Best Glorious Old English Bacon Spread Recipes

OLD ENGLISH BACON & CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Mix first 3 ingredients until blended.
• Refrigerate 2 hours.
• Shape into ball; roll in combined nuts and bacon until evenly coated.

BACON CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Cook bacon, crumble and set aside. Combine cheddar, Monterey Jack, creamed cheese, horseradish, hot sauce and garlic powder in a bowl.
• Microwave on high for about 1 1/2 minutes or until melted and you can stir it together
• Remove from microwave and stir in crumbled bacon saving a few crumbles to put on top. Sprinkle a pinch of cayenne on top and refrigerate for a couple hours. Spread on assorted crackers. Makes about 2 1/2 cups. Enjoy!

LINDY'S BACON AND ONION CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat, until evenly browned and crispy, about 10 minutes; drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Crumble once cool to the touch.
• Beat the cream cheese and mayonnaise together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add the Parmesan cheese, most of the crumbled bacon, and most of the green onion into the cream cheese mixture, reserving just enough bacon and green onion for garnish; stir until all ingredients are evenly incorporated. Chill in refrigerator until slightly firm, 1 to 2 hours; shape the mixture into a ball and roll in the reserved bacon and green onions. Return to refrigerator until set, 8 hours or overnight.

BACON-WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH BALSAMIC AND FIG

Steps:

• Combine onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Rub spice mixture all over the pork tenderloin and let sit at room temperature for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Spray foil with cooking spray.
• On a clean work surface, lay bacon slices side by side, overlapping them slightly. Brush fig preserves on one side of the bacon. Place pork tenderloin on bottom end of the bacon slices and roll up so that tenderloin is wrapped in bacon. Place tenderloin, seam side down, on the prepared baking sheet.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 15 minutes and remove pork tenderloin from oven.
• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Brush balsamic glaze all over the pork and return to the oven to broil until pork is slightly pink in the center, 5 to 7 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Let rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving

BACON CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp; drain. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the next 6 ingredients. Stir in bacon. Serve with crackers.

BASIC BACON SPREAD

Steps:

• Brown bacon in a large skillet over medium low heat.
• Stirring often, render out 1 tbsp fat.
• Set aside large skillet.
• Place the 1 tbsp bacon fat into a medium skillet.
• Add onions and saute over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Add cinegar, sugar pepper and salt.
• Cook and stir for 10 minutes.
• Place cooked onion mixture into the bacon in the large skillet.
• Cook bacon over low heat for 3 hours, stirring occasionally, until most liquid is absorbed.
• Remove from heat, puree, let cool
• Keep refrigerated for up to 3 weeks.
• Makes 2 cups.

GLAZED BACON

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking pan with foil; it should be large enough to hold the bacon in a single layer. Place bacon in pan and bake until lightly browned and crisp, 15 to 20 minutes. While bacon cooks, mix remaining ingredients together.
• Drain bacon fat from pan. Brush the bacon strips on both sides with the brown sugar mixture. Return bacon to the oven and cook another 10 minutes or so, until glaze is bubbling and darkened.
• Remove bacon from the oven and transfer to a cutting board or platter lined with foil or parchment paper. Let cool about 15 minutes. Bacon should not be sticky to the touch. Cut each strip in thirds and arrange on a serving dish.

BROWN-SUGAR-GLAZED BACON

Steps:

• Position 1 rack in top third of oven and preheat to 400°F. Line large rimmed baking sheet with foil. Place large rack on lined baking sheet. Arrange bacon slices in single layer on rack. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over. Bake until bacon is crisp and glazed, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool 5 minutes and serve.