My version of the famous bacon scallion cream cheese spread I love from Brugger?s Bagels. This easy recipe makes a great low carb vegetable dip, too!
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This recipe is my version of the famous bacon scallion cream cheese spread I fell in love with at Brugger?s Bagels. The ingredient list is short and sweet: full-fat cream cheese, cooked bacon, chopped scallions. I love spreading it on my low carb bagels.
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Before choosing a low carb lifestyle you could find me at Brugger?s Bagels at least once a week. A sesame bagel with bacon scallion cream cheese to-go was my usual order. Thanks to great low carb bagel recipes my favorite sesame bagel is back on the morning menu.
I didn?t like cream cheese as a kid and shunned it as a young woman because of it?s fat content. Yep, I was brainwashed by the low calorie/low fat rhetoric I viewed on television, read in magazines and heard friends and family members espouse. Instead, I opted for a smidge of margarine and a generous drizzle of honey or enjoyed my bagels plain. I always felt guilty when I ordered that bagel with bacon and scallion cream cheese.
Bacon has enjoyed an almost cult following the last several years and is okay to enjoy in moderation on a low carb diet. I don?t eat bacon every day, but I don?t feel guilty eating it or even cream cheese for that matter. Cream cheese helps thicken low carb sauces and gravies and is a common base for appetizers. And, it just tastes grea...