How to Cook Bacon in the Oven
How to cook bacon in the oven! It's neat, tidy, and you can cook a buttload at once! Once you try it, oven bacon will be your favorite way to cook bacon.
Ingredients
| Bacon strip | 12 ((as needed)) | |
| Brown sugar/Cinnamom | To Taste (Optional) |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Set oven to 400ºF (204ºC).
MAKING
2. Lay your bacon strips out on the baking sheet in a single layer, not overlapping.
3. Bake for 12 minutes. Check. Depending on the thickness of the bacon and how crispy you like it, it may need up to 30 minutes. Thin bacon should be done around 12-18 minutes for average crispiness. Thick bacon takes 20-25 minutes. By all means, cook your bacon as long as you want.
SERVING
4. When it's done, remove bacon strips with tongs, dap lightly on paper to remove excess grease and serve.
TIP
5. Cooked bacon can be refrigerated and reheated in the microwave or just crumbled to make bacon bits for salad.
Recipe Summary
Nutrition Facts
Serving size
Calories 36Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3 g4.6%
Saturated Fat 1 g5%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol
Sodium 130 mg5.42%
Total Carbohydrates %
Dietary Fiber %
Sugars
Protein 1 g2%
Vitamin A % Vitamin C %
Calcium % Iron %
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
