Bacon Tomato Melts Recipe 465

BACON-TOMATO BAGEL MELTS

Steps:

• Place bagel halves cut side up on a baking sheet. Top each half with two tomato slices and two bacon strips. Sprinkle with cheese. , Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 1-2 minutes or until cheese begins to brown. Serve with ranch dressing.

TOMATO AND BACON JAM

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels. Crumble bacon when cool.
• Stir tomatoes, sweet onion, sugar, apple cider vinegar, salt, black pepper, and hot sauce together in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar. Stir in crumbled bacon and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the spread is very thick, about 1 hour. Adjust salt and black pepper.
• Cool and spoon into a 1-pint glass jar with a lid; keeps refrigerated for 1 week or frozen for 2 months. If freezing, put spread into small jars and let jars thaw in refrigerator overnight before using.

BACON-TOMATO BAGEL MELTS

Steps:

• Place bages halves cut side up on a baking sheet.
• Top each with two tomato slices and 2 bacon strips.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Broil 2 inches from the heat for 1/2 minutes or until cheese begins to brown.
• Serve with ranch dressing.

BACON-TOMATO CHEESE TOASTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Core the tomatoes and thinly slice. Place in a colander in the sink and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt; let drain for at least 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 10 minutes; transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Pour off and reserve the drippings, leaving 1 tablespoon in the skillet; toast the bread on one side in the drippings until golden (do this in batches, adding more drippings as needed). Place the bread, toasted-side down, on a baking sheet.
• Combine the cheeses with the mayonnaise, scallions and parsley in a bowl. Spread the cheese mixture on the toasts, reserving about 1/3 cup. Crumble the bacon on top. Shake any excess liquid from the tomatoes; distribute the zucchini and tomatoes among the toasts. Dot with the reserved cheese mixture and season with pepper. Bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm.

BACON TOMATO MELTS RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Slice tomatoes. Seed and chop one or two of the slices to make 1/4 cup chopped tomato. Set remaining tomato slices aside. In a small bowl, combine the 1/4 cup chopped tomato, the sour cream, green onion, garlic, cayenne pepper, and cumin. Set aside. 2.Place bread slices on a baking sheet. Broil 4 to 5 inches from the heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until toasted, turning once. If desired, set aside some of the spinach leaves for garnish. Top bread slices with the remaining spinach leaves, tomato slices, sour cream mixture, and bacon. If desired, top with the reserved spinach leaves. Add cheese. Broil for 1 to 2 minutes more or until cheese is melted. Makes 4 sandwiches. Nutrition Facts Per Serving: PER SERVING: 206 cal., 10 g total fat (5 g sat. fat), 42 mg chol., 623 mg sodium, 15 g carb. (3 g fiber, 3 g sugars), 12 g pro.

TOMATO-BACON GRAVY

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet and cook over medium heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 15 minutes. Remove the bacon to cool, leaving the drippings in the skillet.
• Stir the vegetable oil and flour into the bacon drippings. Cook and stir until the flour has turned nearly as brown as the bacon, about 5 minutes. Stir in the onions and cook until the onions soften and turn translucent, about 5 minutes; stir in the stewed tomatoes, breaking them apart with your spoon. Crumble the cooked bacon into the tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until the gravy has reduced to your desired thickness, about 10 minutes.

BACON CHEESE MELT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to broil at 425°F.
• Heat a frying pan on the stove.
• Fry bacon strips until they are the desired doneness.
• Set aside bacon to cool and drain. place bread on a cookie sheet and broil for about 3 minutes until bread is lightly toasted.
• Turn bread slices over (use a tong) and sprinkle shredded cheese on top in a nice thick layer and broil for about 3 minutes until the cheese is nice and melted.
• Take the bread out of the oven and let cool for about 2 minutes.
• Next layer a slice of tomato, onion, pickle and lettuce on one side and place bacon on.
• You may want to add a little low fat mayo or mustard.
• Put together and enjoy!

TOMATO-BACON RAREBIT

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in the flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; add the Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, pepper, paprika and cheese. Cook and stir until cheese is melted. , Place toast on plates; top each piece with three bacon strips, two slices of tomato and cheese sauce.

TOMATO CHEESE MELT

Steps:

• On each bagel or muffin half, sprinkle half of the cheddar cheese and cayenne pepper. Top with a tomato slice. Sprinkle half of the Parmesan cheese over each tomato. , Broil 6 in. from the heat for 4-5 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.