Double Bacon Update! "Toxic Sludge" + Bacon Grilled Cheese Brownwiches

Ahoy, mateys! I've been busy, but I hope this double update makes up for my absence.


First is "Toxic Sludge," a recipe born of serendipity. I combined a whole mess-a leftovers for this one: Swiss Chalet rotisserie chicken breast, Swiss Chalet gravy, ground beef with veggies, mashed potatoes. I fried these up with bacon, and the results "...showed us that even hideous things can be sweet on the inside!"



The dish is notable for including one each of the big three meats: beef, pork and chicken. Also, it is entirely yummy, and makes a nice hearty meal. If there's an ideal way to get rid of leftovers, it's getting rid of them with bacon.

The second dish...


...is the Bacon Grilled Cheese Brownwich.

Alright, this recipe is simple. You know how to make grilled cheese, right? And you know how to make grilled cheese with bacon? Okay, now replace the bread with hash browns. I used processed cheddar cheese as well as Asiago, but you can use whatever kind you want. Eat with a fork unless you want really greasy hands.

Speaking of really greasy: While this dish is delicious, it is even less healthy than most of what you'll find here. Enjoy sparingly. I made three and actually had trouble finishing the third. The processed cheese is like throat glue.

But it IS delicious, no question about that.

The Bacon Pit-za

I had some leftovers I needed to be rid of. Naturally I decided to get rid of it alongside some bacon. Looking over my ingredients, I saw a flartbread, a marinara sauce, and a sausage - and I knew I needed to whip up some improvised pizza.

What I used (feel free to substitute/improvise)
- 2 pitas, Greek-style (pocketless)
- A couple spoonfuls of Ragu
- 4 slices of kielbasa sausage
- 2 slices of bacon
- A handful of scallions, chopped
- A sprinkle of parmesan cheese (However, I would recommend a different cheese, like mozzarella)
- A pinch of garlic

Steps
1. Fry bacon and kielbasa in a pan or skillet to preferred doneness.
2. Fry pitas on one side, in the bacon grease, for about 1 minute.
3. Flip pitas over. Spread Ragu on top of pitas while the bottoms cook.
4. Sprinkle cheese on top of Ragu. Add bacon and kelbasa.
5. Fry scallions for 30 seconds in greasiest corner of the pan, then spread on pitas.
6. Sprinkle more cheese, as well as a pinch of garlic, on each pita.
7. Wait until cheese has melted (if applicable), then turn off heat and serve.

Diagnosis
Delicious! I was impressed with this one. I believe any flatbread + tomato sauce + meat + cheese coimbination will yield similarly magnificent results. The bacon is not the highlight of the dish, and indeed isn't wholly necessary, but the grease allows for a sizzling preparation that can never go wrong.