Over the past few years, bacon has been sprinkled into everything — from cupcakes to salads to cookies. To be honest, we got a little tired of the bacon overload. But we don't want to forget bacon's proper place; it still is one of the most delicious things you can eat. Personally, I like using just a hint of bacon at the beginning of a meal. That smoky saltiness wakes up the tastebuds for the meal to come. So many of my favorite appetizers call for just a smattering of bacon, and here are a few favorites — from bacon and goat cheese pops, to bacon-wrapped potato bites, to soup shooters garnished with just a tasty crumb or two.
TOP ROW
• 1 Bacon-Wrapped Potato Bites with Spicy Sour Cream Dipping Sauce - These are hearty, indulgent, and incredibly popular.
• 2 Goat Cheese Pops with Herbs, Pecans, and Bacon - Savory little balls of goat cheese, rolled in bacon.
• 3 Elegant Pancetta Cups - These are more of a sit-down appetizer, and they're perfect for Mother's Day brunch. Fill them with salad, egg salad — anything that goes with bacon.
• 4 Vidalia Onion Dip with Bacon Crumbles - A fresher onion dip, from scratch, garnished with bacon.
• 5 Bacon Fat Popcorn - Bacon fat popcorn is unexpected, delicious, and still quite light.
BOTTOM ROW
• 6 S.T.'s Tex-Mex Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Nuggets - Winner of a past recipe contest, by popular vote!
• 7 How To Make Candied Salted Bacon - A few bites of this with a plate of good cheese? Yes please.
• 8 Cream of Celery Soup with Bacon - A good soup for spring, and a great way to start a meal.
• 9 Bacon and Cheddar Cheese Biscuits - Make these biscuits extra-tiny, and serve them with fruit, nuts, and other appetizer nibbles. Your guests will go wild.
More on Bacon:
• Bacon-Sage Meatballs with Buttermilk Gravy - Would be great served on toothpicks.
• How To Make Perfect Bacon in the Oven - Our favorite method.
• Bacon and Eggs Appetizer - Cute little eggs 'n' bacon in spoons.
What's your favorite bacon-laden appetizer?
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Similar to the bacon goat cheese pops, I really enjoy Bacon Wrapped Dated Stuffed with Goat Cheese, fruity, cheesy, bacon-y, and delicious!
Just wrote about this on another post today so it is on my mind... Grilled Jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese and wrapped in bacon. We always throw these on the grill when smoking a brisket, and they are always gone before the meal is up... no matter how many "extra" I make.
1. prunes or dried figs
2. wrap bacon
3. insert skewer
4. bbq
5. fight to have one before they're all gone
My ex-bf and I would make jalapeno poppers stuffed with cream cheese and wrapped in bacon for summer bbq's. He cores the peppers, I stuff them, and we wrap w/bacon together. It's a long process (especially when you have more than 50), but definitely worth it in the end.
I make a very simple appetizer with just bacon and bread. You cut the crusts off a slice of bread and cut it in half. You slice the bacon in half (so that it fits the bread). You place the bacon on top of the bread and roll, forming a pinwheel. Then stick a toothpick in it to keep it together. Bake in a medium oven til both the bread and the bacon get crispy. Simple and so delicious.
My boyfriend and I made a modified version of the Goat Cheese Pops as an appetizer for a holiday dinner and they went over really, really well. We made the balls of goat cheese a little smaller than what's pictured, ditched the lollipop sticks, and just set the goat cheese on discs of sliced apple. Everyone raved over how good the flavor combination was!