Chipotle Bacon Corn Salad

Smoky and spicy chipotle combined with sweet corn and savory bacon with garlic and red onion for extra yumminess. Serve as a side, snack, or even a salad topping!

Dátiles Con Tocino

Bacon wrapped dates stuffed with blue cheese - a perfect combination of sweet, savory, and smoky.

Tater Skins

Melty cheesy goodness topped with green onions and crumbled bacon in a potato skin.

Bacon and Bean Quesadillas

Cheesy bean quesadillas flavored up with crispy bacon and green onions.

Bacon Parmesan Scones

Savory Bacon Parmesan Scones - a buttery treat with the heartiness of bacon nestled among the peppery notes of green onion and warm, embracing flavors of cheese and rosemary.

Cheesy Green Bean Casserole

I first found out about Rebekah's Family Food and Fun when I was assigned her blog previously. I knew I wanted to make this recipe when I saw it, but I didn't have enough time before I left for Savannah. Well, I finally got to give this recipe a try, and I'm certainly glad I did! This green bean casserole's definitely not like your usual green bean casserole with cream of mushroom soup and onion strings on top. (Although onion strings on top of this green bean casserole might make for a tasty modification!) This green bean casserole's got a creamy cheesy filling with bits of bacon mixed in. The bell peppers also added a nice sweet flavor. Next time I make this cheesy green bean casserole, I'm thinking I'll try it with onion strings on top. Maybe they'll give me some motivation to finally make some onion strings while I'm at it! I finally made onion strings!

What's your favorite version of green bean casserole?

Cheesy Green Bean Casserole

by CJ Huang

Cheesy green bean casserole baked with peppers and bacon along with a crispy bread crumb (or onion string) topping.

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 55 minutes
Total time: 60 minutes
Yield: 12 servings

Materials:

Mass	Weight	Volume	Number	Material	Notes
			5 slices	bacon, crisped and crumbled	or bacon bits
	6 ounces		1	bell pepper, chopped
		2 tablespoons		butter
	4 ounces	1 cup		cheddar cheese, shredded
	2.25 pounds			green beans, trimmed and cut
		4 tablespoons		flour
		1 tablespoon		garlic, minced
		3 cups		milk	I used whole.
			1	onion, diced
		-3/4 cup	1 slice	bread, crumbs
		1/2 teaspoon		chili pepper powder
			1 batch	onion strings	optional

Methods:

	1. Gather all materials.
	2. Cook garlic and onion in a bit of oil until fragrant.
	3. In a separate pot, melt butter.
	4. Add in flour.-
	5. Mix into a paste.
	6. Add milk, and stir into a homogeneous mixture.
	7. Add bell peppers to onion and garlic mixture.
	8. Melt cheese into milk mixture.
	9. Add in a bit of chili pepper.
	10. Combine the bell pepper mixture and bacon into the milk mixture.
	11. Stir in green beans.
	12. Place into a 13 x 9 inch baking container.
	13. Top with bread crumbs (or even better - onion strings) and bake at 350F for 30 minutes.

Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms

When I saw this recipe on Mountain Mama Cooks, I knew I wanted to give it a try. Fortunately, I had mushrooms and cream cheese around! I decided to make a quarter the amount Kelley did, mainly because I only had four ounces of button mushrooms. It made the perfect amount for one serving each. However, this recipe actually gets more efficient if you're making a large batch because regardless of your batch size, you only make your filling and bake once. Aside from scaling the recipe down, the only major change I made was substituting onion powder for the minced onion. She mentioned the mushrooms getting soggy because of a mushroom's high water content. Using onion powder instead mitigates the moisture issue by both removing the moisture from fresh onion as well as having the powder soak up some moisture. These Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms aren't too pretty, but they sure make up for it in taste!

What's your favorite filling for stuffed mushrooms?

Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms

by CJ Huang

Fill some button mushrooms with a bacon and onion cream cheese mixture to make Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms.

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Yield: 2 servings

Materials:

Mass	Weight	Volume	Number	Material	Notes
			2 strips	bacon, crisped and crumbled	or bacon bits
		2 teaspoons		onion powder
		1/2 teaspoon		garlic, minced
	4 ounces		9	button mushrooms
	1 ounce			cream cheese
		1 tablespoon		Parmesan cheese, grated

Methods:

	1. Gather all materials.
	2. Pull stems out of mushrooms. Place all materials except mushroom caps into food processor.
	3. Stuff mushroom caps with mixture, then bake at 350F for 15 minutes, until mushrooms cooked and filling hot.

Cheesy Potato Soup

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Bacon Jam

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Garlic Mashed Sweet Potatoes

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Shrimp Cole Slaw

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Bacon Bits

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Crispy Bacon Strips

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Fried Green Tomatoes

Green tomatoes, dipped in buttermilk and cornmeal, then fried into golden brown and crispy fried green tomatoes.

Manhattan Style Clam Chowder

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Roasted Butternut Squash and Spinach Gnocchi

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Cheddar Bacon Potatoes

Creamy potato chunks flavored up with cheddar cheese, green onions, and bacon bits.

New England Clam Chowder

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Peach, Onion, and Bacon Salad

Warm peaches among sweet, smoky onions with a crispy bacon topping.

Bacon Beer Pancakes

Stir bacon and beer into some instant flour mix (or Bisquick) for a quick breakfast treat!