Best 12 Bacon And Cream Cheese Recipes

BACON-WRAPPED DATES STUFFED WITH CREAM CHEESE AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Stuff 1 piece of cheese and 1 almond into each date, then wrap one piece of bacon around each date and secure bacon with a toothpick if desired. Arrange dates, bacon seam down and 1 inch apart in a shallow baking pan.
• Bake 5 minutes, then turn dates over with tongs and bake until bacon is crisp, 5 to 6 minutes more. Drain on a paper towel or parchment. Serve immediately.

BACON AND TOMATO CREAM CHEESE TARTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
• Unroll crescent dough into 12x7-inch rectangle. If using crescent rolls, press seams to seal. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Place dough pieces on cookie sheet, spacing slightly apart. Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until golden brown; cool 10 minutes.
• In medium bowl, mix cream cheese, 3 tablespoons of the green onions, 2 teaspoons of the thyme and the cream; beat with electric mixer on medium until well mixed. Spread 2 teaspoons cream cheese mixture on top of each baked crescent square.
• Top with bacon, tomatoes and remaining green onions and thyme. Serve immediately, or loosely cover and refrigerate up to 2 hours before serving.

BACON, CREAM CHEESE, AND HORSERADISH DIP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, fry the bacon over moderate heat till almost crisp, drain on paper towels, and crumble finely.
• In a bowl, blend the cream cheese and half-and-half till smooth, add the bacon and remaining ingredients except crackers, and mix till well blended. Cover the dip and let stand about 1 hour before serving with crackers.

CREAM CHEESE, BACON AND SPINACH DIP

Steps:

• Grill bacon until well-cooked, but not crispy. If you do this on a rack above an oven tray, much of the fat will drip away. The time will vary according to the type of bacon. Cool bacon for a few minutes, then chop into very small pieces.
• Microwave frozen spinach according to directions on the package. Drain any liquid.
• In a medium sized bowl, mix all the ingredients together until well-blended, then transfer to a nice serving bowl.
• Cover with glad wrap and cool in the fridge. If you can prepare this a few hours ahead of time, the flavours will intensify, but it is fine straight away.

GRILLED APPLE, CREAM CHEESE, AND BACON SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Mash cream cheese; add mayonnaise; beat until fluffy. Stir in apples and bacon.
• Spread between the bread slices.
• Brush both sides of sandwiches generously with melted butter.
• Grill in pan until golden brown.

EASY CREAM CHEESE, CARAMELIZED ONION AND BACON QUICHE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 dF and spray a 9-inch pie plate with non-stick cooking spray.
• 2. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and cook bacon, stirring until browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel lined plate and discard drippings.
• 3. Add onions and cook, stirring until onions are golden and caramelized, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
• 4. Unroll pie crust, lay in bottom and up edges of prepared pie plate. With fork, poke holes in bottom and partially bake crust for 8 to 10 minutes, then remove from oven.
• 5. Add eggs, milk, salt and pepper to a large bowl, whisking to combine.
• 6. Layer cooked onions over bottom of partially baked crust, top with bacon pieces and cream cheese pieces.
• 7. Pour eggs over bacon and top with cheese, parsley and cilantro.
• 8. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until eggs are set and edges are browned.
• 9. Remove and let cool for 5 minutes before cutting into pie shaped wedges...serve with homemade biscuits, butter and apple butter.

BACON AND CREAM CHEESE STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Saute onion and mushroom stems in bacon fat until tender.
• Drain off excess fat.
• Mix crumbled bacon, onion and stems with softened cream cheese until the mixture is workable.
• Stuff each mushroom and bake for 10-15 minutes.
• Finish under the broiler just until tops are golden.

CRAB STUFFED MUSHROOMS WITH CREAM CHEESE AND BACON

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat baking sheet lightly with vegetable oil.
• 2. Remove stems from mushrooms and chop finely. Combine the crabmeat, cream cheese, parsley, green onions,celery, bell pepper, chopped mushroom stems, garlic, butter and bread crumbs. Add salt and pepper to taste .
• 3. Stuff the mushroom caps with the mixture. Wrap each mushroom cap with 1/2 slice of bacon. (tuck end of bacon under bottom of mushroom cap)
• 4. Place mushrooms on lightly oiled baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or until filling is hot and melted and bacon is crisp.

BACON, CORN AND CHEESE STUFFED PORK CHOPS WITH SAGE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp and drain. Set aside 2 tbsp bacon fat. In remaining fat, saute onions over medium heat until tender. Combine onions in a bowl with bacon, corn, bread, salt, pepper and cheese. Cut a pocket through to the bone in each of the chops. Compact the stuffing and push as much as possible into each pocket while still being able to close the chop. Secure opening with toothpicks. Alternative: Butterfly a 3-4 lb center cut pork loin roast. Top with double recipe of stuffing and roll. Tie with butchers string. Pork roast can be brined first, drained and patted dry if desired (omit salt from recipe if brining first). Preheat oven to 350. Heat the reserved 2 tbsp bacon fat in skillet or dutch oven. Heat pan until very hot and brown pork on all sides. Pour on chicken stock, or if using roast pour chicken stock in bottom of roasting pan. Bake until very tender, .about 1 hour for chops or 75 to 90 minutes for roast. Remove from oven, transfer pork to baking pan, cover and put back into 200 degree oven while preparing sauce. Strain chicken stock into a saucepan, add sage, thyme salt and pepper and boil until syrupy. Stir in cream and cook to consistency of light gravy. Spoon sauce over chop and top with parsley.

STUFFED SQUASH BLOSSOMS WITH CREAM CHEESE AND BACON

Steps:

• Put the cream cheese in a bowl to soften for a few minutes before you start.
• Combine basil, bacon, salt, pepper, onion, and cream cheese.
• Spoon about 1 tsp or a little more of the cream cheese mixture into the blossoms, depending on their size.
• Gently twist the ends of the petals together.
• Combine flour and cornmeal, with a little salt if you like.
• Whisk egg white into water thoroughly.
• Dip each blossom into the egg white mixture, keeping petals twisted, then roll it in the flour/cornmeal.
• Place filled blossoms in the fridge for 7-10 minutes.
• Heat 1-2" oil in a sturdy pot, to about 350 degrees F.
• Fry blossoms until golden brown, turning occasionally.
• Drain on paper towels and serve!

BACON AND CREAM CHEESE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Cook bacon to desired level of crispiness. Drain and allow to cool slightly.
• Spread one side of each tortilla with cream cheese.
• Crumble cooked bacon slices on one tortilla. Top with the other. Press edges to seal.
• I cook mine in my handy-dandy quesadilla maker until it is golden brown -- but if you don't have one of those, you can use a large nonstick pan on medium heat. Cook, turning once, until golden brown on both sides. This should only take about 1-2 minutes per side.
• Cut into 6-8 wedges and serve warm, topped with salsa.

BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN WITH CREAM CHEESE AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Between 2 sheets of wax paper with a mallet flatten chicken breasts to ½" thickness.
• Step 2: Spread 3 tablespoons of cream cheese over each chicken breast. Then Dot with butter and season with salt. Wrap with bacon and stick a toothpick through the rolled chicken breast to hold it together. Roll up and stick a toothpick through to hold it together.
• Step 3: Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes (or until juices run clear).
• Step 4: Turn on the broiler and broil six inches from the heat for 5 minutes or until the bacon is crispy.