Best Oven Baked Bacon Recipes

OVEN-BAKED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place bacon slices one next to the other on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven. Flip bacon slices with kitchen tongs and return to oven. Bake until crispy, 15 to 20 minutes more. Thinner slices will need less time, about 20 minutes total. Drain on a plate lined with paper towels.

CRISPY OVEN-BAKED BACON

Steps:

• Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Place bacon on sheet and place in a cold oven.
• Set the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and cook bacon until crispy, 25 to 30 minutes.

BAKED BACON (OVEN FRIED BACON)

Steps:

• Oil not needed, only for a second ingredient so it would post.
• Arrange slices in rows, across pans with fat edges slightly overlapping lean edges.
• Bake 375 degrees without turning 20-25 minutes (depending on thickness) until bacon is slightly crisp.
• I have been draining the grease and flipping the bacon, then back in the oven for 5 minutes or so.
• Watch closely.
• DO NOT OVERCOOK.
• Drain or skim off excess fat at needed.
• Drain thoroughly on paper towels.
• For those with a convection oven use 325 degrees 20-25 minutes.
• The longer you bake after 20 minutes the greater the risk of producing a dry, burnt piece of bacon.

OVEN-BAKED SHEET-PAN BACON

Steps:

• Place racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 400°F. Divide bacon between 2 wire racks set inside large foil-lined rimmed baking sheets. Bake, rotating baking sheets front to back and top to bottom halfway through, until brown and crisp, 35-50 minutes (depending on the thickness). Transfer to paper towels to drain.

EASY OVEN-BAKED BACON CHEESE FRITTATA

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter an 11 x 7-inch baking dish.
• In a bowl whisk together eggs, half and half cream (or milk) melted butter, seasoned salt and black pepper; pour into the prepared baking dish,.
• Sprinkle the green onions, bacon and cheddar cheese on top.
• Bake uncovered for about 25 minutes or until the eggs are just set.

OVEN-BAKED LEEK & BACON RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Tip the oil into an ovenproof casserole dish. Add bacon and fry for 2 mins. Add the leeks and cook until soft, but not coloured, for about 4-5 mins. Tip in rice and cook for 1 min more. Pour over stock. Cover and place in the oven for 20 mins, stirring halfway.
• When rice is just tender and all liquid is absorbed, remove from oven and stir in peas. Place back in oven for 2 mins more. Remove and stir in cheese. Add zest and season.

BACON & RICOTTA OVEN-BAKED FRITTATA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line a 20 x 30cm roasting tin with baking parchment. Melt the butter in a frying pan and cook the leeks for 8-10 mins until soft, adding a splash of water if they start to stick, then tip into a bowl. Add the bacon to the pan and fry for 5 mins until crisp. Add to the leeks and leave to cool.
• Add remaining ingredients to the leeks and bacon, mix well and season. Pour into the lined roasting tin and cook for about 20-25 mins until set. Serve cut into squares with salad and crusty bread.

OVEN-BAKED SWEDISH BACON PANCAKE (FLASKPANNKAKA)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• To remove saltiness of pork, cover it in water in a small saucepan and boil for 2 minutes. Drain and repeat.
• Cut pork fat into small cubes. Cook the pork in a large skillet until crisp, then drain on paper towels.
• In a food processor, combine the eggs, milk, flour and lemon zest. Process until blended (or whisk in a large bowl).
• Place a 3 quart paella pan (or other low-rimed oven-proof pan) in the oven with the butter until the butter melts. Remove the pan from the oven and tilt until the butter evenly covers the bottom.
• Pour the batter into the pan and sprinkle the pork pieces evenly over the batter.
• Return the pan to the oven and bake until golden and fluffy, about 20 minutes.
• Serve at once. Dust with powdered sugar and serve with berries and whipped cream.

CHEESE, MUSHROOM AND BACON OVEN-BAKED OMELET

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees (set oven rack to second-lowest position).
• Butter an 8-inch square baking dish.
• Melt butter in a skillet; add in mushroom slices and cook over medium heat until mushrooms are tender (about 6-8 minutes, adding in the chopped green onions the last 2 minutes of cooking) set aside.
• In a bowl whisk together milk with eggs, flour, salt and black pepper until frothy, then stir in 1 cup grated cheddar cheese, cooked bacon and mushrooms/onion mixture.
• Pour into buttered baking dish, then sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese (if using).
• Bake uncovered for about 20 minutes or until the eggs are set in the center.
• Remove sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup cheddar cheese and return to oven for another couple of minutes until cheese is melted.

