WAYS WITH BACON

Bacon and Avocado Toasted Sandwich

Bacon and Avocado Toasted Sandwich is a "deviation" from the standard BLT and makes a great snack ot light lunch at any time.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Monk Fish in Bacon with Parsley Cream

Monk Fish in Bacon with Parsley Cream is an incredibly simple recipe that will serve 4 as a main course or 6 as a starter.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 25 Minutes
Grilled Bacon (Broiled Bacon)

Yeah, I know that for most of you, grilling a bit of bacon poses no problems, but spare a thought for Cousin Vinny who has never had to do it before.

Preparation: 1 Minute
Cooking: 4 Minutes
Bacon and Brie Pancakes

Bacon and Brie Pancakes are an unusual twist on the 'standard' pancake recipes. They are great at any time of day.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Bacon and Cheese Pudding

This simple combination of bacon, cheese and onion makes Bacon and Cheese Pudding an appetising savoury meal for the whole family.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Bacon and Cheese Toastie

Cheese and bacon make a superb combination of tastes - the savoury cheese and the salty bacon. And, of course, it's quick and easy to prepare.

Preparation: 3 Minutes
Cooking: 6 Minutes
Bacon and King Scallop Open Sandwich

Bacon and King Scallop Open Sandwich ... My mouth is watering simply by typing the words. The combination of bacon saltiness and scallop's tenderness!

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 30 Minutes
Bacon Barbeque Prawns

Bacon Barbeque Prawns are great if you're in a sort of relaxed "chuck it in the oven" mood and looking for something that's quick, easy and tasty.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Bacon Strip Pancakes

Bacon Strip Pancakes are the sort of comfort food which, when you think about them, will make you immediately run into the kitchen and get cooking!

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Bacon Wrapped Cheese Dogs

Nothing signals the summer sports season like hot dogs. These bacon-wrapped, treats taste delicious and beat the pants of your average hot dog

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 10 Minutes
Cheese and Bacon Toastie

Toasted sandwiches provide a quick and easy method of producing a light meal or a snack.Along with bacon, the marriage is made in heaven!

Preparation: 3 Minutes
Cooking: 5 Minutes
Colcannon

Colcannon is a traditional Irish method of serving vegetables (in this case, potatoes and cabbage). Dead easy to make and very tasty

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 35 Minutes
Continental Fried Potato Salad

Continental Fried Potato Salad is made in the fashion that is very popular and much used in northern Europe; particularly in Germany.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 25 Minutes
Surf and Turf Buttie

Surf and Turf Butties combine two of my favourite comfort foods - bacon and scallops. The combination is a marriage made in heaven!

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Creamy Potato Bake

Creamy Potato Bake is a marvellous way to serve really soft and creamy potato slices.

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Crispy Bacon Smashed Potatoes

Crispy Bacon Smashed Potatoes has about the simplest ingredient list on this site! Perfect for parties or simply served with Sunday lunch.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 40 Minutes
Crispy Bacon Spuds with Cream & Parmesan

Crispy Bacon Spuds with Cream & Parmesan is a delightful "comfort food" that's perfect for winter days by the fire or to accompany a summer BBQ

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 30 Minutes
Devils on Horseback

This recipe for Devils on Horseback is a great way to prepare stuffed bacon rolls for informal entertaining or to eat cold with a picnic.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Tartiflette

Tartiflette is one of those traditional French peasant dishes that stands out for taste and simplicity. The taste comes mostly from the Reblochon

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 35 Minutes
Farmer's Breakfast Casserole

Farmer's Breakfast Casserole is an easy, crowd-pleaser of a breakfast (or brunch). It's versatile enough that you can play around with the quantities.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 50 Minutes
Fried Bacon

Yeah, I know that for most of you, frying a bit of bacon poses no problems, but spare a thought for Cousin Vinny who has never had to do it before.

Preparation: 1 Minute
Cooking: 4 Minutes
Gammon Hash

Tasty and filling, Gammon Hash is a great way to start the day and is much appreciated by adults and children alike.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 30 Minutes
German-style Potato Salad

German-style Potato Salad, as you may well guess, is made in the fashion that is very popular and much used in Germany. It is delicious - try it!

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 45 Minutes
Graham's Mixed Grill

A mixed grill as served in a restaurant includes a lamb chop, a pork chop, a small piece of steak, a slice of gammon and, often, a sausage.

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Grilled Gammon Steak

Gammon is so very versatile! Whilst this recipe is for grilled gammon you can just as easily cook it on a barbeque or pan fry it.

