Bacon Almond Broccoli Medley Recipes

BACON-ALMOND BROCCOLI MEDLEY

Steps:

• Place the broccoli in a 2-qt. microwave-safe dish; add water. Cover and microwave on high for 4-5 minutes or until tender., Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute yellow pepper in butter until tender. Stir in the brown sugar, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce. Cook for 1 minute or until sugar is dissolved. , Drain broccoli; place in a serving bowl. Add the pepper mixture, bacon and almonds; toss to coat. Serve with a slotted spoon.

CHEESY BROCCOLI WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place broccoli and water in rectangular microwavable dish, 11x7x1 1/2 inches. Cover with plastic wrap, folding back one edge or corner 1/4 inch to vent steam. Microwave on High about 5 minutes or until hot and crisp-tender.
• Drain broccoli; return to dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Microwave uncovered on High 3 to 4 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle bacon over top.

BROCCOLI SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and let cool enough to handle, 5 to 10 minutes. Crumble.
• Combine crumbled bacon with broccoli, sunflower seeds, and red onion in a large bowl.
• Mix mayonnaise, sugar, and vinegar together in a separate bowl. Pour over broccoli mixture and mix together. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes before serving.

BROCCOLI MEDLEY

Steps:

• Cook broccoli in chicken broth in large saucepan until crisp-tender, about 8 minutes.
• Drain broccoli, reserving 1/3 cup cooking liquid.
• Cut broccoli spears into bite-size pieces.
• Meanwhile, fry bacon in medium-size skillet until slightly crisp, about 5 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients except pimiento strips; cook and stir until bacon is crisp and mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes longer.
• Just before serving, combine broccoli and 1/3 cup cooking liquid with cooked ingredients.
• Heat until hot.
• Arrange in serving dish.
• Garnish with pimiento strips.

SAUTéED VEGETABLE MEDLEY WITH BACON

Steps:

• Microwave beans and carrots in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 5 min.
• Meanwhile, cook and stir bacon in large skillet on medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 1 Tbsp. drippings from skillet.
• Add Worcestershire sauce and butter to reserved drippings; cook 1 min. or until butter is melted, stirring occasionally. Add sugar snap peas, frozen peas and bean mixture; stir. Cook 4 to 5 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Add half each of the dill and bacon; mix well. Sprinkle with remaining dill and bacon.

BACON AND BROCCOLI SALAD

Steps:

• Add the bacon to a large skillet and cook over medium-low heat, flipping it as needed, until all the fat has rendered, about 8 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate. Let cool, then crumble.
• Meanwhile, stir together the broccoli, scallions, onions and grapes in a large bowl.
• Whisk together the mayonnaise, sugar, milk and vinegar in a medium bowl. Taste and season the dressing with salt and pepper.
• Add the dressing to the salad, toss to combine and then stir in the mozzarella, almonds and crumbled bacon. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve, ideally, up to 1 day in advance.

MARIE'S BROCCOLI, BACON, CRANBERRY AND ALMOND SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together first 4 ingredients for dressing and set aside.
• Combine broccoli, cranberries and black pepper. (Note: I used 5 broccoli crowns - would not enter this way).
• Add dressing and stir well.
• Refrigerate to let flavors develop.
• At serving time add all but a few tablespoons of bacon and all of almonds to broccoli mixture.
• Stir together and garnish with crumbled bacon.

BROCCOLI-MUSHROOM MEDLEY

Steps:

• Steam broccoli for 1-2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Rinse in cold water and set aside. In a bowl, combine lemon juice, salt if desired, sugar, cornstarch and nutmeg; set aside. , In a large skillet or wok over high heat, stir-fry mushrooms, onion and garlic in oil for 3 minutes. Add broccoli and lemon juice mixture; stir-fry for 1-2 minutes. Stir immediately.