OVEN BAKED BACON AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• On a large rimmed baking sheet coated with non-stick cooking spray, toss potatoes with salt and pepper. Arrange bacon around edges of baking sheet.
• Bake until potatoes are tender and bacon is thoroughly cooked, about 30 minutes. After the first 15 minutes of cooking time, flip bacon using tongs and stir potatoes.

OVEN BAKED PEPPER BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Arrange bacon slices in 2 jelly roll or shallow roasting pans, overlapping the lean edge of each slice with the fat edge of the next. Evenly sprinkle pepper over bacon slices. Place pans on 2 oven racks and bake 25 minutes, switching pans between upper and lower racks halfway through the baking, or until bacon is golden brown and crisp. Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain; keep warm.

OVEN BAKED BACON WRAPPED BBQ COUNTRY RIBS

Steps:

• 1. Lightly coat ribs with olive oil. Salt and Pepper Ribs to your liking. Wrap individual ribs with bacon, making sure that most of the rib is covered. Secure bacon with toothpicks. In a separate bowl, combine ingredients for sauce. Spoon enough sauce into a 9x13 glass baking dish to give the ribs a thin bed to rest on. Place Ribs in dish. Pour remaining BBQ sauce over Ribs. Cover, bake at 350 for 35 minutes..after 35 minutes are up, remove cover and bake for remaining 15.
• 2. Enjoy!

OVEN-BAKED MUSHROOM & BACON RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300ºF.
• Place 2-qt. casserole in oven to warm. Meanwhile, cook bacon in large skillet on medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet, reserving 1 Tbsp. drippings in skillet. Drain bacon on paper towels.
• Add onions to drippings in skillet; cook and stir 3 min. Add mushrooms; cook 10 min. or until mushrooms release most of their liquid, stirring occasionally. Add rice; cook and stir 1 min. Stir in broth, thyme and pepper; bring just to simmer. Remove from heat. Crumble bacon; stir into rice mixture. Spoon into warmed casserole; cover.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until rice is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed. Add cheese; stir until melted.

DUTCH OVEN BAKED BEANS WITH CRISP BACON RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• In a 12" Dutch oven, with about 14 to 16 charcoals under, heat oil, saute garlic, onions, and chili, salt to taste; stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tinder. About 8 minutes. Remove veggies, and reserve. Remove from heat, line the oven with the bacon up the inside of oven and let hang over the out side. In a mixing bowl; mix all the beans and the B.B.Q. sauce, and veggies. Pour the bean mixture in the bacon lined Dutch oven. Lay the bacon over the top of the beans in the reverse direction as you put them in. Made a neat pinwheel. Place lid on oven with 18 to 20 charcoals in top, and only 8 to 10 under the oven. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until bacon is crisp. Let cool 10 to 15 minutes,and serve.

OVEN BAKED BACON AND BANANA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas mark 7.
• Cut the corn from the cobs and put the kernels in a roasting tray. And add one drained tin of beans. Take the other tin and squash the drained beans, then add them too.
• Slice a pocket in to each of the chicken breasts and squash half a banana into each one. Season them with the salt and pepper and place in the roasting tray on top of the beans and corn.
• Add the wine and low fat crème fraiche to the tray over the beans, then lay two slices of bacon on top of each chicken portion. Finally, pop little knobs of the spread around the tray in between the bits of chicken.
• Bake for 40 minutes then serve scattered with fresh mint.

