Food and Recipes Meat Bacon Bacon-Wrapped Recipes That Are Something Special By Marissa Wu Marissa Wu Marissa Wu is an Editorial Fellow and Southern transplant by way of San Francisco, Boston, and Paris, France. She writes about anything and everything as it pertains to the South, but mostly home, food, and the occasional garden stories. Recipe reviews are a particular pleasure, as well as discovering the latest home trends.When not editing and producing articles or updating the homepage, she's trying new Southern Living recipes, jolting along in her manual transmission car, Fitz; hammering out a manuscript on her 1930s Royal Aristocrat typewriter, Georgie; and making film photographs with her Rolleiflex, Cecil.Marissa graduated from Boston University with a degree in journalism and a minor in French Studies. She still can't follow a football conversation but hopes her cheese straws make up for it. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on October 11, 2021 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall It's an uncontested fact: Bacon makes everything better. Crumbled onto cupcakes, next to a hearty plate of eggs and pancakes, hot and crispy from the fryer all on its own. We might make the potentially sacrilegious assertion that man and woman can live on bacon alone…but with these delectable bacon-wrapped recipes, why would we want to? Bacon dresses up the humble chicken breast. It makes eating greens the most anticipated event of the evening. Last-minute (unwelcome) dinner guest? Throw bacon around those pork chops and voilà! An easy, low-stress supper that delights. For your weeknight dinner pleasure, we've got a mean bacon-wrapped asparagus recipe, a bacon-wrapped shrimp recipe, and yes, a bacon-wrapped chicken breast recipe. Not enough bacon for you? How about Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers or Maple-Bacon Wrapped Smokies? By the time you've finished perusing this gallery of bacon-wrapped recipes, you may feel inspired to break out into song: Oh, bacon, how I love thee. Let me count the ways. 01 of 10 Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Breasts Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Breasts Crispy bacon envelopes tender, boneless chicken breast accompanied by roasted potatoes. We take it up a notch by coating everything in the creamiest sauce. Can you say yum? 02 of 10 Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus Jennifer Causey Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus Who said eating vegetables is no fun? Anything wrapped in bacon is guaranteed to be a real winner—even the greens. 03 of 10 Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp Skewers with Chipotle Comeback Sauce Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp Skewers with Chipotle Comeback Sauce Shrimp is already a sure winner at the table, but wrapped in bacon? Irresistible. Pair it with our Chipotle Comeback Sauce and people will be lining up for seconds, that's for sure. 04 of 10 Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers Micah A. Leal Recipes: Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers Packed with creamy cheese made fragrant by garlic powder and Worcestershire sauce, these stuffed jalapeños are made even better by a blanket of bacon. Finger-food winner. 05 of 10 Bacon Wrapped Smokies Micah A. Leal Recipe: Bacon Wrapped Smokies Make these your tailgate go-to. The brown sugar, honey, and garlic powder mixture takes these bacon-wrapped tiny sausages over the top. 06 of 10 Bacon Bow Tie Crackers Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Prop Styling: Lydia Pursell; Food Styling: Tami Hardeman Recipes: Bacon Bow Tie Crackers Proof anything can be wrapped in bacon and taste amazing. The humble cracker gets a boost to favorite finger food. 07 of 10 Maple-Bacon Smokies Southern Living Recipe: Maple-Bacon Smokies If bacon and mini hot dogs weren't already an incredibly delicious combination, then the addition of maple syrup and brown sugar has us speeding back to the table for thirds. 08 of 10 Stuffed Okra Poppers Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Stuffed Okra Poppers Swap your jalapeños for this okra rendition of the beloved popper. 09 of 10 Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin Beth Dreiling Hontzas Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin Put this at the front of your recipe box. It's easy enough to throw together on a weeknight but also sure to impress those unexpected guests. 10 of 10 Bacon Bites Oxmoor House Recipe: Bacon Bites Three ingredients and you're well on your way to the most delicious party snack. Don't even get us started on the brown sugar glaze. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit