Bacon Wrapped Recipes: 12 Things To Wrap And Feel Good About

If you search the Real Plans recipe box for bacon wrapped recipes, you’ll find that most belong to Juli at PaleOMG or Cassy Joy from Fed and Fit. Surprised?

July 3, 2019
Emily Montes

If you search the Real Plans recipe box* for bacon wrapped recipes, you’ll find that most belong to Juli at PaleOMG or Cassy Joy from Fed and Fit. Surprised?

We’re not. These two have a knack for delicious food and know how to create special things.

A few words when wrapping morsels of food with bacon: If you want perfectly rendered fat and a crunchy exterior, it helps to use thin slices of bacon. A tight wrap will usually serve you well. And if you can, wrap the bacon in one layer and avoid any overlap.

On to some smoky, porky recipes.

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#1

Sausage stuffed bacon wrapped dates

Sausage, dates, and bacon. A toothpick if you’re feeling fancy. Good doesn’t need to be complicated.

#2

BBQ bacon onion bombs

These are clever. At first glance you might think it’s onion wrapped in bacon. Look a little closer. Bacon onion bombs are actually a layer of onion stuffed with BBQ infused ground beef and then wrapped in bacon. To sweeten the deal, they store well.

#3

Bacon wrapped water chestnuts

Crunchy, salty, and sweet. These water chestnuts have been soaked in coconut aminos and rolled in coconut sugar. Then – of course – wrapped in bacon. Keep this recipe around for game days and the new year.

#4

Bacon wrapped pineapple

Bacon is to pineapple what peanut butter is to jelly. Doesn’t everyone agree? They have each other. And that’s all they need. Serve up this two-ingredient bite using pineapple you meticulously trimmed – precut pieces from the cold case at Whole Foods – or pineapple from a can. #youdoyou.

#5

Goat cheese stuffed figs

On the hunt for the perfect holiday appetizer? You really can’t go wrong with goats cheese stuffed figs.

Unless you burn your figs while cooking the bacon. In which case, you want to either pre-cook the bacon (lay flat and bake it like this, then wrap while it’s still warm) or make sure you work with thin slices of bacon.

#6

Bacon wrapped candied butternut squash bites

Candied – because there’s cinnamon and sugar. Wrapped – because there’s bacon. Bite – because a one inch cube of squash works for just about everyone.

#7

Bacon wrapped rosemary breakfast sliders

Stuck in a breakfast rut? Work in those healthy fats. Beef, bacon, duck fat, avocado. It’s fat friendly party. The only that’s missing are some green veggies – because fat helps you absorb and use plant-based nutrients like vitamins A and K. Party on.

#8

Bacon wrapped curry burgers

Looking for an AIP-compliant sub for your standard burger bun? Use sweet potato. Ready to take your relationship with your burger to the next level? Add bacon.

You see, sweet potato (the white-fleshed variety, because it’s dry and perfect as a bun stand-in) is sweet. And bacon is salty. You know what they say about salty and sweet, right? #soulmates.

#9

Bacon wrapped stuffed zucchini

Stuffed zucchini – sometimes called zucchini boats – are a fun and flavorful way to get some veggies in. Wrapped with bacon, they’re downright decadant.

#10

Hardcore albacore

Wrapping seafood in bacon can be tricky because you want the fat to render down. But you want to keep your seafood cooked just right. Not too over. Not too dry. And not to rubbery. What’s the solution? Michelle Tam shares her secret: zap your bacon in microwave and par-cook it.

#11

Orange chili glazed bacon wrapped pork tenderloin

Pork on pork. Of course it’s going to be good. If you cover your pork-wrapped pork in paleo-friendly orange chili glaze, then you can check that off the bucket list and feel really good about yourself. Make extra sauce. You might feel sad when it’s all gone.

#12

Honey mustard bacon wrapped filet mignon

Filet mignon – or tenderloin – calls for a celebration. But there’s one thing that it’s missing: fat. Fat gives flavor and fat is an insulator, which means you need fat for a good medium-rare cook.

Enter bacon. It saves the day in a way that only bacon can: by giving your filet mignon a big hug.

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