Your favourite team has finally made it to the playoffs. To celebrate, you\’ve invited over all of your friends to enjoy the game. Your team jersey is ready to be worn. You\’ve got a bucket of beer chilling. You\’re ready to take some bets and distribute some light-hearted razzing about whose team is going to beat the other. You\’re almost all ready to go… except for one key ingredient: What will you feed your guests? You don\’t want to be the lazy host who opens a bag of chips. You don\’t want to just serve up something you bought at a grocery store. You want to give them something just as great as the game you\’re about to play… and if your team loses, you still want to give them something to remember the event by!

Why not surprise your guests with food that is a familiar party favourite but with a unique twist that is guaranteed to be the subject of conversation long after the game is over: Serve your guests party food with beef bacon.

That\’s right: BEEF bacon. It looks and tastes and smells just like good, old-fashioned \”regular\” pork bacon but it comes from the familiar (and healthier) cow!

Serve them Beef Bacon Wrapped Smokies. Here\’s how to have them ready in an hour and a half:

Ingredients:
1 pound sliced beef bacon, cut into thirds
1 (14 ounce) package beef cocktail wieners
3/4 cup brown sugar, or to taste

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

2. Refrigerate 2/3 of the beef bacon until needed. It is easier to wrap the wieners with cold beef bacon. Wrap each cocktail wiener with a piece of beef bacon and secure with a toothpick. Place on a large baking sheet. Sprinkle brown sugar generously over all.

3. Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the sugar is bubbly. To serve, place the wieners in a slow cooker and keep on the low setting.

Or try this one: Killer Beef Bacon-Cheese Dogs, which will be ready in half an hour.

Ingredients
8 slices beef bacon
8 all-beef hot dogs
8 hot dog buns
8 slices Swiss cheese
1/2 cup barbeque sauce, or amount to taste
1 small red onion, diced
Directions:

1. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat. Lightly oil grate, and set 4 inches from the heat.

2. Place the beef bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain on paper towels.

3. Place hot dogs on grill; cook until browned, 5 to 8 minutes, turning once, or until done to suit your taste. Lightly grill hot dog buns.

4. To assemble sandwiches, place a slice of cheese and beef bacon on each roll. Add a hot dog, top each with 1 tablespoon barbeque sauce, or desired amount, and red onion.

These delicious treats will not only liven up the party, they\’re healthier for your guests! And when you deliver the punchline – \”that\’s BEEF bacon you\’re eating\” – your guests will be surprised… and they\’ll probably request the same food again next year when your team makes the playoffs again.

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