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Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• pecan
• coconut palm sugar
• salt
• cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).
2. 2 Put pecans in a resealable bag and pound into small pieces.
3. 3 Mix bacon drippings, palm sugar, sea salt, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Add pecans to the bowl and stir to coat using a spatula. Spread coated pecan pieces onto a rimmed baking sheet.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, until pecans are toasted and fragrant, about 1 hour. Cool to room temperature and stir in an air-tight container.

By Anastasia Daleiden

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• bacon
• cream cheese
• tomato
• green onion
• pesto sauce
• flour tortilla
• turkey

Instructions

1. 1 Arrange bacon slices in a microwave save baking dish, side by side. Cover dish with a paper towel. Microwave on high until bacon is soft and lightly browned, 4 to 6 minutes. Chop bacon into small pieces; reserve 3 tablespoons bacon drippings.
2. 2 Combine the chopped bacon, reserved bacon drippings, cream cheese, tomato, green onions, and pesto in a large bowl; mix well. Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture on the tortillas; top each with a slice of turkey. Roll tortillas up tightly, and cut into 1/4 inch slices. Discard rounded ends.

By Windy B

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• pumpkin seed
• whiskey
• brown sugar
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
2. 2 Combine pumpkin seeds, whiskey, bacon drippings, brown sugar, and 2 teaspoons salt together in a saucepan over medium-low heat; bring to a simmer and cook until seeds begin to turn gray in the middle, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain.
3. 3 Spread pumpkin seeds on a baking sheet in a single layer; season with salt.
4. 4 Roast in the preheated oven until crisp and golden brown, 1 to 1 ½ hours.

By Guinevere

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• bacon
• yellow onion
• brown sugar
• garlic
• cayenne pepper
• cinnamon
• nutmeg
• bourbon whiskey
• coffee
• sherry vinegar
• maple syrup
• ketchup

Instructions

1. 1 Cook and stir bacon in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until bacon starts to brown, about 10 minutes; drain grease, retaining 1/4 of the drippings. Stir onions into bacon and drippings; cook and stir until soft, about 10 minutes. Stir in brown sugar; cook until onions are sticky and browned, about 5 more minutes. Mix in garlic, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cook and stir until garlic is soft, about 5 minutes.
2. 2 Mix in bourbon whiskey, coffee, sherry vinegar, and maple syrup. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook until the bacon jam is thickened but not completely dry, stirring occasionally to prevent burning, about 35 minutes. Mix in ketchup and cook 5 more minutes.
3. 3 Remove from heat, let the bacon jam cool, and pulse in a food processor to a slightly chunky, spreadable consistency. Bacon jam will store in the refrigerator, covered, up to 2 weeks.

By Cheryl Bricks

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• egg
• bacon
• onion
• dill pickle relish
• mayonnaise
• yellow mustard
• salt
• black pepper
• paprika

Instructions

1. 1 Place eggs into a saucepan, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and let stand for 15 minutes.
2. 2 Remove eggs from hot water and place under cold running water to cool. Peel eggs. Slice each egg in half lengthwise. Place yolks into a small bowl.
3. 3 Add 1/2 cup bacon, onion, dill pickle relish, mayonnaise, mustard, and bacon drippings to egg yolks. Mix with a fork until combined but yolks are still chunky. Stir in salt and pepper.
4. 4 Scoop yolk mixture into each egg white. Sprinkle paprika over eggs, then garnish with remaining 1/4 cup bacon.

By ctrit

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• hot pepper sauce
• garlic powder
• chili powder
• seasoned salt
• cayenne pepper
• liquid smoke
• monosodium glutamate
• worcestershire sauce
• butter
• sesame snack stick
• goldfish cracker
• pretzel twist
• mixed nut
• oat cereal rings
• wheat square cereal
• crispy rice cereal squares
• corn square cereal

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
2. 2 Gently mix corn, rice, and wheat squares, oat rings, mixed nuts, mini pretzels, goldfish crackers, and sesame snacks in two 13x24-inch aluminum roasting pans, taking care not to break cereal.
3. 3 Stir bacon drippings, unsalted butter, Worcestershire sauce, MSG, liquid smoke, cayenne pepper, seasoned salt, chili powder, garlic powder, and hot pepper sauce together in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook on high in microwave for 3 or 4 30-second intervals, stirring each time, until mixture is warm, liquid, and fully combined.
4. 4 Stir seasoning sauce continuously as you pour half over the cereal mixture in each pan. Gently stir the snack mix and seasonings with a slotted spoon until thoroughly coated; do not crush cereal.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until sauce is completely absorbed and the snack mix is crisp, about 2 hours; stir gently every 15 minutes. Cool completely and store in airtight containers. The snack mix stores well in freezer in airtight freezer bags, if it makes it that long.