Preparation: 1 Minute
Cooking: 9 Minutes
Guinea Fowl and Bacon Casserole

There is culinary harmony between the combined flavours of poultry and bacon. This recipe makes the best use of that rapport through its simplicity

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 40 Minutes
Hasselback Potatoes with Bacon

Hasselback Potatoes with Bacon are rather like sautéed potatoes, but the potatoes are served 'whole' and cut to create a "fan" effect

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 45 Minutes
Hot Bacon and Egg Sandwich

Look, I know it's messy and it's really lowering the tone of the web site, but your kids will really thank you for making Hot Bacon and Egg Sandwiches

Preparation: 1 Minute
Cooking: 10 Minutes
Turkey, Cheese and Bacon Roulades

Turkey, Cheese and Bacon Roulades start with a thin turkey breast cutlet, to which layers of Provolone (or similar) cheese and ham are added.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 40 Minutes
Leek and Bacon Platter

In this dish, the slightly sweet and salty taste of the bacon compliments nicely the more savoury taste of the leaks. It's a great accompaniment.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Liver and Bacon

Liver and bacon compliment each other in a way that few other meats do. Whether you choose lambs liver or calves liver is a matter of personal choice.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Mackerel and Bacon Salad

Warm Mackerel and Bacon Salad is a humble salad that combines creamy, soft smoked mackerel with crisp, streaky bacon. Once tried, never forgotten!

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Manx Rarebit

Manx Rarebit is the lesser known (but much more tasty!) cousin of the Welsh rarebit - a dish made with a savoury sauce of melted cheese.

Preparation: 8 Minutes
Cooking: 6 Minutes
Manx Tart with Black Pudding, Onion and Bacon

Manx Tart with Black Pudding, Onion and Bacon is brimming full of calories! It's also brimming full of flavour and is just as good cold as hot.

Preparation: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour 15 Minutes
Maple Grilled Bacon, Egg and Cheese Sandwich

Maple Bacon Egg & Cheese Sandwich is more than a snack, it's a way of life! The saltiness of the bacon surrounded by the sweetness of the Maple syrup!

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 35 Minutes
Mash with Attitude

Mash with Attitude is just what it says, a creamy potato mash with flecks of carrot, topped with crisp bacon that gives it a somewhat theatrical pose.

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 30 Minutes
Mighty Manx Mash

Mighty Manx Mash is a great way to "sex-up" mashed potatoes... brought to you from The Isle of Man, where men are men and mashed potatoes are special!

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Norfolk Potato Rissoles

Norfolk Potato Rissoles are quite delicious and extremely economical too. There's no reason not to defy tradition and make them from potato and pork!

Preparation: 30 Minutes
Cooking: 10 Minutes
Oak-Smoked Queenies

In case you've not come across them before, "Queenies" are small scallops about ½" - ¾" (1cm - 2cm) diameter - sometimes called "bay scallops"

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 10 Minutes
One Pot Risotto

One Pot Risotto is a simple store cupboard risotto that cooks in the oven while you get on with something else. The result is still wonderfully creamy

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 35 Minutes
Oven-Baked Rösti

Oven-Baked Rösti is a crispy, rich treat that all the family will love. 'Regular' röstis are time-consuming to fry on the stove.

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour 20 Minutes
Party Night Baked Potatoes

Party Night Baked Potatoes are perfect for when you're planning a fun get-together. Ideal, too, for barbeques to serve with spicy meats.

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Pasta, Sausage and Bacon Salad

Pasta, Sausage and Bacon Salad is inspired by my low-fat Tasty Pasta Salad recipe, with "added extras" to suit hungry mouths or a young family.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Potatoes with Cheese and Bacon

A tasty dish just on its own or with a meal of pork - like my own favourites, Filet Mignon with Sage and Rosemary or Filet Mignon with Honey & Ginger

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 50 Minutes
Roast Parsnips with Cheese and Bacon

Roast Parsnips with Cheese and Bacon is the least boring way I know to cook parsnips! I'm not saying parsnips are boring, mid you.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 35 Minutes
Roast Potato Bombs

Roast Potato Bombs is one of those great recipes that lifts the normal into the stratosphere of "Wow" where you are transported into a world of taste

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Sausage and Bacon Flan

You will need to make a pastry case for this Sausage and Bacon Flan recipe. But you'll be forgiven if you buy ready-made pastry!

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Sausage and Bacon Kebabs

This recipe for Sausage and Bacon Kebabs is ideal for either a family meal or for informal entertaining or barbeques. The taste is outrageously good!

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 8 Minutes
Sausage, Liver and Bacon Casserole

For a real winter treat for yourself and your family or guests, Sausage Liver and Bacon Casserole, served with Creamed Potatoes makes a hearty meal.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour
Savoury Bacon Rolls

This recipe for Savoury Bacon Rolls is a great way to prepare stuffed bacon rolls for informal entertaining or to eat cold with a picnic.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 8 Minutes
Spaghetti a la Carbonara

If proof was ever needed that pasta need not be uninteresting, Spaghetti a la Carbonara is it! To me, this dish is the monarch of the pastas.

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Bacon, Squeak and Cheese Roll

The best of English street food in a sandwich. This bacon, squeak & cheese butty oozes with roast dinner leftovers, melting Cheddar and crisp bacon.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 30 Minutes

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