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bacon strips in a pan for hands-free cooking

How to Cook Bacon Hands-free

How to cook bacon hands-free with your choice of tender or crisp texture without standing over a hot stove or grill.

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword hands-free, oven baked
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 107 kcal
Author Sarah Pope

Ingredients

  • 3/4 - 1 pound bacon preferably pastured

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven on "pizza" mode.

  2. Arrange bacon strips on a large stainless steel pan.

  3. When the oven is hot, place the pan on the top rack slightly above the middle of the oven.

  4. Set timer for 12 minutes.

  5. When the timer goes off, remove pan from oven. It should be perfectly cooked to a tender texture.

  6. If you wish for crispy bacon, when the timer goes off, leave the pan in the oven but turn off the heat. Let the bacon slowly crisp up for the next 10 minutes before removing the pan from the oven.

Nutrition Facts
How to Cook Bacon Hands-free
Amount Per Serving (2 strips)
Calories 107 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 2.7g14%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.4g
Monounsaturated Fat 3.6g
Cholesterol 23mg8%
Sodium 387mg16%
Potassium 115mg3%
Protein 8g16%
Iron 0.2mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.