BACON WRAPPED OVEN BAKED PORTOBELLA MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• 2. Brush mushrooms clean with a paper towel. Remove stems from the underside with a sharp knife, and save. The brown underside is referred to as the gills. Using a tablespoon remove the gills from the underside of each mushroom & discard.
• 3. Chop the stems into small pieces. Remove the outer skin from the garlic and slice thin or mince as you prefer. Then, slice the green pepper into thin strips and the mini peppers into ringlets. Combine together and prepare to saute. Slice the onions into medium thick slices and set aside until needed
• 4. Brush the top and underside of each mushroom with the olive oil. The mushrooms absorb the oil as you brush them. Reserve the remaining oil to saute the peppers and garlic.
• 5. Spray a large shallow pan with non-stick cooking spray. Then place the mushroom caps on pan inverted upside down.
• 6. Top each with a slice of sharp cheddar cheese. Next, add 2 slices of onions on each piece of cheese.
• 7. Saute assorted pepper mixture over medium low heat in 2 tablespoons of olive oil, about 4 to 5 minutes or until transparent. Remove from heat.
• 8. Top each mushroom cap with an even amount of sauteed peppers. Then top each with quarter cup shredded cheese.
• 9. Now, using room temperature smoked bacon, wrap each mushroom in the bacon slices, tucking the ends underneath the bottom, creating an X pattern. Then with the third strip of bacon place it over the center of the X tucking it underneath.
• 10. Repeat until they have all been wrapped.
• 11. Place pan in preheated 375 degree oven and bake for 25 minutes.
• 12. Then increase the temperature to 400 degrees F and cook for an additional 20 minutes or until bacon is crisp on top and slightly golden brown.
• 13. Serve on fresh or toasted buns as desired. Add condiments of choice, lettuce, and tomato. Enjoy.
• 14. Look inside at all the tasty goodness.

OVEN-BAKED BACON-CHICKEN-CHIPOTLE RANCH MINI TACO BOWLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with foil.
• In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat about 10 minutes or until crisp. Transfer to paper towel-lined plate to cool; crumble into small pieces.
• Drain most of drippings from skillet (don't wipe out skillet); return skillet to stovetop over medium heat. In large bowl, toss chicken with ranch seasoning and 1 to 2 teaspoons chipotle chili powder. Transfer chicken to skillet; chicken 10 to 12 minutes or until no longer pink in center.
• Place boats on cookie sheet. Divide chicken mixture evenly among boats. Top with shredded cheese.
• Bake about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and boats are lightly toasted. Top with crumbled bacon, chopped tomatoes, red onion and cilantro.
• In small bowl, mix Chipotle Ranch Dressing ingredients. Drizzle over tacos just before serving.

OVEN-BAKED POTATOES WITH BACON

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375F. Heat the oil and butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, until just beginning to brown.
• 2. Slice onions and potatoes thinly (peel potatoes, if desired). Wash and slice leek, white part and some of the light green part.
• 3. Add onion slices to bacon and cook 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions have softened and turn golden brown.
• 4. Add potatoes and leeks and stir well. Pour in broth. Season with pepper. Bring to a boil, cover, and put pot into oven and bake 30-40 minutes, or until potatoes are soft.
• 5. Remove cover, raise oven temperature to 425F and cook another 15-20 minutes, until top is crisp and golden brown. Garnish with parsley serve.

OVEN BAKED CHICKEN WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Heat a large ovenproof Dutch oven over medium high heat. Cut the bacon slices into small pieces and fry until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside, leaving the flavourful bacon grease in the pan. Turn off the pan until you are ready to fry the chicken.
• Pour the flour onto a plate or wide bowl, mix in salt, pepper, and herbes de Provence. Remove the fillet from the breast pieces, and cut the breast itself in half. Coat the chicken with flour and spices. Turn back on the pan, and fry the chicken for a few brief minutes on each side, just until lightly browned. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
• Chop the onion. Add olive oil to pan, and cook chopped onions for for 5-10 minutes, until browned and translucent. Add the wine slowly, stirring to get all the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. THey're the best part of the flavour! Add the chicken stock and let everything cook until it reduces slightly, about 5-10 minutes.
• Add the chicken pieces, and bacon back into the pan and bake in the oven for 40 minutes, turning chicken pieces half way through cooking.
• Remove from oven, and serve over rice, or with mashed potatoes.

OVEN BAKED LEEK AND BACON RISOTTO

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6 (350F).
• 2. Heat oil in an ovenproof casserole dish. Add bacon and fry for 2 minutes.
• 3. Add the leeks and cook until soft, but not colored, for about 4-5 minutes.
• 4. Add rice and cook for 1 minute more.
• 5. Add broth. Cover and place in the oven for 20 minutes, stirring halfway during cooking time.