Bacon Popcorn

Name: Bacon Popcorn
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps bacon bits (optional); 118 milliliters bacon grease; 177 milliliters unpopped popcorn kernels; 1 teaspoons seasoned salt, or to taste; 237 milliliters shredded Cheddar cheese (optional)

Bacon Popcorn requires approximately 15 minutes from start to finish. This hor d'oeuvre has 208 calories, 5g of protein, and 17g of fat per serving. This gluten free recipe serves 10. If you have seasoned salt, cheddar cheese, unpopped popcorn kernels, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 2065 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. Many people really liked this American dish.

Instructions

Measure the bacon grease into a 6 quart pot and place over high heat.

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Bacon Drippings

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Pot

Add one or two popcorn kernels as testers. When the test kernels pop, add the rest of the popcorn and cover with a lid. As the popcorn starts to pop, shake the pan back and forth constantly to keep the unpopped kernels on the bottom where they can pop. When the popping slows down, remove the pan from the heat and let it finish popping.

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Popcorn Kernels

Popcorn

Pop

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Frying Pan

Pour the popcorn into a large bowl or paper sack. Season with half of the seasoned salt and stir. Taste before adding more salt if desired. Toss with bacon bits and shredded Cheddar cheese for an extra special treat. Store leftovers in lunch sacks or sandwich bags.

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Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Seasoned Salt

Bacon Bits

Popcorn

Salt

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Bowl

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Pot

Frying Pan

Bowl

Ingredients

Servings:

3Tbsps

bacon bits (optional)118milliliters

bacon grease 177milliliters

unpopped popcorn kernels 1teaspoons

seasoned salt, or to taste 237milliliters

shredded Cheddar cheese (optional)

Recommended wine: Sparkling Rose, Sparkling Wine

Sparkling rosé and Sparkling Wine are great choices for Popcorn. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. You could try Santa Margherita Sparkling rosé. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 22 dollars per bottle.

Santa Margherita Sparkling Rose

Santa Margherita Sparkling Rose is a lovely pink hue. A subtle succession of floral fragrances lifted by white fruits and delicate hints of red berry fruits. Lively and long-lingering freshness on the palate for a brilliantly versatile drinking experience that is all lightness and easy-drinking appeal.Blend: 50% Chardonnay, 45% Glera (Prosecco), and Malbec 5%