What do you imagine when you hear the expression “bacon and eggs?” A traditional English breakfast? A dull routine dish considered to be perfect for a morning meal?
While bacon and eggs are a great combination when you make them the traditional way, things can be totally different! Just try some new ways of cooking eggs and bacon in the oven and you are sure to enjoy them.
Making eggs and bacon on the stove can be messy. The bacon fat and oil from the eggs always seem to splash all over the place. You may have even burned yourself trying to make eggs and bacon on the stove.
While it won’t be any less messy in the oven, at least you can take a break from cleaning the stove! You will likely need to clean your oven after a few times making this recipe.
However, making eggs and bacon in the oven leaves your stove open so you can cook other things. It’s also a great option if you’re not good with the stove.
Together, bacon and eggs are a great source of dietary fat. They also contain virtually no carbs. Make sure the bacon you buy comes from clean sources.
It should come from organic pork that is not treated with hormones or antibiotics. Also, make sure your bacon does not contain added sugars, nitrates, or lots of preservatives.
Eggs contain the most nutrition when they come from organic, pasture-raised sources. You can even see the difference in the yolk. High-quality egg yolks have a bright orange/yellow color while conventional eggs look dull and unhealthy.
Below, we’ve listed several different preparations. You may have to try each one and keep an eye on your food to find the perfect cooking temperature.
Baking Bacon in The Oven
Preheat the oven. Arrange the bacon slices on a rack over a baking pan or baking tray lined with foil. Cook for 18-20 minutes.
Note: the temperature of baking depends on how thick your bacon slices are. It’s better to cook thinner slices on higher temperature and thicker on lower.
How long to cook bacon in the oven?
Here’s approximate time of baking at different temperatures:
- 350F: 22-27 min.
- 375F: 20-25 min.
- 400F: 18-23 min.
- 425F: 15-20 min.
Baking Eggs in The Oven
Preheat the oven. Add the pan to the oven for a few minutes to let it warm up. Crack your eggs in a bowl.
Transfer to the preheated pan greased with butter and seasoned with sea salt. Cook for 6-7 minutes.
How long to bake eggs in the oven?
Here’s approximate time of baking:
- 350F – for eggs with runny yolks 10-11 minutes, for firm eggs with totally cooked yolk 15-16 minutes.
- 375F – for eggs with runny yolks 8-9 minutes, for firm eggs with totally cooked yolk 13-14 minutes
- 400F – for eggs with runny yolks 6-7 minutes, for firm eggs with totally cooked yolk 11-12 minutes.
- 425F – for eggs with runny yolks 4-5 minutes, for firm eggs with totally cooked yolk 9-10 minutes.
By the way, you can check my recipe on how to boil eggs perfectly so they can be peeled easily.
Cooking Bacon and Eggs in the Same Oven
Preheat the oven and the baking pan.
Meanwhile, arrange the bacon slices on a rack placed over a baking pan and crack the eggs in a bowl. Place the rack with bacon into the oven and cook for 12-16 minutes. Alternatively, you can do sheet pan eggs and bacon by placing them all in the same pan.
Then, pour the eggs into the greased pan and transfer to the oven. Bake for 6-7 or 11-12 minutes. Divide between plates, and season with pepper.
Crispy Bacon and Eggs in Oven
Instructions
Bacon:
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Arrange bacon slices on a rack placed over a baking pan or baking tray lined with foil. Cook for 18- 23 minutes.
Eggs:
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Preheat your pan in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, crack your eggs in a bowl/big cup/jag.
- Grease the preheated pan with butter. Butter will melt almost immediately. Season melted butter with a pinch of sea salt.
- Carefully pour the eggs in.
- Bake at 400F for 6-7 minutes to receive eggs with runny yolks.
How to bake bacon and eggs together:
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Preheat your egg baking pan in the oven for 10 minutes.
- While the pan is heating, arrange bacon slices on a rack placed over a baking pan or baking tray lined with foil and crack your eggs in a bowl/big cup/jag.
- Take the egg pan from the oven and place rack with bacon instead. Bake for 12 to 16 minutes (if you plan to cook eggs with runny yolks) or 10 – 14 minutes (if you plan to cook eggs with firm yolks).
- While the bacon is baking, grease the preheated pan with butter, it will melt almost immediately. Season melted butter with a pinch of sea salt.
- Carefully pour the eggs in.
- Place in the oven with half cooked bacon and bake for 6-7 minutes to receive eggs with runny yolks and 11-12 minutes to receive eggs with firm yolks.
- Divide between plates, sprinkle eggs with black pepper and enjoy!
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Nutrition/Macros
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