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What to make with bacon

You have bacon to use up. These 7 family dinners all put it to work — no more staring into the fridge. Pick one below, or let MealMemory build the whole week around what you already have.

Baked Potatoes with Toppings

australian · quick

nut-free ✓ gluten-free ✓ egg-free ✓
Recipe

Ingredients

  • potatoes — 4 large
  • bacon — 150g
  • cheddar — 150g grated
  • sour cream — 1/2 cup
  • frozen corn — 1 cup
  • spring onion — 3

Method

  1. Microwave then oven-crisp potatoes.
  2. Fry bacon.
  3. Split and top at the table.

Chicken Caesar Wraps

american · quick

nut-free ✓ egg-free ✓
Recipe

Ingredients

  • chicken breast — 400g
  • tortillas — 8
  • cos lettuce — 1
  • parmesan — 50g
  • caesar dressing — 1/2 cup
  • bacon — 4 rashers

Method

  1. Cook chicken and bacon, slice.
  2. Assemble wraps with lettuce, parmesan, dressing.

Coq au Vin

french · weekend

nut-free ✓ dairy-free ✓ egg-free ✓
Recipe

Ingredients

  • chicken thighs — 800g
  • bacon — 150g
  • mushrooms — 300g
  • red wine — 1 cup
  • chicken stock — 500ml
  • onion — 1
  • garlic — 2 cloves
  • plain flour — 1 tbsp
  • potatoes — 600g

Method

  1. Fry bacon until crisp, set aside.
  2. Brown chicken thighs in the bacon fat, set aside.
  3. Soften onion and garlic in the same pan.
  4. Stir in flour, cook 1 min.
  5. Add wine, scraping up any browned bits, then stock.
  6. Return chicken and bacon, bring to a simmer.
  7. Cover and cook low 45 min.
  8. Add mushrooms in the last 15 min.
  9. Meanwhile boil and mash or steam potatoes.
  10. Reduce sauce if needed, serve chicken over potatoes.

Egg Fried Noodles

chinese · quick

nut-free ✓ dairy-free ✓
Recipe

Ingredients

  • egg noodles — 400g
  • eggs — 3
  • bacon — 150g
  • stir-fry vegetables — 400g
  • soy sauce — 3 tbsp

Method

  1. Soften noodles.
  2. Fry bacon, push aside and scramble eggs.
  3. Add veg and noodles, toss with soy sauce.

Fried Rice

chinese · quick

nut-free ✓ dairy-free ✓
Recipe

Ingredients

  • rice — 2 cups
  • eggs — 3
  • bacon — 150g
  • frozen peas and corn — 1.5 cups
  • soy sauce — 2 tbsp
  • spring onion — 3

Method

  1. Use day-old rice if possible.
  2. Scramble eggs, set aside.
  3. Fry bacon, add rice, veg, soy.
  4. Fold through egg and spring onion.

Kimchi Fried Rice

korean · quick

nut-free ✓ dairy-free ✓ gluten-free ✓
Recipe

Ingredients

  • rice — 3 cups cooked
  • kimchi — 1 cup
  • bacon — 150g
  • eggs — 2
  • spring onion — 3
  • sesame oil — 1 tbsp

Method

  1. Fry bacon until crisp.
  2. Add rice and kimchi, fry until heated through.
  3. Push aside, fry eggs.
  4. Top rice with egg, spring onion and a drizzle of sesame oil.

Zucchini Slice

australian · quick

nut-free ✓
Recipe

Ingredients

  • zucchini — 2
  • eggs — 5
  • bacon — 150g
  • self-raising flour — 1 cup
  • cheddar — 1 cup grated
  • onion — 1

Method

  1. Grate zucchini, mix everything.
  2. Bake 180°C 30 min.
  3. Serve with salad.

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