By N2family

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• bacon
• cabbage
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Cook bacon in a deep skillet over medium heat until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove bacon from skillet and drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Reserve 1/4 cup drippings in skillet.
2. 2 Add cabbage to hot bacon drippings; cook and stir over medium heat until cabbage wilts, 5 to 7 minutes.
3. 3 Crumble bacon over cabbage. Stir and simmer until bacon is warmed, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with black pepper.

By cmarten

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• onion
• sauerkraut
• chicken stock
• cooking sherry
• brown sugar
• caraway seed

Instructions

1. 1 Heat bacon drippings in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot bacon drippings until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
2. 2 Place sauerkraut with juice into a large bowl and cover with water. Use your hands to squeeze out as much water and juice as possible. Add squeezed sauerkraut to onion in the skillet.
3. 3 Stir chicken stock, sherry, brown sugar, and caraway seeds into sauerkraut mixture. Reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has evaporated, 30 to 40 minutes.

By dutschd

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• all-purpose flour
• milk
• egg
• salt
• beef drippings

Instructions

1. 1 Mix flour, milk, eggs, and salt together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth, about 5 minutes. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with beef drippings. Place the pan in the preheating oven until drippings are hot and sizzling, about 15 minutes.
3. 3 Remove batter from the refrigerator; beat briefly, then scoop into the prepared baking pan.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Without opening the oven, continue baking until pudding is puffed and golden brown, about 15 minutes more. Remove from oven, cut into 8 squares, and serve hot.

By Karen Cooke

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• onion
• red apple
• caraway seed
• sauerkraut
• white wine
• chicken stock
• brown sugar
• pork loin roast
• kielbasa sausage

Instructions

1. 1 Heat bacon drippings in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot drippings until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in apple and caraway seeds and cook until apple is just tender, about 3 minutes more. Stir in sauerkraut until incorporated.
2. 2 Stir together white wine, chicken stock, and brown sugar in a medium bowl; pour over sauerkraut mixture.
3. 3 Place pork roast into a slow cooker. Pour sauerkraut mixture over the top of pork.
4. 4 Cook on Low until pork easily falls apart when pulled with a fork, 6 to 8 hours. Add sausage and continue to cook until sausage is heated through, 15 to 20 minutes more.

By Dianna Jacobs-Fresh

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• sauerkraut
• onion
• beef broth
• clove
• bay leaf
• juniper berry
• caraway seed
• salt
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Place the sauerkraut, bacon drippings, and onion into a slow cooker. Pour in the beef broth, then season with cloves, bay leaf, juniper berries, caraway seed, salt, and sugar. Stir to combine.
2. 2 Cook on Low 8 hours.

By lutzflcat

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• butter
• bacon
• yellow onion
• yukon gold potato
• salt
• black pepper
• cayenne pepper
• egg
• farmer's cheese
• cheese blend
• egg
• water
• wonton wrapper
• sour cream
• chive

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chopped bacon and onions; cook and stir until the bacon is crisp and the onions are browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove bacon and onions to a small dish, reserving about 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat for frying the pierogi.
2. 2 Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and mash until smooth. Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Season with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Stir in 1 egg and farmer's cheese. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
3. 3 Beat 1 egg with 1 tablespoon water in a bowl for the egg wash.
4. 4 Place 2 to 3 wonton wrappers at a time on a lightly floured work surface. Brush the edges lightly with the egg wash. Place about 2 tablespoons of filling in the center of each wrapper. Fold each pierogi in half and lightly press the edges together to seal.
5. 5 Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook pierogi in the boiling water until they float, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain.
6. 6 Transfer pierogi to the skillet with reserved bacon drippings in batches and cook over medium heat until lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a bowl, toss with the bacon and onions, and serve garnished with sour cream and chives.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• milk chocolate candy
• oregano
• allspice
• paprika
• garlic powder
• cumin
• black pepper
• salt
• sugar
• chili powder
• beer
• sauerkraut
• tomato juice
• tomato
• tomato sauce
• tomato
• red bean
• garlic
• jalapeno pepper
• green bell pepper
• onion
• bratwurst

Instructions

1. 1 Cook and stir bratwurst in 1 tablespoon bacon drippings in a large skillet over medium heat until browned and no longer pink inside, about 15 minutes. Drain excess grease.
2. 2 Heat remaining 1 tablespoon bacon drippings in a large, deep pot over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper, jalapeños, and garlic; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 8 minutes. Add bratwurst to the pot; stir in red beans, petite diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, tomato juice, sauerkraut, beer, chili powder, sugar, salt, black pepper, cumin, garlic powder, paprika, allspice, and oregano.
3. 3 Bring chili mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer; stir in milk chocolate until melted and dissolved. Simmer for 5 hours, stirring occasionally.

