Name: Cook Bacon in the Oven
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: Bacon; Parchment Paper

We love bacon, but it takes so long to fry it up in the pan. Not to mention the greasy mess it makes on my stove. So now I cook bacon in the oven! I can make enough for everybody in a single batch and there isn’t a greasy mess to clean up afterwards.

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No Bacon Please

Growing up I thought that I disliked bacon. This was during a time that bacon was ridiculously popular. So I was told that I was unAmerican and crazy. My husband made bacon for breakfast one morning and I gave it another try. Since then I’ve enjoyed bacon, at least when he cooks it. He makes wobbly bacon instead of really crispy. So now we are a bacon eating family. In fact, I’d choose bacon over sausage any day.

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Tips to Cook Bacon in the Oven

Increase or decrease the time, to get your desired level of crispiness.

Line the pan with parchment paper to keep your pan from getting really greasy. This makes cleaning up a breeze too.

When it comes time to clean up, throw a paper towel over the pan to absorb the grease. Then you don’t have to find a can to pour it into.

If you have chickens, you can put oats in the grease instead of a paper towel. They will absorb the grease and make a yummy treat for your birds.

Bacon lined up on baking sheet ready to be cooked in the oven

How to Cook Bacon in the Oven

Ingredients

Bacon

Parchment Paper

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
While you wait for the oven to preheat, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. This will keep your grease away from the pan and make cleanup much easier.
Then lay the bacon out on the pan in a single layer. You can cut it in half to make it fit.
Put the bacon in the oven to cook for about 20 minutes. Check it at 15 if you like wobbly bacon. For extra crispy bacon, it might take a few extra minutes.
Once it is cooked to perfection, remove it from the oven. Then let it rest on a paper towel covered plate to remove some of the grease. It’s finally time to eat!

White plate with scrambled eggs, pancakes, and bacon

Recipes for After You Cook Bacon in the Oven

Chicken Bacon Ranch Wrap

After you cook bacon in the oven, you can put it in a chicken bacon ranch wrap for a fresh, protein-packed, lunch. It’s one of our summertime favorites.

Breakfast Burrito

Of course you can add the bacon to a breakfast burrito. It adds some protein and some flavor. I’ll often make extra bacon, eggs, and hashbrowns when I cook breakfast. Then I toss the leftovers in tortilla shells and freeze them for later. It makes busy mornings much easier.

English Muffin Breakfast Sandwich

Similar to the burrito, an English Muffin breakfast sandwich is a great way to use up leftover bacon. These yummy sandwiches can also be frozen for later. I much prefer them to Jimmy Dean.

Cook Bacon in the Oven

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

Bacon
Parchment Paper

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
While you wait for the oven to preheat, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. This will keep your grease away from the pan and make cleanup much easier.
Then lay the bacon out on the pan in a single layer. You can cut it in half to make it fit.
Put the bacon in the oven to cook for about 20 minutes. Check it at 15 if you like wobbly bacon. For extra crispy bacon, it might take a few extra minutes.
Once it is cooked to perfection, remove it from the oven. Then let it rest on a paper towel covered plate to remove some of the grease. It’s finally time to eat!