Bacon is a staple in many houses for good reason; it is so delicious! No matter how you serve it, it is likely to disappear within minutes. The smell of bacon cooking can even rouse teenagers from bed in the morning, without complaint! Talk about a magical food item! If you are looking for ways to add more bacon to your day, you are in luck. I have gathered 30 homemade bacon recipes to share with you.

Be sure to click through the links below to the recipes using bacon to view the full recipes. I know you will want to pin a few of these! From Maple Bacon Waffles which are perfect for breakfast to a Caramelized Onion, Bacon, Tomato, and Wild Rice Salad that is the ultimate lunch for anyone. Then a Popcorn Shrimp Salad with Avocado and Bacon that is the kind of dinner I dream of! This list has something for everyone on it. Even dessert is covered with this list with Loaded Bacon Twinkies! I know you will find something uniquely tasty on this list to try!
National Bacon Day – December 30th
Did you know that every year on December 30th, National Bacon Day is celebrated by bacon lovers around the world? This day is great way to cook or bake with bacon to make desserts, main dishes, side dishes, or snacks. I strongly believe that Everything is better with bacon and these recipes using bacon will come handy to make on this special day!

Homemade Bacon Recipes
No matter what time of day it is when the craving for bacon hits, with these bacon recipe ideas you can cover the bases and whip up something wonderful! I can’t wait to try the Bacon Onion Green Chile Jam. That sounds awesome for adding to a breakfast sandwich or topping a turkey and Swiss with at lunch. I can’t wait to hear which of these you will make first.
More bacon recipe ideas
If you are looking for more bacon recipes you might like some of ours including Bacon and Egg Cups, Bacon Maple Bread Pudding, Super Easy Chicken Alfredo Bacon Penne Pasta, and Low Carb Creamy Avocado Zoodles.
Hope you enjoy these homemade bacon recipes as much as I did! Also, check out all of our recipes! If you have a favourite recipe with bacon please leave a comment to tell me about it.