By bbuedel

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• corn tortilla
• manchego cheese
• zucchini blossom

Instructions

1. 1 Melt bacon grease in a cast-iron or regular skillet over medium heat. Place tortillas side-by-side in the skillet; top each with 1 slice cheese and 3 zucchini blossoms. Fold tortillas in half.
2. 2 Cook until tortillas are lightly browned and cheese starts to melt, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and cook until other side is crispy, lightly browned, and cheese has melted, about 1 minute more.

By Yoly

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• all-purpose flour
• buttermilk
• chicken bouillon granules
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat bacon drippings in a skillet over medium heat. Add flour and whisk until well combined and bubbly, about 1 minute. Pour in buttermilk gradually and bring to a boil, about 3 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking constantly, until thickened and smooth, 2 to 3 minutes.
2. 2 Stir in chicken bouillon, salt, and pepper. If gravy is too thick, whisk in more buttermilk until you reach your desired consistency. Serve immediately.

By lutzflcat

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• collard green
• salt
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Heat bacon drippings in a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir greens in hot drippings until limp, tender, and significantly reduced in size, 1 to 4 minutes, depending on how tough the greens are. Season with salt and serve straight from the skillet.
2. 2 If you prefer extra-tender greens, add 3 cups water to greens in the skillet; season with salt. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 hour, adding more water as needed.

By rjkuns

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• potato
• vidalia onion
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat the bacon drippings in a large skillet over medium heat. Add potatoes and onion, and stir to coat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender and golden brown, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, and serve.

By MS DEE

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• bacon
• butter
• garlic salt
• sea scallop
• horseradish sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Cook the bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate, reserving about 1 tablespoon of the bacon drippings. Crumble the bacon once cool to the touch.
2. 2 Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
3. 3 Heat the reserved bacon drippings in a separate skillet over medium heat. Stir the butter and garlic salt into the bacon drippings; allow the butter to melt completely. Cook the scallops in the butter mixture until there is a light brown coating on each side, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer the scallops to a baking dish. Spoon the butter sauce over the scallops. Drizzle the horseradish sauce over the scallops and sprinkle with the crumbled bacon.
4. 4 Bake the scallops under the preheated broiler until the sauce begins to bubble, about 1 minute.

By gguyon

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• all-purpose flour
• salt
• black pepper
• milk

Instructions

1. 1 Heat bacon drippings in a skillet over medium heat; whisk flour into drippings until smooth. Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring constantly so it doesn't burn, until roux is caramel brown in color, about 15 minutes. Stir in salt and black pepper.
2. 2 Add milk, 1/2 cup at a time, whisking until thoroughly blended after each addition. Bring gravy to a simmer, then whisk constantly until thick, smooth, and bubbling.

By Tess DeFevers Ehling

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• black bean
• onion
• liquid smoke
• molasses
• brown sugar
• jalapeno pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Drain the black beans from their soaking water and place in a slow cooker. Fill with enough fresh water to cover them. Cover and set to High.
2. 2 Heat bacon drippings in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until tender. Stir this into the beans along with the brown sugar, liquid smoke, molasses and jalapeno slices. Stir to blend, then cover and cook on High for 5 to 6 hours, or until beans are tender.

By ReneeW

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• bacon
• onion
• ham
• chorizo sausage
• pinto bean
• chipotle pepper
• garlic

Instructions

1. 1 Fry bacon strips in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp. With a slotted spoon, remove bacon to paper towels. Reserve 1/2 cup bacon drippings.
2. 2 Place drippings in a large pot, and warm over medium heat. Fry onions until light brown. Stir in ham and chorizo. Reserve 1 cup of beans, and add the rest to the pot, along with the chipotle and garlic.
3. 3 Mash the reserved beans, then add to the pot. Simmer beans until thick and soupy, about 30 minutes. (If the beans become too dry, stir in water). Remove chipotle and garlic, and serve.

