Bacon and Blue Cheese Guacamole

Blue cheese and bacon are a match made in heaven, and here they’re mixed with avocado for a party-ready guacamole. Serve with tortilla chips, veggie sticks, or even on burgers and steaks!

By
Sara Bir
Sara Bir
Sara Bir
Sara is a chef, culinary educator, and author of three cookbooks, The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook, Tasting Ohio and The Fruit Forager's Companion. The latter won a 2019 IACP Cookbook Award.
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Updated November 28, 2022
Sara Bir
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This is party guacamole. True, every guacamole is party guacamole, but this stuff is over the top. Packed with bacon and blue cheese crumbles, it is not for your everyday guacamole needs.

The first few times I made this, I kept it simple: avocados, crisp bacon crumbles, chunks of blue cheese, a little vinegar. Then I figured I could improve it with some chopped tomatoes and a scattering of herbs, but you know what? Bacon and blue cheese don’t need help. The other stuff was distracting.

Devour It the Day You Make It

There’s another reason this is party guacamole. It’s best eaten within two hours of being made.

The bacon eventually starts softening up, and at that point, its texture doesn’t contrast as pleasingly with the creamy mashed avocado. Having a crowd around ensures it gets downed.

You can refrigerate leftovers for up to a day, but they won’t taste as good. Prefer to work ahead? Never fear! You can make the bacon crumbles a day or two in advance, and that’s the part that takes the longest.

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Serve With Chips and More

Of course you can—and should—serve this with tortilla chips, but I like pretzel chips and saltines, too. Fresh raw veggie sticks like bell pepper strips or celery are a fun twist. Branch out and smear it over a hearty slab of crusty toasted bread.

Even better? Serve it as an accompaniment to grilled steak or on a burger! It’s a casual, warm-weather version of the classic steakhouse pairing of beef, blue cheese, and bacon.

Avocado Buying & Storing Tips

How can you tell when avocados are ripe? At a glance, one way is their color. Avocados turn dark green when they are ripe. If you lightly press their skin with your finger, their flesh will yield a bit, but it won’t be squishy. Squishy means overripe!

Because delicate ripe avocados often don’t make it home from the store in good shape, I like to buy avocados that aren’t quite ripe. They’ll ripen up on the counter, where I check in on them daily (the drawback: this requires planning ahead).

When they are ripe, I either use them or refrigerate them. Yes, refrigerate them! A ripe avocado will hang out in the fridge just fine for three or four days, giving you some flexibility. For the best flavor, bring them out of the fridge about half an hour before you plan to use them. After all, who wants frigid guacamole?

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Bacon and Blue Cheese Guacamole

Prep Time 20 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Servings 8 to 10 servings

Blue cheese and bacon are salty, so this guacamole might not need as much salt as you are used to adding.

Ingredients

  • 5 slices bacon, preferably thick cut

  • 3 large ripe avocados

  • 2 to 3 teaspoons red or white wine vinegar

  • 1/4 cup red onion, minced

  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

  • Dash hot pepper sauce, such as Tabasco

  • 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese, divided

  • Salt, to taste

For serving:

  • Tortilla chips

  • Pretzel chips

  • Saltines

Method

  1. Cook the bacon:

    Lay the bacon strips in a large skillet. Turn the heat to medium and cook, turning frequently, until the bacon is crisp, 5 to 10 minutes. Lay on a paper towel-lined plate to drain. When the bacon is cool enough to handle, crumble it and set it aside.

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  2. Scoop and mash the avocados:

    Cut the avocados in half pole-to-pole and twist them open. Remove the pit. (See How to Cut and Peel and Avocado.) With a large spoon, scoop the avocado flesh into a medium bowl. Mash it with a large fork until it’s chunky-smooth.

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  3. Add the seasonings:

    Add 2 teaspoons vinegar, the garlic powder, and the hot pepper sauce; mix well. Reserve 1 tablespoon each bacon and blue cheese for garnish, and gently fold the rest into the guacamole. Taste the guacamole on a chip or cracker, then adjust seasoning with salt. If it tastes flat, add another 1/2 to 1 teaspoon vinegar.

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  4. Garnish and serve:

    Transfer to a serving bowl, then garnish with reserved blue cheese and bacon. This guacamole is best enjoyed within 2 hours, but you can refrigerate leftovers up to a day.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
183 Calories
16g Fat
8g Carbs
5g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8 to 10
Amount per serving
Calories 183
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16g 20%
Saturated Fat 4g 18%
Cholesterol 11mg 4%
Sodium 238mg 10%
Total Carbohydrate 8g 3%
Dietary Fiber 5g 20%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 5g
Vitamin C 8mg 42%
Calcium 47mg 4%
Iron 1mg 3%
Potassium 450mg 10%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.