Bacon Prawns With Cheese Dip Food

DEVILED SHRIMP WITH BACON DIP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Chop shrimp coarsely.
• In a large skillet, cook the bacon over medium heat until browned, for 5 to 7 minutes. Drain on paper towels, then chop finely.
• In a medium-sized bowl, combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, all but 1 tablespoon of the parmesan cheese, the horseradish, lemon juice, and cayenne. Mix until well blended. Stir in the shrimp, bacon, and green onions. Scrape the mixture into a small gratin or other shallow baking dish, spreading into an even layer. Sprinkle the remaining 1 tablespoon parmesan over the top.
• Bake for 20 minutes, until the mixture is bubbly hot and the top is lightly browned. Serve warm, right from the baking dish.
• Makes about 2 cups, or 6 to 8 servings.

BACON AND SWISS CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan (or could use microwave), combine cream cheese, ranch dressing, swiss cheese and green onion slices. Heat until cheese is melted; stirring constantly until smooth. Place in a small bowl.
• Sprinkle with bacon and crushed crackers. Serve with whole crackers.

BACON-CHEESE DIP -- SOUTHERN LIVING

Steps:

• Process first 5 ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides.
• Stir in half of bacon. Cover and chill 2 hours.
• Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes before serving.
• Sprinkle with remaining bacon.
• Garnish with parsley and crumbles, if desired.

EASY BACON WRAPPED PRAWNS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Wrap a slice of bacon around each large prawn.
• Secure bacon by skewering each shrimp and bacon slice through with a toothpick.
• Place in baking dish or on baking tray.
• Add cayenne or horseradish (or both) to taste to the BBQ sauce (you can substitute Tabasco, if you like - the point is for the sauce to have a little kick), then brush each shrimp/bacon with BBQ sauce. (Or you can dip each one in the sauce before putting it on the tray.)
• Bake in oven for about 20-25 minutes or until bacon is thoroughly cooked through - if the bacon isn't crisping as much as you'd like, try broiling it for the last 5 minutes, being careful to check that the sauce isn't burning and so on.