By PBOTHWELL

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• bacon
• sweet onion
• white sugar
• cider vinegar
• sweet pickle relish
• pimento pepper
• green bean

Instructions

1. 1 Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate, reserving about 1 tablespoon bacon drippings in the skillet. Crumble bacon.
2. 2 Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
3. 3 Cook and stir the onion in the reserved bacon drippings over medium-high heat until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
4. 4 Combine cooked onion, sugar, cider vinegar, relish, pimento peppers, and green beans in a large bowl.
5. 5 Transfer mixture to a baking dish and cover with aluminum foil.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove foil and stir lightly.
7. 7 Allow green beans to rest for 15 minutes before topping with crumbled bacon and serving.

By white1969

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• pork sparerib
• garlic salt
• black pepper
• mustard
• molasses
• soy sauce
• vinegar
• worcestershire sauce
• hot pepper sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Heat bacon drippings in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Place spareribs in the skillet, and brown on each side for about 5 minutes. Season with garlic salt and pepper.
3. 3 In a medium bowl, mix mustard, molasses, soy sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and hot pepper sauce.
4. 4 Place browned ribs in a large baking dish. Cover with the mustard sauce mixture.
5. 5 Bake 2 1/2 to 3 hours in the preheated oven, basting occasionally with the sauce mixture, to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

By Kris

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• all-purpose flour
• water
• tomato paste
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat bacon drippings in a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir flour into the bacon drippings and cook, stirring constantly, until lightly browned. Slowly pour water into flour mixture while whisking. Whisk in tomato paste and continue to cook until it begins to thicken. Reduce heat to low and simmer until thick, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

By Melissa Dommert

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• pork link sausage
• all-purpose flour
• buttermilk
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Place sausages and bacon drippings in a skillet and cook over medium heat, breaking up sausage into bite-sized pieces, until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes. Add flour, stirring constantly. Slowly add buttermilk and cook and stir until gravy has thickened, 3 to 5 minutes.

By Yoly

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• potato
• ramp
• bacon
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes start to soften, about 10 minutes; drain.
2. 2 Heat bacon drippings in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir potatoes in hot drippings until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Stir in ramps and bacon; season with salt and black pepper. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until ramps are soft, about 5 minutes.

By cookin'mama08

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• ham
• chicken
• potato
• thyme
• marjoram
• onion powder
• garlic powder
• corn
• cream-style corn
• chicken broth
• milk

Instructions

1. 1 Heat bacon drippings in 6-quart Dutch oven or stockpot over medium heat. Cook and stir ham in hot bacon drippings until slightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add chicken and potatoes to the pot; cook and stir until the potatoes soften slightly, about 5 minutes. Season the ham mixture with thyme, marjoram, onion powder, and garlic powder.
2. 2 Pour cans of whole kernel corn, cream-style corn, and chicken broth into the pot. Stir milk into the mixture. Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the potatoes are completely tender, about 10 minutes.

By drmomof2boys

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• mayonnaise
• half-and-half cream
• egg
• dill weed
• garlic powder
• red bell pepper
• ham
• sweet onion

Instructions

1. 1 Whisk together the mayonnaise and half-and-half in a large bowl until smooth, then whisk in the eggs, dill weed, and garlic powder. Set aside.
2. 2 Heat the bacon drippings in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the red bell pepper; cook and stir until the bell pepper begins to soften, about 2 minutes. Stir in the ham and onion. Continue cooking and stirring until the onion is translucent and softened, about 5 minutes more. Pour in the egg mixture. Cook and stir until the eggs are set, about 5 minutes.

By Carnivore

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• green bean
• mushroom
• salt
• black pepper
• bacon

Instructions

1. 1 Drain most of the water from the green beans. Combine beans and bacon drippings in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
2. 2 Add mushrooms and cook an additional 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Top with crumbled bacon just before serving.

By Yoly

Ingredients

• ✓ bacon drippings
• chorizo sausage
• potato
• onion
• serrano pepper
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Cook chorizo in a large skillet over medium-high heat until turns dark red, 6 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently. Transfer chorizo to a bowl; set aside.
2. 2 Melt bacon grease in the same skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add potatoes; cook and stir for 10 minutes. Add onion and serrano; cook and stir until potatoes are fork-tender, onion is translucent, and serrano is soft, 2 to 6 minutes more. Return chorizo to the skillet; stir until heated through. Season with salt and black pepper.

By Yoly