Bacon Week (Crescent Bacon Breakfast Casserole & Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies with Bacon)

Next to Halloween and Christmas, my favorite holiday just occurred.  It was the Annual Breast Cancer fundraiser in Williamsville, NY called the BeerBaconBoobs Fest.  The food was pretty good, although the food truck I loved last year failed to make it this year.  A fantasy to repeat that awesome bacon-stuffed cheeseburger I had goes unsatisfied.  The Bacon Toffee makes up for it though.  The beer was good, the samples aplenty and the friends and company were great.  I'm already looking forward to next year!

 

In celebration of Shark Week, I think Bacon should have it's own week as well. 

I had a big week of bacon.  I made 2 dishes with bacon in them.   Sometimes I get inspired.  What can I say?

Crescent Bacon Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients
1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated crescent roll dough
6-8 slices of bacon
8 eggs, beaten
2 cups shredded cheese
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon dried oregano


Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.  Place a cooling rack over a cookie sheet.  Place bacon on cooling rack.  Place in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until desired crispiness.  Remove from the oven and cool.  Once completely cooled, chop the bacon and set aside. 

Lower oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

Line the bottom of the prepared baking dish with crescent roll dough, and sprinkle with crumbled bacon. In a large bowl, mix beaten eggs and cheese. Season the mixture with oregano, and pour over the bacon and crescent rolls.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes in the oven.

 

Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies with Bacon
Ingredients
6-8 slices of bacon
2 1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup softened butter
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 package (4 oz. serving) instant chocolate pudding
2 eggs
1 package (12 oz.) chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.  Place a cooling rack over a cookie sheet.  Place bacon on cooling rack.  Place in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until desired crispiness.  Remove from the oven and cool.  Once completely cooled, chop the bacon and set aside. 

Combine butter, the sugars, vanilla and pudding mix in large bowl. Beat until creamy. Then beat in eggs. Gradually add flour, soda, chips and bacon. Batter will be stiff. Drop by teaspoonful, about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. 

Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.