In our home bacon never goes to waste, if anything I have to watch like a hawk once it’s cooked to make sure the kids don’t scarf it all down. Because of this I was quite intrigued when I heard that Maple Leaf Foods was holding a #NeverWasteBacon campaign.
I had forgotten that some people don’t live with my Baconista daughters and may actually end up wasting some of the bacon if they cook a whole package.
What Are Maple Leaf Bacon Portions
Maple Leaf thinks we should Never Waste Bacon and so they created new Maple Leaf Bacon Portions. With 2 stay fresh packages we can enjoy fresh bacon all the time.
Simply pledge to never waste bacon and you could be one of 10 lucky winners to receive a year’s supply of FREE bacon! As of today 20,530 Canadians have taken the Never Waste Bacon Pledge on Facebook.
The fine folks at Maple Leaf Foods sent me coupons to go and try out the to try new Maple Leaf Bacon Portions for myself. What to make, oh what to make? It would have to be something just for my husband and I for this portion package to make sense. I decided to prepare a lunch item for us to enjoy while the children were at school.
It was actually one of the recipes on the Maple Leaf Pinterest board that inspired me. Just looking at the BBQ Club Sandwich had me feeling hungry so I decided to grill up some chicken and bacon to see what I’d come up with.
BBQ’n Some Bacon
Although I was inclined to open both sections of the Maple Leaf Bacon Portions package, I managed to resist I didn’t even need my scissors to open. There’s a handy peel back section on the package which works well. I placed the 6 slices in one portion into my handy-dandy little aluminum pan, oh how I wish I had a proper grill pan…sigh.
Honestly, between the sun and the smell from the bacon and chicken on the BBQ this was fixing to be the BEST lunch I’d had in a very long time! My dog was going nuts at my feet as the scent hit her.
Bacon on the grill is super simple, just place it in a BBQ safe pan and cook on medium heat for approximately 20 minutes, turning once.
Beware, the scent of bacon grilling outdoors can bring visitors!!!
Once the chicken and bacon were cooked, I toasted some multi-grain bread and began to assemble our delicious lunch sandwiches. I whipped up some pesto mayo, added some lettuce, chicken and bacon and a masterpiece was born!
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Disclosure: I am a member of the MLF Connects program. As part of my participation in the program I have received compensation, but as always opinions are my own.
I love bacon wrapped jalapenos and blt’s!
Bacon grilled cheese.
I cut up bacon and put it in my home made mac and cheese…yum
IDK I use bacon n everything! Anything taste better with it!
Bacon wrapped wieners
Bacon Wrapped Chicken Livers! :P
I got to say bacon muffins where the poached egg is in side
I just love bacon as a side to my breakfast, in a BLT, crumbled over a salad, on a burger – you name it – bacon makes it better!
It’s a simple one. I call it “Bacon”. (It’s my husband’s favourite dish!)
I got a cravon for bacon.
Hash browns mixed with bacon, eggs and peppers . A little bit of shredded cheese on top.
Bacon cheddar muffins!
My favourite is the BLT where bacon is the featured ingredient!
Bacon and Tomato Sandwiches
baked beans
I just made a grilled cheese with bacon for lunch! YUM!
A BLT is the best!
my fav recipe is Bacon in the Cup. You cook as much Bacon as you have on hand. Place in a cup. Done!
I love a good bacon,egg,hashbrown and toast breakfest!! yuummmm!!!
I love bacon clam chowder.
I love a good BLT sandwich!!
MAPLE LEAF® TOP DOGS® ORIGINAL BBQ SIZE WIENERS wrapped with Maple Leaf Bacon in Villagio Buns are a sure summer BBQ hit for our family .
Love the new packaging, keeps bacon safe while grilling.
Bacon mac ‘n cheese!
I love omelets with bacon in them!
I love making BLT’s!!!
Always makes a great breakfast with eggs and hashbrowns
Bacon and tomato sandwiches.
a BLT :) yum
I love to make a pasta dish called Creamy Garlic Bacon Penne.
I love making bacon broccoli salad!
