Best Honey Bacon Recipes

HONEY-BOURBON GLAZED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine the honey and bourbon in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Lay the bacon on the prepared baking sheet and roast for 10 minutes. Brush with some of the honey-bourbon syrup. Continue roasting until deeply caramelized and crispy, another 10 to 15 minutes--the bacon will really crisp as it cools. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon pepper and serve.

HONEY-MUSTARD PORK ROAST WITH BACON

Steps:

• For the pork: Put an oven rack in the lower 1/3 of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, add the Dijon mustard, whole-grain mustard, honey, garlic, and rosemary and mix together until smooth. Arrange the pork in a 9 by 13-inch baking pan and spread the mustard mixture evenly over the pork. Starting on 1 side, lay a piece of bacon, lengthwise, on the pork. Lay another slice of bacon on the pork making sure to slightly overlap the first piece. Continue with the remaining bacon, until the pork is fully covered in bacon. Using 3 pieces of kitchen twine, secure the bacon in place. Roast for 1 hour. Cover the pan, loosely, with foil and roast for another 10 to 20 minutes until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the pork registers 160 degrees F. Remove the pan from the oven and transfer the roast to a cutting board. Cover the pan with foil and allow the pork to rest for 20 minutes. Remove the kitchen twine and slice the pork into 1/2-inch thick slices.
• For the salad: In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice and oil until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Put the arugula on a large platter and drizzle with the dressing. Arrange the pork slices on top and serve.

SUNNY'S BACON-WRAPPED HONEY DIJON TURKEY BREAST

Steps:

• For the brine: Add the salt, sugar and 1 cup warm water to a medium bowl. Whisk until the granules dissolve. Add the turkey, then transfer everything to a resealable plastic bag and refrigerate for 8 hours or up to overnight.
• For the coating: Add the mustard, mayonnaise, honey and thyme to a small bowl. Stir to combine.
• Remove the turkey from the brine, then pat dry and let rest at room temperature for 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Slather half the coating over the top side of each breast. To wrap the turkey, lay 6 slices of bacon parallel to each other, overlapping slightly, on a piece of parchment paper or plastic wrap. Place a turkey breast, coated-side down, in the middle of the strips, oriented perpendicularly to the bacon. Cover the bottom of the turkey with more coating. Use the parchment or plastic wrap to lift all of the bacon over and around the breast, overlapping the ends. Roll over and release from the parchment, then place on a baking sheet outfitted with a wire rack, bacon-seam-side down. Sprinkle generously with black pepper. Repeat with the remaining bacon and turkey breast.
• Roast the turkey until a meat thermometer reads about 160 degrees F, about 1 hour. Remove and cover lightly with aluminum foil. Let rest for 10 to 15 minutes, then carve into 1-inch slices.

HONEY BARBECUE BACON MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 15x10x1-inch baking pan with foil; spray with cooking spray. In small bowl, stir together barbeque sauce, honey and Sriracha sauce; set aside.
• In large bowl, stir beef, bread crumbs, bacon, onion, garlic, eggs, salt and 2 tablespoons of the barbeque sauce mixture until well mixed. Place mixture in pan; form a loaf (about 7x4x2 inches). Top loaf with remaining barbeque sauce mixture.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in center of loaf reads 160°F.

PEANUT BUTTER, BACON AND HONEY SANDWICH

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Toast the slices of whole wheat bread in a toaster, and spread a toasted slice with peanut butter and honey. Place the bacon on the honey, top with the remaining toasted bread slice, and serve.

HONEY MUSTARD CHICKEN, BACON, AND AVOCADO SALAD RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, add the olive oil, honey, stone ground mustard, Dijon mustard, lemon, garlic, salt, and pepper. Whisk until smooth.
• Remove ½ of the marinade and refrigerate to use as a dressing.
• Add chicken thighs to remaining marinade and let it marinate for two hours.
• Add a teaspoon of olive oil to a nonstick pan. Sear chicken on each side until golden, crispy, and cooked through. Set aside and allow to rest.
• Put lettuce in a large bowl, add tomatoes, red onions, avocado slices, and hard-boiled egg.
• Slice chicken into strips and place in the salad.
• Add the remaining marinade to the salad and toss.
• Sprinkle bacon on top.
• Enjoy!

SPINACH SALAD WITH HONEY BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients with 5 of the cooked, crumbled bacon strips in a large bowl.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, vinegar, oil, mustard lemon juice and remaining 2 strips of cooked, crumbled bacon.
• Pour over salad.
• Serve immediately.

