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Taco Cupcakes in Bacon Lining Recipe #HormelFamily

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This is a partnered post with Hormel Family.

For the love of bacon, what could be better than a taco cupcakes with a bacon lining. Not much I think. Check out how Hormel combines their bacon with taco mix, salsa and guacamole.

 

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Taco Cupcakes in Bacon Lining Recipe

INGREDIENTS
½ pound HORMEL® BLACK LABEL® Cob Smoked bacon
½ pound ground beef
1 tablespoon taco seasoning
¼ cup water
½ cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed
½ cup whole kernel corn
½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
½ cup shredded lettuce
½ cup WHOLLY SALSA® dip
¼ cup WHOLLY GUACAMOLE® classic dip
¼ cup sour cream, if desired

DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 400°F. Grease outside of 6 (6-ounce) custard cups. Invert cups onto baking sheet. Cut each bacon slice in half. Arrange 4 half-slices of bacon side-by-side on work surface. Weave 4 bacon half-slices of bacon in opposite direction. Carefully lift bacon lattice and place over custard cups. Press to shape over the cups. Repeat with remaining bacon and custard cups. Bake 30 minutes or until bacon is cooked and browned. Remove from oven; let stand 15 minutes to cool.
2. In skillet, cook ground beef 5 to 10 minutes or until no longer pink; drain. Add taco seasoning and water. Simmer 5 minutes or until thickened. Stir in black beans and corn. 
3. Remove bacon cups from custard cups. Fill bacon cups with taco mixture. Sprinkle with cheese, lettuce, salsa, guacamole and sour cream, if desired. Serves 6.

Bacon and Caramelized Onion Pizza Recipe

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Here is another recipe I wanted to share with all of you from Hormel. This recipes is sure to be a crowd pleaser because it’s covered in bacon!

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Bacon and Caramelized Onion Pizza Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups thinly sliced new red potatoes
  • 2 cups thinly sliced onions
  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
  • 2 tablespoons light olive oil
  • 1 (12-inch) prebaked thin-crust pizza shell
  • 3/4 cup sour cream and chive potato topper
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 12 slices HORMEL® Fully Cooked Bacon, crumbled

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 400°F.
  2. In large skillet, cook potatoes, onions, garlic, fresh and dried rosemary, salt and pepper in oil over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes or until potatoes are browned and tender.
  3. On baking sheet, place pizza shell. Spread potato topper over shell. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese. Top with potato mixture, bacon and remaining 1 cup cheese.
  4. Bake pizza 10 to 12 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut into appetizer squares to serve.

Bacon Pasta Salad Recipe #HormelFamily #HFBTS

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I love working with the Hormel Family because we use so many of their products. This recipe that we’re sharing with you today was provided by Hormel and it uses one of our favorite products, bacon. Try this Bacon Pasta Salad.

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Bacon Pasta Salad Recipe

INGREDIENTS
4 slices HORMEL® NATURAL CHOICE® Bacon
2 ¾ cups fusilli col buco pasta
1 corn cob, husks and silks removed
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons lemon juice
½ cup crème fraîche
sea salt and cracked black pepper, to taste
1 cup basil leaves

DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 425°F. Place bacon on a hollow baking pan. Bake 12 minutes or until crispy. Chop and set aside.
2. In large saucepan of salted boiling water, cook pasta and corn 10 minutes or until pasta is al dente and corn is tender. Drain, reserving ⅓ cup water. Cut corn from cob and set aside.
3. Heat oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook 1 minute or until golden. Add lemon juice, crème fraîche, salt and pepper, reserved water, pasta, bacon, and corn. Stir to combine.
4. Top with basil to serve.

A Quick and Easy Bacon and Pesto Salad Recipe #HormelFamily

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Make a cold pasta to help you beat the summer heat or give your pasta salad a distinct twist with a colorful addition of pesto and tasty Hormel® bacon:  Bacon and Pesto Pasta Salad with HORMEL® Fully Cooked Bacon and Peloponnese® olives.

Bacon Pesto Pasta Salad

Bacon and Pesto Salad

Ingredients:

  • 1 (2.1-ounce) package HORMEL® Fully Cooked Bacon, coarsely chopped
  • 1 (12-ounce) package spiral-shaped pasta, cooked, rinsed and chilled
  • 1 (8-ounce) package fresh mozzarella cheese, diced into 1/4-inch cubes
  • 1 (14-ounce) jar PELOPONNESE® Roasted Florina Sweet Pepper Strips, drained and chopped
  • 1 (7-ounce) package refrigerated pesto

 

    Directions:
  1. On paper plate, place bacon; cover with paper towel. Microwave 30 seconds or until crisp.
  2. In large salad bowl, toss together chilled pasta, bacon, cheese and roasted peppers. Toss with pesto just before serving.

Bacon Deviled Eggs Recipe #HormelFamily

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As part of the Hormel Family I’m excited to share another really great and tasty recipe that’s perfect for Easter. Actually it’s perfect for anytime you’re craving eggs and bacon. Try this Bacon Topped Deviled Eggs Recipe with Hormel Real Bacon Bits that I have found to be very tasty as I have used them as a garnish on top of soups!

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INGREDIENTS
12 eggs
½ cup mayonnaise
½ cup HORMEL® Real Bacon Bits plus more for garnish
2 tablespoons finely shredded Cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon mustard

DIRECTIONS
1. Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water and cool. To cool more quickly, rinse eggs under cold running water.
2. Peel hard-cooked eggs and cut in half lengthwise. Remove yolks to a small bowl. Mash egg yolks with mayonnaise, bacon bits and cheese. Stir in mustard. Fill egg white halves with yolk mixture. Sprinkle more bits on top. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Olive Oil Bacon Pepperoni Pizza Recipe #HormelFamily

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We had some friends come over a few weeks ago and they ended up staying unexpectedly for lunch. I love hosting and having the opportunity to throw food together. I looked in my pantry and found some Hormel Microwavable bacon, some Turkey Pepperoni, black olives, Olive oil and pizza dough in the fridge so what did I do, I made a magnificent pizza. (I’m A Hormel Family blogger and found some of the ingredients I had on hand were received from them, but we usually have all these ingredients on hand anyway)

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Olive Oil Bacon Pepperoni Pizza Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 cup cheddar cheese
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup mozzarella
1/2 cup feta

4 strips of cooked bacon crumbled
20 pieces of Pepperoni
1 refrigerated pizza dough
1 can of sliced black olives
1 tablespoon Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder

Directions:

Roll out the dough and pre-cook it according to directions

add the olive oil and garlic powder

Then place the cheeses on top

Then add bacon and pepperoni and black olives

Cook for an additional 5 minutes or until cheeses have melted