I make a really awesome bacon & cheddar muffin which goes AWESOME with chowder or chilli or as a breakfast muffin. SO good!
BLT sandwich!
I love BLT’s
Twice baked potatoes
It is a chicken pasta meal, I don’t know the name but it has peppers, chicken, garlic, onions, lots of herbs and spices along with the bacon of course…..so tasty.
I like bacon on top of cabbage rolls.
Potato skins with bacon
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I know this is weird, lol, but honestly its a peanut butter and bacon sandwich!
BLT sandwiches are the best!!!!
Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato … yum!
My favorite bacon recipe is just toast 2 slices of Dempster’s 12 grain bread and spread on a little Miracle Whip, add a slice of cheese, some tomatoes, and lots of crispy bacon.
My favourite bacon recipe is the Bacon Explosion (Cheese and bacon stuffed meatloaf wrapped with a weaved bacon blanket)
I love BLT’s!
Bacon and egg scramble.
Eggs Benedict and Clubhouse
It’s a tossup between the delicous basic BLT, or showering my pergogies full of bacon!
Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts – fantastic appetizer.
BLT sandwiches
I love to put bacon on my roast turkey or chicken – yum!
Bacon Cheeseburger. Simple but super yummy!
It doesn’t get any simpler (or tastier) than a good old fashioned BLT!
Grilled cheese with bacon sandwich.
cheese dreams!!!
Chicken caesar pitas!
Bacon wrapped asparagus…but really almost anything with bacon works for me, can never get enough!!
Cheese stuffed, bacon wrapped Jalapenos on the BBQ – DELICIOUS!
A yummy avocado BLT with extra bacon!!
Can’t decide – bacon cheeseburger, BLT, breakfast sandwich, draped over roast turkey, the list goes on …
Clubhouse Sandwich! Or, any sandwich with bacon.
Thanks.
BLT classic
Bacon and egg sandwiches! any kind of brunch dish with a side of bacon is good
Bacon, lettuce and tomato of course. ;-) Always a favourite!
I love a good old BLT with cheese!
Seven layer salad with crispy bacon as a layer!
I like making a BLT with bacon
bacon with eggs
bacon grilled cheeses and my mom always fried up some bacon to go in her fresh green beans
Bacon Wrapped Scallops.
i love bacon and tomato sandwiches
Bacon wrapped wienies and bacon wrapped water chestnuts and bacon wrapped jalapenos and I could go on and on.
I just like making my own bacon bits for salad.
bacon with rice
My favorite is HomeStyle Dinner which consists of potatoes, scrambled eggs, bacon and cheese all mixed together. Sounds gross but it’s delicious.
loaded potato bacon soup,, cheesey with sour cream. beautiful with all garnish
classic BLT
BLTs are one of my favourite foods. Yum.
BBQ’d Chicken Tornados.
Stuffed bacon wrapped chicken :)
love bacon
Breakfast sandwiches with bacon, brie and tomato on an English muffin.
Bacon wrapped smoked oysters! MMMMMM
This is awesome! I love bacon on pizza, and keep it on hand, even for frozen pizza. :)
I love bacon in everything.
Toasted bacon and tomato
any salad with crumbled bacon
bacon is the most wonderful thing ever discovered. i would bacon with absolutely anything!
Any sandwich with bacon on it.
Bacon Anything of Course ! But I can’t help but gravitate to the classic Club! It is my Comfort Food in this cruel Nasty World. Oh and Bacon Maple Donuts! :D Love Your Blog! Keep up the Great Work!
Bacon and Tomato sandwiches
bacon dogs
bacon wrapped around just about anything.
BLT sandwiches.
club sandwich!
Twice baked potatoes with bacon and cheddar
Toasted bacon and tomato sandwiches…yummy!!
Bacon, sharp cheddar cheese, mayo, tobasco sauce mixed together placed on a sliced bagette and placed under the broiler for a few minutes, delicious
What ISN’T good with bacon??? I love bacon on sandwiches, with eggs, on salad. Yum!
Chicken and bacon stuffed into a wrap.
Chicken and bacon stuffed into wraps.