HONEY BOURBON GLAZED SMOKED SPARERIBS, WITH BEER BACON BBQ SAUCE AND SOUTHWESTERN GREEN CHILI MAC 'N' CHEESE

Steps:

• For the honey bourbon glaze: Pour the bourbon into a saucepan over low heat; ignite bourbon to burn off the alcohol for about 5 minutes. Add the honey and brown sugar and whisk to thicken. Simmer for another 3 minutes, then remove from heat. Pour glaze into a small bowl and set aside.
• For the beer bacon bbq sauce: Heat a large pot on high heat, then add the butter and let it melt for 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add the onions and garlic. Saute until translucent. Add the beer and bacon and cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Add the apple cider vinegar and reduce by a quarter, then add ketchup, molasses, granulated sugar, brisket drippings, chili powder, Worcestershire, salt and pepper and cook on low heat for 30 to 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let cool for 10 minutes, then puree in a blender until smooth, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• For the ribs: Whisk together the salt, pepper, chile powder and garlic powder in a small bowl. Drizzle a little canola oil over the ribs, front and back, then rub the oil in. Holding your hand high, season both sides of the ribs with rub. Be sure to get an even coating on both sides, along with the sides of the ribs.
• Soak 5 to 6 paper towels with canola oil, then open the smoker lid and place soaked paper towels in the smoker with 1 chunk hickory, 2 small chunks apple wood and a few handfuls charcoal. Light the paper towels. Let the coals burn down for 20 to 30 minutes. Add a couple more chunks hickory, apple and charcoal, then let smoker come up to 250 degrees F. Place a small pan of water on smoker rack, then place ribs in smoker. Let cook 30 to 40 minutes.
• Add another chunk of each wood and more charcoal; repeat this process every 30 to 45 minutes. At 2 hours into the cooking process, spritz ribs with apple cider vinegar, then spritz every 30 minutes until the third hour of cooking. At the third hour, wrap the ribs in foil and place back on the smoker. At the 4 1/2-hour mark, take the ribs out of foil and glaze with the honey bourbon. Let glaze set in for 20 to 30 minutes in the smoker meat-side up. Let ribs rest for 10 to 15 minutes, then slice. Drizzle ribs with Beer Bacon BBQ sauce and toss. Garnish the ribs with sliced scallions.
• For the Southwestern Green Chili Mac 'n' Cheese: Meanwhile, heat four cups half-and-half to a gentle boil in a medium-large saucepot. Add the garlic, chipotle sauce, cumin, seafood seasoning and thyme, then add the American cheese, whisking until smooth and melted. Fold in the pasta and green chiles and heat through until lightly bubbly. Add the shredded jack, Cheddar and Gouda. If the pasta is too thick, add in another cup or two of half-and-half to smooth it out. Season to taste with salt and fresh ground pepper. Garnish with toasted buttered breadcrumbs and a sprinkle of Korean chile flakes.
• If you prefer baked mac 'n' cheese, place pasta into a casserole dish, sprinkle a handful of extra Cheddar and jack cheeses on top and bake at 350 degrees F until browned and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

SPINACH PEAR SALAD W/BACON AND HONEY DIJON DRESSING

Steps:

• Fry smoked bacon to cripsy stage. Remove from skillet, let cool and reserve grease for dressing; Wash and Plate Spinach (remove stems); Wash and slice pears (using red pears will add color) - arrange over the bed of spinach; Add Blueberries if desired; Tear mint leaves and add to the plates; Crumble the crispy bacon and goat cheese over top. Dressing is simple -- Add vinegar, dijon mustard and honey to blender, mix well. With blender set on low speed, add bacon grease, and add EVOO slowly to emulsify dressing. Add salt and pepper to taste' mix well on high for the last couple of minutes. Drizzle on salad, and serve.

BACON AND SWEET POTATO SALAD WITH WARM HONEY MUSTARD DRESSING

Steps:

• Line a serving plate with baby spinach leaves.
• Add water and salt to skillet. Bring to a boil.
• Add sweet potatoes and green beans to skillet and cook until sweet potatoes are tender, about 7 minutes.
• Drain potatoes and green beans in colander.
• Wipe skillet and add vegetable oil. Heat over medium heat.
• Add Canadian bacon and onion to hot oil and sauté 5 minutes or until bacon is lightly browned and onions are tender.
• Spoon sweet potatoes, green beans, bacon and onions over spinach leaves.
• Add honey Dijon dressing to skillet and heat through.
• Spoon over sweet potato salad.

