DollopWhat to make with bacon: 40 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on bacon, easiest first. The quickest is Microwave ramen carbonara, on the table in 12 minutes, and the cheapest is Instant Pot charro beans at $1.00 a serving. Five of them are simple enough for a first try.
Air fryer BLT sandwiches
$2.13 a serving
20 min
Bacon and egg ramen noodles
$1.98 a serving
20 min
Bacon and crispy fried eggs
$2.48 a serving
25 min
Bacon-wrapped chicken tenders
$4.53 a serving
45 min
Loaded chicken and potato casserole
$2.89 a serving
75 min
Microwave ramen carbonara
$2.01 a serving
12 min
Microwave quiche Lorraine in a mug
$2.13 a serving
14 min
Microwave chicken bacon ranch pasta
$2.47 a serving
22 min
Pasta with bacon and peas
$1.73 a serving
25 min
Turkey club sandwiches
$3.19 a serving
25 min
Bacon cheeseburger bowls
$4.69 a serving
30 min
BLT pasta
$3.77 a serving
30 min
Sonoran hot dogs
$1.67 a serving
35 min
Spaghetti amatriciana
$1.84 a serving
35 min
Broccoli and cauliflower salad
$2.53 a serving
40 min
Chicken bacon ranch pasta salad
$2.01 a serving
40 min
Cobb salad
$4.59 a serving
40 min
Tarte flambée (bacon and onion flatbread)
$2.04 a serving
40 min
Colcannon with bacon
$1.94 a serving
45 min
Fried cabbage and sausage
$2.10 a serving
45 min
Fried green tomato BLTs
$3.96 a serving
45 min
Kentucky hot brown casserole with deli turkey
$3.47 a serving
45 min
Bacon and Swiss egg bites
$1.94 a serving
50 min
Bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin
$3.05 a serving
50 min
Chicken corn chowder
$3.42 a serving
50 min
Manhattan clam chowder
$3.32 a serving
50 min
Salmon chowder
$4.55 a serving
50 min
Southern okra and tomato stew
$2.45 a serving
50 min
Chicken bacon ranch pasta bake
$2.19 a serving
60 min
German lentil soup with sausages
$1.46 a serving
60 min
Sheet pan bacon and eggs with hash browns
$2.25 a serving
60 min
Instant Pot charro beans
$1.00 a serving
100 min
New England clam chowder
$4.19 a serving
50 min
Crispy chicken thighs with German potato salad
$2.71 a serving
55 min
Seafood chowder
$5.38 a serving
55 min
Bacon mac and cheese
$1.83 a serving
60 min
Tartiflette
$2.88 a serving
65 min
Quiche Lorraine
$1.68 a serving
95 min
Instant Pot feijoada (Brazilian black bean stew)
$1.55 a serving
120 min
Beef bourguignon
$5.81 a serving
225 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.
Dinners from what you already have
Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.