Bacon-wrapped chicken breasts baked low and slow on a bed of chipped beef, smothered in a creamy mushroom and sour cream sauce. Old-school comfort food at its finest.
Authentic Ukrainian varenyky with tender egg yolk dough and two classic fillings: creamy potato-cheese and tangy sauerkraut-bacon. A from-scratch dumpling recipe worth every fold.
A fiery, no-bean red chili packing four meats (beef chuck, T-bone, Italian sausage, and armadillo), six kinds of peppers, bacon, and beer. Feeds a crowd of 15 with serious heat.
Hungarian-style paprika cream schnitzel with veal browned in bacon fat, simmered in sour cream and tomato sauce. A rich, comforting Central European classic.
Quick and easy chicken fried rice. This is a great way to use up leftover cooked rice.
Roasted beef tenderloin carved with a channel and stuffed with a bacon, mushroom, and sour cream filling spiked with horseradish. Served chilled and sliced for an impressive cold entree.
Creamy potato bake loaded with Velveeta cheese, bacon, sour cream, and green onions. A rich, cheesy potato casserole with a golden paprika-dusted top that's a crowd-pleaser at any potluck.
Country-style pork spareribs braised low and slow with sauerkraut, paprika, caraway seeds, and crispy floured bacon. A hearty German classic best served with dark bread and cold beer.
A from-scratch chili built on six varieties of dried chiles pureed with beer and garlic, simmered for hours with bacon, bell peppers, and beans. Intensely complex heat with serious depth of flavor.
Dump-it-all slow cooker stew with chickpeas, pinto beans, beef shank, smoked ham hock, kielbasa, and potatoes. Set it and forget it for up to 16 hours.
Rice pilaf tossed with Italian dressing, soy sauce, fresh spinach strips, scallions, and crumbled bacon. A make-ahead potluck salad that serves 50 and gets better as it chills.
Coal miner's spaghetti is the original spaghetti carbonara: hot pasta tossed with eggs, parmesan, romano, and crispy bacon. The eggs cook to a glossy sauce on contact. No cream needed.
Fresh corn seafood chowder: Louisiana-style chowder with crab, shrimp, crawfish tails, sweet corn, and bacon in a half-and-half broth. Rich one-bowl seafood feast.
A traditional slow cooked split-pea soup that's loaded with flavor.
A very hearty vegetable with some surprising ingredients.
Grilled pork chops paired with bacon-wrapped banana skewers, dusted with cumin and lemon. The salty-smoky bacon and caramelized banana play off the cumin-rubbed chops for a sweet-savory cookout plate.