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Stir-Fried Asparagus With Bacon and Crispy Shallots

The pan-flip doesn’t just look cool, it ensures that food cooks evenly over high heat.

Iceberg with Tomatoes, Blue Cheese, and Bacon

The iceberg lettuce is sliced into rounds instead of angled wedges, exposing the entire surface to the blue cheese dressing and toppings.

Roast Chicken with Cabbage, Bacon, and Potatoes

Tucked under a butter- and herb-rubbed bird, savoy cabbage, thick-cut bacon, and simple potatoes meld into a caramelized, smoky, and irresistibly-tender trifecta.

Bacon and Whiskey Jam

Sweet and a bit salty, with a hint of spice: this is completely divine on hot buttered toast at any time of the day.

Kimchi-Braised Chicken With Bacon

Rethink comfort food with kimchi—a type of spicy Korean sauerkraut—which makes this slow-cooked, tomatoey braise tangy, spicy, and deeply flavorful.

Cheesy Grits With Poached Eggs, Greens, and Bacon

Winter’s answer to the grain bowl, this feels super hearty and satisfying.

Epi's 50-Ingredient Super Bowl Nachos

For Super Bowl 50, go all-out with our epic 50-ingredient nachos, or choose just one of the (much-simpler) five “zones” to make for game day.

Schmaltz-Refried Pinto Beans

Most store-bought lard (the traditional fat in refried beans) is nearly flavorless, unlike chicken fat, which is delicious and readily available.

Cheesy Spaghetti-Squash Boats With Salami and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Meet the most creamy, comforting, flavor-packed baked pasta dinner you can make without any actual pasta.

Bucatini All'Amatriciana

It's hard not to love this classic Italian pasta—it's just the right mix of spicy and sweet.

Toasted Orecchiette With Veal Meatballs

If you prefer all-pork (or all-veal) meatballs, go ahead and make that change.

Crispy Chicken Thighs With Bacon and Escarole

Make this one-pan chicken dinner a go-to this winter.

Brussels Sprouts With Bacon Jam

You know you love Brussels sprouts and bacon, but have you ever tried Brussels sprouts and bacon jam? You (and your hungry party guests) are in for a surprising treat.

Sautéed Collard Greens with Slab Bacon

Crisp and juicy pieces of slab bacon and just the right hit of red wine vinegar bring the perfect tangy-porky balance to these slow-cooked Southern greens.

Crown Roast of Pork With Lady Apples and Shallots

Want a show-stopping centerpiece roast to feed a holiday dinner crowd? Crown roast is the answer.

Egg-in-a-Hole Sandwich

Step one: cut holes in two pieces of sourdough. Step two: fry eggs in those holes. Step three: slap them together with crispy bacon, melty cheddar, and plenty of hot sauce.

French Toast Turkey Sandwich

The fastest way to turn turkey into breakfast: eat it on French toast.

Antipasto Bruschetta

A make ahead recipe of tomatoes with marinated artichokes, salami and smoked cheese for a flavorful topper on toasted baguette bread

Bacon Crackers

These dangerously addictive little bites fueled countless 1950s and '60s bridge parties from Greenwood Mississippi, to Greenville, South Carolina, before being rescued from recipe-box oblivion by modern Southern cooks like Martha Hall Foose. And thank goodness. Magic happens when a cracker slowly sops up the fat from smoky, crisping bacon; it transforms into something more akin to piecrust. Unadorned, bacon crackers are pure pork perfection. The addition of a tine bundle of rosemary needles makes for a fancified version, while topping the "belt" of bacon with a bit of brown sugar adds a hint of sweet to the smoke.

4 New Healthy Dinner Recipes

Dinners that will offset the holiday meals to come.
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