BACON CIDER SAUTéED COLLARD GREENS/HONEY MUSTARD DRIZZLE

Steps:

• Boil 4 quarts of water in a large pot. Chop 12 slices of bacon into bits; place the bits in a stainless steel skillet; slowly brown while rendering fat. When bacon is brown, remove bacon from skillet (saving the bacon fat); set aside.
• Roll up bunches of collard greens cigar-style and slice into 1/4-inch slices.
• Place sliced greens in boiling water. Return skillet with bacon fat to heat; add thinly sliced onions; sauté for 1 minute.
• Using tongs, remove greens from water and place in skillet.
• Add black pepper and apple cider vinegar; cook for 5 minutes.
• Garnish with bacon bits.
• Honey mustard drizzle: Whisk together all ingredients in a bowl. Drizzle over greens.

VIDALIA ONION TART WITH BACON, LOCAL HONEY, AND FRESH THYME

Steps:

• To prepare the pastry, pulse together the flour, butter, and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a plastic blade until the butter is about the size of small peas-about ten pulses. Gradually, drizzle in the ice water while pulsing. The amount needed will depend on the moisture content of the flour. Add just enough water for the dough to form a loose ball. Turn the pastry out onto a lightly floured surface and quickly form the dough into a 1-inch-thick disk. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes (or up to three days) to rest. Preheat oven to 375 degrees about 20 minutes before you're planning to bake the tart.
• Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the bacon in a single layer and cook, turning as needed, until the bacon is crispy and the fat has been rendered. Remove the bacon to drain on paper towels to cool, chopping coarsely once cool enough to handle. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat (discarding the rest or using for another purpose) in the pan and reduce the heat to medium. Add the onions, salt, pepper, and thyme. Cook over medium heat until the onions have softened, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes. Do not let the onions brown!
• Add the wine and increase the heat to medium-high. Cook until the wine has cooked down to a glaze, about 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the honey and reserved chopped bacon. Stir and cook 5 minutes more. Remove the onion mixture from the heat and spoon into a shallow pan; refrigerate to cool. When cooled, drain off any excess pan juices and stir in the egg and cream. Adjust seasonings as needed.
• To assemble, roll the reserved dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Line the pan(s) with the pastry and form even edges. Refrigerate another 10 minutes, then line the pastry with parchment paper and fill with pie weights. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove the paper and weights and bake another 15 to 20 minutes to brown the bottom. Allow to cool slightly before filling. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees. Fill the pastry crust with the onion mixture and bake until golden brown and the filling is set, about 35 minutes.

BACON MUSHROOM HONEY DIJON CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the mustard, honey, and lemon juice. Set Aside
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook chicken all the way through in 2 Tablespoons of oil. Sprinkle with salt, pepper. Remove and set aside.
• In the same skillet, saute mushrooms with cooked bacon and 2 Tablespoons of green onions until tender. Remove and set aside. Add chicken breasts to skillet, top with cheese, mushrooms and bacon. Keep on skillet until the cheese is melted.
• When cheese is melted remove from skillet, place on a plate. Spoon some Honey, mustard, and lemon juice sauce over the chicken. Top with the cooked mushrooms and bacon pieces.
• Add more raw green onions and sauce if you would like.

BACON-WRAPPED POTATOES WITH HONEY SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut each potato lengthwise into 6 wedges. Wrap each wedge with a slice of bacon and secure each end with a toothpick. Place the oil and potato wedges in a large saute pan-the oil should come at least halfway up the sides of the potatoes. Over medium heat, cook the potato wedges until tender, turning occasionally, about 20 minutes. Increase the heat to high and cook until the bacon is crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• In a small bowl, mix the melted butter, honey, scallions, parsley, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and salt to taste.
• Carefully remove the toothpicks from the potato wedges and transfer the potatoes to a platter. Drizzle with the melted-butter mixture.

BACON WALNUT BREAD WITH HONEY BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, whisk the first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk cream, salad dressing, eggs and honey until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in walnuts and bacon bits. , Transfer to a greased and floured 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40-50 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, beat honey butter ingredients. Serve with bread.

MAPLE HONEY GLAZED BACON

Steps:

• Bake bacon in 350 degree oven in large pan 10-15min until crisp.
• Drain fat.
• Mix the rest of the ingredi.
• and pour over the bacon.
• Make sure bacon glaze covers both sides and bake at 350 degrees until it bubbles, about 10 min.
• Remove bacon from pan and place on wax paper.
• Cut slices in half if desired.
• Do not refrigerate or cover, but let sit at room temp until ready to serve.
• It should be dry to the touch, not sticky.
• If bacon is limp or sticky, bake a bit longer, about 2 min.