Western Sandwiches
I love chicken breast with cheese and bacon in the middle :)
I love to make broccoli salad, and just about anything else :)
BLT!
Just bacon it fine!!!
I put bacon in my mashed potatoes with some sour cream and chives. Heaven!
Bacon, bacon, bacon–with my eggs in the morning :-)
I LOVE cooking Maple Leaf Bacon on top of scalloped potatoes!
Favorite recipe? bacon wrapped water chestnuts!! A huge hit with my friends and family too :) I also make a pretty good bacon wrapped chicken fettuccine Alfredo.
I literally live for bacon.
pierogi
love My BLTs
Clubhouse sandwiches, also enjoy crispy bacon strips with Sunday morning breakfast.
stuffed potatoes
Caesar Salad with BAcon
Just bacon.
BLT is the best meal!
Favourite recipe would be difficult but my pick of the day is bacon and cheddar potato soup!
Love this new packaging. Bacon doesn’t ever get wasted in my house. Bacon and Eggs, BLT’s and Grilled Cheese with Bacon ohh don’t forget Bacon of Caesar Salad.
Grilled Cheese and bacon!!
BLT’s
All bacon recipes.
I LOVE MY BACON ON MY CLUB HOUSE SANDWICHES THEY ARE GREAT WITH MAPLE LEAF BACON,THANK YOU MAPLE LEAF BACON.
There’s a great jalapeni and quinoa meatball recipe I know.
Love a hot potato salad in the winter with bacon bits.
I love adding bacon to our breakfast hashbrowns! :)
Bacon grilled cheese and love bacon and eggs of course! Everything bacon! i dont know a canadian who doesnt love bacon!!!
Scallops wrapped in bacon
Bacon &eggs still the best!
Chicken panini with bacon and caesar dressing!
Mmmmm bacon. The swine is devine. And in my household no bacon ever goes to waste, but I’d still love to try the bacon portions.
Grilled bacon and cheese sandwich…num!
Bacon wrapped scallops!.
Bacon and eggs over easy
Love love love… Bacon wrapped asparagus
Bacon and cheddar cheese omelet. Yummy!
In a egg burrito wrap.
Bacon wrapped scallops
pesto,bacon,sundried tomato pasta dish
I like bacon, and LOTS OF IT between two toast!! DIVINE!!!
I mostly try no to buy bacon, because it goes in one sitting.. LOVE IT!
I make a bacon, egg and tomato sandwich that is delish!
well if it even survives me not eating it as I cook I like toasted tomato and bacon sandwiches. but just bacon dipped in ketchup is yummy too.
I like a classic BLT.
Bacon sandwich on toasted rye bread dipped in ketchup.
Anything! I’m not going to lie, we love bacon in, on or with anything. One of my favorites is home made pork hot dogs (you wrap the bacon around pork that is made into a hot dog with a cheese string inside)!
I love bacon wrapped bacon! ;)
Bacon wrapped scallops. Yum!
Bacon wrapped scallops
BLTs are my favorite. My second is open face grilled cheese and bacon.
Bacon and cheese sandwich.
Bacon wrapped scallops
Baked potatoes!!!
Bacon is good with everything! But my fav is still as a side along with eggs, hash-browns and beans on a Saturday morning!
Just give it to me on toast!
The sauted chicken and apple wraps sound great.
BCLT a classic!
I tried cinnamon bacon rolls. I am going to have to make them myself the next time I whip out the bacon.
I was raised in a very British family so Egg & Bacon Pie was and still is my favourite.
I love egg salad and bacon on toast.
layered on top of pork roast
Toasted Bacon & Peanut Butter Sandwiches…yummy~!!
I like good old fashioned BLTs but if my kids see bacon in the fridge they want rumaki!
On a classic BLT
I would love this I ove bacon
BLT’s
Egg McMuffins loaded with bacon YUMMMMM !
Chicken Caesar Casserole! and Breakfast for supper………. :)
Caesar Salad
Our family loves Tater Tots wrapped up with a piece of bacon. We layer them in a shallow pan and put them on the grill. Only take a few minutes!