Cured Meat
Frijoles Peruanos (Peruvian Refried Beans)
Mayocobas, or canary beans, are the quick-cooking pantry ingredient you should know about.
Spaghetti With Cabbage, Pancetta, and Calabrian Chile
Cabbage is the unsung hero of the winter kitchen—available anywhere, long-lasting in the fridge, and super-affordable. It’s also an excellent partner for pasta.
XO Sauce
Developed in the 1980s by a chef in Hong Kong, this sauce is all about umami.
Spinach Salad With Feta Dressing
Studded with sweet dates and crispy bacon, this easy salad makes an impressive dinner party side or satisfying lunch.
Sicilian Pizza
Sicilian pizza is an Italian-style pizza recipe identified by its thick, chewy, bready crust under a layer of toppings like tomato sauce.
Mussel Chowder With Bacon, Leek, and Lime
This mussel chowder is both comforting in winter and well-suited for summer, given its straight-from-the-ocean brine that gets a lift from fresh lime and cilantro.
Spring Vegetable Quiche (With Lots of Bacon and Cheese)
A vegetable quiche for Sunday brunch is a mild to moderate challenge for the average home cook—memorable quiche, on the other hand, is a prize not easily won.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Pancetta and Garlic
Wildly popular and incredibly simple, it’s easy to make the ultimate restaurant side dish at home.
Everything You Need for Perfectly Crispy Bacon in the Oven
Easy, mess-free path to your Goldilocks bacon starts with the oven.
Twice-Baked-Potato Casserole
Made by mashing roasted potatoes with all of the typical ingredients in a twice-baked potato, this dish captures the best parts of the beloved side in a shareable format.
Bacon Mac ’n’ Cheese Jalapeño Bites
These mac-and-cheese-stuffed jalapeño poppers can be prepped in advance and tossed in the oven shortly before the party starts for an easy-peasy-cheesy crowd-pleaser.
Cheesy Rice Grits With Bacon and Chiles
Broken rice is an ingredient in many popular dishes around the world. You can make your own rice grits, or broken rice, in a blender or food processor.
Cheesy Potato Soup With Bacon
This hearty homemade potato soup owes its richness to plenty of melted cheddar cheese and a topping of crispy bacon.
Chili Crisp Bucatini
The addition of chili crisp transforms this carbonara into a delicious cycle of flavors: rich and luscious, peppery and spicy, and then sharp and salty.
New England Clam Chowder
This New England clam chowder recipe gets its creamy consistency from half-and-half and smokiness from finely chopped bacon.
12 Minutes to Dinner? With Short-Cut Angel Hair Pasta, Anything Is Possible
This fry-up turns skinny pasta, cabbage, and bacon into a satisfying and lightning-quick meal.
Quick Fried Cabbage With Noodles and Bacon
This quick dish of cabbage and pasta knocks out absolutely everyone who tries it.
Fusilli With Peppers and Pancetta
This simple recipe for Fusilli With Peppers and Pancetta will quickly become a weeknight favorite.
Spaghetti alla Carbonara With Zucchini
Diced zucchini provide a surprisingly delicious variation of this classic Roman pasta sauce.
Steamed Savoy Cabbage and Mustard Greens With Bacon
This cabbage recipe pairs crunchy-tender lightly steamed cabbage leaves and mustard greens with a rich, warm dressing.