BACON-WRAPPED POTATOES WITH HONEY-SCALLION SAUCE

Steps:

• Wrap each potato wedge with 1 slice bacon. Secure each end of the bacon slice with a toothpick.
• Place potato wedges in a large saucepan. Pour in canola oil to to cover halfway. Cook over medium heat, turning occasionally, until potato wedges are tender, about 20 minutes. Increase heat to high; cook until bacon is crisp, 3 to 5 minutes more. Drain on a plate lined with paper towels.
• Mix butter, honey, green onion, parsley, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl.
• Remove toothpicks from potato wedges and transfer to a platter. Drizzle melted butter mixture on top.

AWESOME HONEY BACON BOURBON BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Gather your dry ingredients.
• 2. Gather your sauce ingredients.
• 3. Rough chop the bacon, onion, & the garlic.
• 4. Chef's Note: What's a rough chop. A rough chop is when the veggies need to be cut up but they are not a part of the presentation of the dish.
• 5. Chef's Note: Take a nice big swig of the bourbon... just to make sure it's fresh.
• 6. Place a skillet over medium heat, and then add the bacon.
• 7. Cook, stirring regularly, until the bacon begins to brown, but not burn, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• 8. Add the onion and garlic to the skillet.
• 9. Continue to cook and stir, until the onions have softened, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• 10. Add all of the dry ingredients.
• 11. Chef's Note: The cayenne sends this sauce into the hot category. You can cut that down to a small pinch, or leave it out altogether. When I leave it out, I usually add a bit of cumin as a substitute.
• 12. Stir until they are combined into the bacon/onion mixture.
• 13. Chef's Note: Take another swig of the bourbon... just to make sure it's still fresh.
• 14. Deglaze the pan with a generous splash of bourbon (a nice large shot).
• 15. Immediately take the pan off heat.
• 16. Add the contents of the pan to a blender or stand mixer.
• 17. Add the coffee, espresso, ketchup, honey, and soy sauce.
• 18. Chef's Note: When I talk about using ketchup in this recipe, I would really hope you choose a homemade variety. Otherwise you are making a condiment out of a condiment. Besides, store-bought ketchup has things in it, other than ketchup. Go homemade... if you can. https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/other-sauce-spread/versatile-homemade-ketchup.html?r=1
• 19. Blend until completely smooth.
• 20. Store in a glass airtight container, and refrigerate until ready to use. Enjoy.
• 21. Keep the faith, and keep drinking... err cooking.

HONEY MUSTARD CHICKEN WITH BACON AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Make marinade by mixing together mustard, honey, and lemon juice. Add chicken breasts and refrigerate for two hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Heat a small amount of oil (canola or vegetable) in a skillet and add chicken breasts, discarding marinade. Cook chicken a few minutes on each side. Set aside.
• Scrape out most of the juices from the pan, and add mushrooms. Saute mushrooms until tender (a few minutes).
• Assemble chicken in a large baking dish: chicken, then bacon, then mushrooms, then cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes, until chicken is cooked through. Sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving.

CREAMY APPLE AND CELERY ROOT SOUP WITH GRILLED CHEDDAR, BACON AND APPLE HONEY MUSTARD SANDWICH

Steps:

• For the soup, heat the EVOO, 3 turns of the pan, in a soup pot or large Dutch oven. Add the chopped celeriac, parsnips, potato, onion, bay and thyme. Season with salt and pepper and cook, partially covered, to soften, 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the apples and lemon juice and cook 5 minutes more. Then deglaze the pan with the Calvados or Sauterne and add the chicken stock. Simmer over medium-low heat, 20 to 25 minutes more. Then remove the bay leaf and puree the soup. If too thick, add 1 cup water to puree. Add the cream or creme fraiche, turn off the heat, cool and store for a make-ahead meal.
• Butter one side of each slice of bread. Combine the apple butter, honey and mustard and spread over opposite sides of the bread. With the buttered-side facing out, build the cheese sandwiches and individually wrap for make-ahead.
• To serve, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Heat the soup up over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Arrange the bacon on a slotted pan and bake until crisp, about 15 minutes. Place the bacon and sliced apples in the prepared sandwiches. Heat a griddle pan over medium heat and make the grilled cheeses, cooking until deeply golden and crisp on both sides.