addictive.

Maple Bacon chicken drumsticks laid out on a slate serving board

Bacon Spaghetti Florentine

Our favorite florentine is getting a makeover here with smoky bacon to make this pasta recipe even better! Spaghetti, bacon, spinach, onions, garlic, and Italian cheeses come together to make this dinner recipe a breeze.

Closeup of bacon spaghetti florentine pasta

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp

This is by far my favorite thing to order at a pub. Juicy shrimp or prawns wrapped in crispy bacon – these bite sized appetizers are so addictive! This recipe takes it to another level with a bourbon glaze.

Bacon wrapped shrimp piled on a marble wooden serving board with toothpicks in them

Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Bacon

What happens when you add your favorite comfort food (bacon) to a bowl of your other favorite comfort food (creamy, garlicky mash)? Nothing but exquisite joy. Make your potatoes in a slow cooker or an instant pot, top it with crispy diced bacon and get transported to your happy place!

Slow cooker mashed potatoes topped with bacon served in a green bowl

Creamy Broccoli Bacon Pasta Casserole

I can never have enough pasta and I can never have enough bacon. Lets just this casserole answers all of life’s important questions – like what’s for dinner?

Bacon broccoli pasta casserole served in a red baking casserole

Instant Pot Chicken Potato Corn Chowder with Bacon

When it’s cold outside and time for a hot bowl of soup, but you also want that extra something, try this chowder. When you taste all that crunchy bacon on top of extra thick and creamy soup, you will be wishing for winter all the time!

This Instant Pot chicken potato corn chowder is a delicious thick, creamy, hearty soup thats perfect comfort food for winter. Its a one pot meal, made easily in an electric pressure cooker or on the stovetop and takes about 30 minutes from start to finish.

Garlic Harissa Bacon Pasta

Inspired by African flavors, this pasta recipe makes so much sense. Because you can never go wrong with garlic and bacon, and if you add harissa to the mix, you’ve got a winner dinner!

Closeup of bacon garlic harissa pasta in a white bowl

Bacon lovers like you and me know we haven’t even scratched the surface, right? There’s really no end to this, and our true purpose is to find more ways to bring bacon in! So let’s all of us find a way to keep the bacon coming, maybe with a bacon-lovers club? All in favor of this, say aye! Louder please! Leave your ideas for bacon recipes, menus, food pairings, or bacon anything in the comments below, and I’ll do my best to try it out or feature it. Denver and I have major, major, MAJOR ideas for this club and together, I think we can make the world a bacon place, guys!

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  1. Bacon with fried eggs, bacon with salad and bacon with pasta are three primary dishes I cook during the week! It’s like my staple now xo I absolutely will try other recipes soon.
    – Natalie Ellis