The easiest way to cook bacon may be even easier than you think! With this easy oven baked bacon recipe, you can have crisp bacon without the hassle or mess! All it takes is 1 ingredient, 1 pan, and a few minutes of prep.
We are huge bacon fans in this house and I have tried so many different ways to cook it over the years, with some huge fails in the process. I always come back to oven baked bacon. And it’s for a good reason- perfect baked bacon is so easy to obtain. No hot stove, no flipping, and no grease splatter over a clean kitchen.
What is baked bacon?
It’s the holy grail of bacon cooking. It’s an easy two step process that gets you perfect bacon every time and I can’t say enough good things about it. With a pan and some bacon you to can make a batch of this oven baked bacon in no time. Make a bunch for future recipes or for breakfast and you’ll never be disappointed.
Oven Baked Bacon Ingredients
-Bacon: Yes, we only need bacon to make our BACON recipe. So grab a package of your favorite bacon and jump on in!
-Foil: While this isn’t an ingredient it is a great tool to save you from even more messes later. Line a pan with foil and the clean-up will be so much easier!
How to cook bacon in the oven
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
Line a baking sheet or jelly roll pan (something with sides) with foil.
Arrange the bacon strips in a single layer on the lined pan. You can overlap the bacon a bit if desired, but it won’t be as crisp in those spots.
Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until the desired level of crispness has been reached.
Transfer your bacon to a paper towel lined plate to help drain excess grease.
That’s it!
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 lbs sliced bacon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet/ jelly roll pan with foil. Arrange bacon on baking sheet in a single layer. You can overlap slightly as the bacon will shrink while cooking.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, depending on how crispy you like your bacon. Transfer bacon to a plate lined with paper towels.
- That's it! Enjoy!
Notes
What’s a good bacon to use for oven baked bacon recipe?
Is it healthier to bake bacon?
Yes, it actually is much healthier to make bacon in the oven because more grease and fat can be cooked off. So not only do you get an easier cooking process, but you also get a healthier piece of meat too! Win-Win!
Do you have to flip bacon in the oven?
Nope! Just lay the bacon on the sheet and let it be. No need to flip anything. This is just another reason to love this super simple and easy bacon cooking process.
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Making the perfect strip of bacon isn’t hard with this easy baked bacon recipe. You’re going to love how simple and easy it is to make a batch of the perfect crisp bacon.
Lisa O says
I love baking bacon! I use parchment paper instead of foil
Susan Leslie says
I like to deep fry my bacon in bacon grease. I save my grease from each time. If I want bacon bits I use kitchen scissors to cut the bacon into small pieces before I cook them and if I want slices I leave the slices whole. Deep frying ensures even cooking with no large pieces of uncooked fat. it also prevents splashing and flare-ups. I paper towel dry and refrigerate. Will keep for a couple of weeks to be used in all of your recipes. Strain grease each time, to keep clean. I change the grease completely once a month. I didn’t learn this from anyone….I figured it out myself and I wouldn’t cook bacon any other way.
Jessica says
Great idea!
Mary Jean noska Hanewich says
Does anyone know how to make the restaraunt O’Charley HotBacon sauce
laura Naab says
it made a mess of my oven, not worth it. had to really scrub it. any way around this
Jessica says
Tent a large piece of foil over the top of the bacon- that helps a ton! I usually just plan to run the oven cleaner after mine’s done.
Hilda says
Mine turned out really well…….no mess……crispiest bacon…. I use parchment paper…choose pan that fits your foil or parchment so there are no seams( paper should come up sides)…..Also works at 350 degrees. Too much grease while cooking??? Tilt pan, use clean paper towels to remove excess grease then back in oven to finish.
Donna says
I use the tinfoil method but in the propane barbecue. Roll up the sides of the foil a bit to contain the grease. Once the bacon has started to cook and released some grease it browns nicely. Remove cooked bacon to a plate with paper towel. Leave tinfoil on cold barbecue until grease becomes solid then you can just throw out grease and foil. Less grease down the kitchen drain too!
Betty says
No need to ever pour bacon grease down the kitchen drain. Let the grease get cold and solid. Then scoop it out, or wipe it out with a paper towel into the garbage can. Keep the drains clean.
Sandy says
I cook my bacon in the microwave. No mess at all. Lay the bacon on a paper towel and lay another piece over it. Then put that inside some newspaper. All the grease gets soaked up.