Greetings Baconians!
Another Saturday in the kitchen here at the castle – I’ve told the regular chef here to take the morning off while I destroy his kitchen and make a big mess.
I’ve got another easy recipe for you today………….I love “EASY” don’t you??
May I present what to me ought to probably be called “easy pizza” but instead it’s called Bacon and Tomato Squares………..I’ll let YOU decide what YOU want to call it – I know the one thing that is true no matter what you decide to name this dish is that it’s DELICIOUS and super easy and makes a great snack, appetizer OR dinner!
Bacon and Tomato Squares
Ingredients:
- 6 slices bacon (ok – frankly you can use as much bacon as you want – six is good but seven is better…..know what I mean???)
- 1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 4 roma (plum) tomatoes, seeded and chopped (romas are good but cherry tomatoes are also good!)
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 clove crushed garlic
- 1 refrigerated pizza crust dough
- 3/4 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- Preheat oven 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Place bacon in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels.
- Crumble bacon into a medium-size mixing bowl. Mix in bell pepper, tomatoes, and basil. In a separate small bowl, combine mayonnaise and garlic.
- Roll pizza crust into a 12×15 inch rectangular baking sheet. Spread the mayonnaise mixture evenly over the crust. Sprinkle the bacon mixture over the mayonnaise, and top the entire pizza with cheese.
- Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until the top is bubbly and the crust is golden brown. Cool and cut the into 24 squares.
I’d say the 24 square size is probably good “appetizer” size…………cut in larger squares if you’re going to just eat this like a slice of pizza. It truly IS pizza when you think about it though – same ingredients and a pizza crust. Why it’s called “Bacon and Tomato Squares” is anyone’s guess!
BRING IT ON – WE WILL EAT BACONIZED PIZZA STUFF ANY TIME!!!!!
See? Excitement. Trust me – you want to make this super easy pizza ASAP. Then you’ll wish you’d made TWO. HAHAHA
…sooooo… it’s PIZZA with BACON!??! Yup. There’s nuthin’ I don’t love about that recipe!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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Me too Cupcake……bacon on ANYTHING has to be a winner right? This is one of Mom’s favorite EASY recipes……! I hope you and your Mom are doing well? Any news on your Mom’s writing projects? Had any good walks at the park lately??
Love, Teddy
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That sounds yummy…. Motor Mommy just may try that sometime.
And we LOVE your crown, Teddy!
Love, Sundae
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My crown is rather regal isn’t it? Well, every King should have a crown that’s for sure!
Hugs, Teddy
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Bacon pizza? That sounds really good.
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Sure does…….and know what else? It IS good! 🙂
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Teddy, I am going to make mommy print this one and use it. Fanky yoo handsome boy!
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Awwwwwwww…..you are welcome dear Katie! Good luck on snagging some back for yourself if your Mommy makes this! 🙂
Love, Teddy
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OMC this sounds FAB-U-LOUS! Mom wonders if she could do it with a low carb crust……time for experimentation!!
The Florida Furkids
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Oh I don’t see any reason why not! Good luck with the experiments!!
Hugs, Teddy
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OHMYCATS Teddy BB this is a slam dunk here at Manor Madi
Hugs your bfff Madi
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Doesn’t it just sound fab AND easy? Bacon – we always have an excuse to dump bacon in a recipe right?
Love, Teddy
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That sounds delicious! BTW, have you ever substituted sun dried tomatoes? (Actually, they were dried in our food processor, but they are called sun dried.) We don’t have fresh ones on hand and I’m always looking for ways to used the stored ones.
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No haven’t tried sun-dried but they would be wonderful – sun-drying “concentrates” that flavor and sweetness of tomatoes and I bet that’s tasty in any recipe calling for tomatoes!
🙂
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I love salad, so generally chop them so I can put them in salads. Maggie puts them in her baked mac n cheese, but between you and me, I think it would taste better with chopped bacon.
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Everything tastes better with bacon! HAHAHA
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You and my husband think alike 😉 In fact, he just baked a batch (Sam’s Club package) so we’re set for the week!
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YAY! Always nice to BE PURRRRRRPARED!
Hugs, Teddy
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Precisely! Have a purrfect Sunday!
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That sounds really good. I will print out the recipe so I can use it the next time I need an appetizer idea. Have a great day! XO
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Sounds really yummy doesn’t it?! Bacon pizza…….yummers!!
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Yum Teddy, you got the peeps hungry early!
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Yeah I know……talking food first thing in the day gets the juices flowing! 🙂
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That works for us! On the menu for the week! Good Morning, Vir-gin-i-aaaaaaaaaa!
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SO HAPPY TO BE OF SERVICE TO OUR FLORIDAAA—DEEEEEE—DAAAAA friends!! Best part (other than bacon of course) is now darn easy this is!
Love, Teddy Bean and Mom Bean
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I’m baconless once again this weekend! Counting the days until BlogPaws!
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You might want to have your human call that hotel ahead of time for Blogpaws to make sure they have BACON on hand…..there are a lot of cats who DO love the stuff!!!! Tee Hee
Hugs, Teddy
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YUM!
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Yeah because I used the “B” word right Travis??? 🙂
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That pizza dough stuff sure comes in handy for making great treats, doesn’t it? Yum.
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It really does……….I keep one of those, one crescent roll dough sheet, and a puff pastry sheet available at all times for snack emergencies – and you know we all get a lot of THOSE emergencies!
Hugs, Pam
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Those are exactly the same ones in my emergency go-to kit-especially the puff pastry. Can’t live without those!
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Same here…..love doing a quickie fruit tart with that puff pastry. MMMMMMMMM
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I can put just about anything on a puff pastry and feel like I just won the lottery! LOL
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Ditto………………
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Now the peep can’t eat bacon on account of her bein’ a veggie and all, but the rest of the stuff? She can have that! And this mornin’, her tomato seeds are up. She’s droolin’ already, just thinkin’ about makin’ this once those tomatoes are growin’. purrs
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Oh boy – homegrown tomatoes are so much more tasty than store bought. They’d be yummy on this pizza and even though I’m a bacon-holic, this is just as good without the bacon!
Hugs, Teddy
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That looks delicious. What time is dinner?
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Mom says the best thing about this is that it not only is EASY, but it’s FAST to make! Put the ingredients on Rose’s grocery list and GO FOR IT!
Hugs, Teddy
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I actually do most of the shopping and cooking even though she is a better cook.
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Teamwork – that’s even BETTER!!
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This is easy peasy, Teddy! And tasty too.
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Easy peasy is the BEST isn’t it?!?!?!
Love, Teddy
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That is another tasty recipe, Teddy. I love pizza as long as it doesn’t involve pineapple.
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No pineapple in sight with this one! Tee Hee!
Love, Teddy
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These sound nommy, but Mom says for her, she’d leave off the onions and green peppers. The cat and dog are pretty funny! Did you get any bacon today, Teddy? XOCK, angel Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer
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Oh yes indeed I had bacon……..and there’s a possibility of some Sunday bacon. Mom told Dad she would make waffles and that means BACON!
Love, Teddy
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