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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast

    oven baked bacon

    Published: Jul 10, 2013 · Updated: Nov 21, 2023 · Post may contain affiliate links

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    Cooking bacon in the oven is much easier and not nearly as messy or painful

    oven baked bacon on white plate

    Cooking bacon is a labor of love as it is usually pretty common to get splattered with a little grease at least once during the process.

    Oven Baked Bacon on foil lined baking sheet
    baked bacon on foil lined baking sheet

    Luckily, we now cook our bacon in the oven.

    It's much easier and not nearly as messy or painful.

    The other day, I mentioned oven-baked bacon to someone, and she had no idea that you can cook bacon in the oven.

    stacked Oven Baked Bacon on white plate

    It was like her mind exploded at the thought of not having to stand over the stove waiting for the bacon to cook as the bacon grease tempts you with the possibility of splattering on your arm.

    It's extremely simple.

    You line a rimmed {make sure it's rimmed or the bacon grease will go off the side of the baking sheet} baking sheet with foil {for easier clean-up}. Then place the bacon in one layer on the baking sheet, and put it in the oven. Bake until done. Drain. Enjoy!

    Oven Baked Bacon from Living Well Kitchen

    Oven Baked Bacon

    Cooking bacon in the oven is much easier and not nearly as messy or painful
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6
    Author: Meme

    Ingredients

    • 1 pound bacon center-cut

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil.
    • Lay bacon slices in one layer on baking sheet.
    • Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes depending on thickness of bacon.
    • Transfer to paper towels to drain any excess grease.

    Notes

    Nutrition Facts based on cut and type of bacon. See package of bacon used
    Did you try this recipe?Be sure to leave a comment & recipe rating below. Bonus points for tagging @memeinge & #livingwellkitchen on Instagram! THANK YOU! xo

    Meme

    Nutrition Facts
    Oven Baked Bacon
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    90
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    7
    g
    11
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    3
    g
    19
    %
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    Cholesterol
     
    23
    mg
    8
    %
    Sodium
     
    360
    mg
    16
    %
    Potassium
     
    1
    mg
    0
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    1
    g
    0
    %
    Fiber
     
    1
    g
    4
    %
    Sugar
     
    1
    g
    1
    %
    Protein
     
    8
    g
    16
    %
    Trans Fat
     
    1
    g
    Vitamin A
     
    1
    IU
    0
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    15
    mg
    18
    %
    Calcium
     
    1
    mg
    0
    %
    Iron
     
    1
    mg
    6
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    1. Alecia

      January 20, 2014 at 9:31 am

      I'm going to have to try this. I normally microwave my bacon but at times that doesn't work out so well. I love my bacon really crispy but not burned. Being that I have to eat high protein, high fat diet due to my bariatric surgery, I'm going to have to bake me up some bacon this afternoon! Stopping by from SITS Tribe!

      Reply
      • Meme

        January 24, 2014 at 11:26 pm

        You absolutely must try baking your bacon. It is life-changing! It's much less effort {and clean-up} than any other method. I seriously swear by it. I just made some oven baked bacon this afternoon, in fact 🙂
        Thanks for stopping by! I look forward to reading your blog

        Reply
    2. K

      April 01, 2015 at 9:47 pm

      Perfect. I've been wanting to try this technique for awhile and finally did. I got so much grease off of the pan (to save for later, obvs!!) and the bacon is cooked perfectly. I will probably cook my bacon this way from now on. Thanks!

      Reply
      • Meme

        April 02, 2015 at 1:05 pm

        It's seriously the BEST way to cook bacon!! So much faster than pan frying a few slices at a time. Glad you had success with it too, and happy that you didn't waste that precious bacon grease 😉

        Reply
    3. Laura

      September 19, 2016 at 12:24 pm

      This is the ONLY way I make bacon!!!!

      Reply
      • Meme

        September 22, 2016 at 6:30 pm

        because it's the BEST! 😉

        Reply
    4. Chef Smell

      December 22, 2016 at 1:43 pm

      SO you're telling me that this will not splatter all over my oven and make a mess???? Hard to believe since I tried to do chicken wings in the same manner and it made a total mess of my oven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Reply
      • Meme

        October 31, 2017 at 6:02 pm

        Well, I can't guarantee it. But after doing this for over 4 years, I have never had a problem 🙂

        Reply

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