What Are Bagels and How Can I Use Them?

Wondering what to do with bagels? This guide covers how to pick them, cook them, store them, and swap them — with 14 recipes to put them to work.

Recipes using bagels

There are 14 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Mexican Breakfast Bagel

A quick eye opener in the morning with my coffee. I always have the ingredients on hand.

Smoked Turkey Bagel Sandwich

A quick smoked turkey bagel sandwich layered with cheddar cheese and green pepper, wrapped in wax paper and warmed in the microwave. Lunch-ready in under 10 minutes.

Light Cream Cheese & Salmon Bagel

Classic smoked salmon bagel sandwich layers light cream cheese, lox, capers, red onion and tomato on a toasted bagel. The 5-minute New York deli breakfast at home.

Apple Bagel Sandwich

Apple bagel sandwich with green apple slices, melted cheese, and cinnamon on a toasted bagel half. A sweet-savory open-faced snack ready in 10 minutes.

Everything You Ever Wanted on a Bagel... But Were Afraid To

The everything bagel sandwich loaded with corned beef, liverwurst, Monterey Jack, and a tangy dill-pickle slaw. Open-faced deli-counter overload that tastes like a New York lunch.

Apple Bagel Broil

Apple bagel broil with sliced apples, cinnamon sugar, and melted cheese on a toasted cinnamon raisin bagel. A sweet and savory 10-minute breakfast.

Broiled Tomato-Pesto Sandwiches

Broiled tomato-pesto sandwiches layer fresh basil-parmesan pesto on toasty bagels, topped with ripe tomato slices and bubbled under the broiler. A quick vegetarian lunch ready in 15 minutes.

Tuna's Total Triumph

Loaded tuna salad with crunchy walnuts, sweet pickles, and hard-boiled egg piled on toasted bagels with tomato and melted cheddar. Foil-wrapped and baked until bubbly, this hot tuna melt takes the classic sandwich to the next level.

Everything You Ever Wanted on a Bagel

Just from the list of the ingredients, you can imagine how delicious this sandwich is, so why wait, start to make it now!

Bagels Galore (Roasted Bell Peppers & Onions)

Toasted bagels topped with sweet roasted red bell peppers, caramelized red onions, and a smear of cream cheese. A quick open-faced breakfast or lunch ready in 40 minutes.

Salt & Garlic Bagel Chips

Crispy homemade bagel chips brushed with garlic, Parmesan, olive oil and Italian herbs. Easy day-old bagel rescue for crunchy dippers in 20 minutes.

Breakfast Bagel

This is a fantistic breakfast bagel, vegetables, egg with whole wheat bagel, really a very nice start of the day.

Easy Spam Breakfast Bagels

Easy Spam breakfast bagels stack browned Spam slices, scrambled eggs, and American cheese on toasted bagels. A quick savory breakfast sandwich ready in 30 minutes.

Bagel Toppers 3

Four creative bagel topper recipes in one: smoked salmon New Yorker, ham and mustard Midwestern, fresh ricotta Californian, and a baked pizza snack. Level up your bagel game.

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