How To Cook Turkey Bacon In The Oven (Best Way)

Last Updated on May 30, 2021 by Niks

People who are calorie-and-fat-conscious eaters prefer turkey bacon as a healthy alternative to pork bacon. Turkey Bacon traditionally graces breakfast tables of a good deal of health-conscious individuals. So, Here is the full recipe of how to cook turkey bacon in the oven.

Turkey bacon is a healthier option.

Turkey bacon is a healthier option for many people to choose from over pork bacon. It is low in fat when compared to pork bacon. Because turkey is thinner and skinnier than pork belly, turkey bacon contains fewer calories and less fat than pork bacon.

People can get turkey bacon from the places where they buy pork bacon as it is a viable alternative.

It’s made by cutting or grating a mixture of light turkey meat and dark turkey meat along with the skin, adding flavors and preservatives, and then mashing the mix into bacon-like strips.

Traditional bacon and turkey bacon are cooked in the same manner conceptually. Cooking it into golden and crispy meat is done by pan-frying, baking, or microwaving.

How to Cook Turkey Bacon in the Oven?

You can cook a perfect Turkey Bacon in the oven:

INGREDIENTS

• One packet of Turkey Bacon
• One cookie sheet or a baking sheet
• Aluminium Foil or parchment paper

Baking Crispy Turkey Bacon in the Oven

1. Preheat the oven. Before you start with your cooking, preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C). Then fold a sheet of aluminium foil. Tear off the sheet of foil that’s 2 inches (5.1 cm) to 3 inches (7.6 cm) longer than the baking sheet that you are using. Keep folding the back and forth like an accordion (fan-shaped). Make proper ridges in your foil that are 1 inch (2.5 cm) tall. Foil ridge helps the bacon to be cooked properly and give it natural crisp. If you need flat bacon, you can lay a sheet of foil on a baking sheet.

2. Drape the bacon. Arrange the turkey bacon across the foil ridges. You have to place the ridged foil on the baking sheet and lay as many turkey bacons pieces across the foil. Do not overlap the bacon strips, or else your bacon won’t crisp up.
3. Bake the Bacon. Bake your turkey bacon for about 7 to 8 minutes only. Put the baking sheet inside the preheated oven, then bake your turkey until the bacon turns golden or brown and crispy. As soon as the turkey bacon’s sides look dry and crunchy, you can flip the slices of bacon.
4. Bake on the other side. After flipping the strips, bake the other side of the slices for 7 to 8 minutes more. Using ridged foil is a good way to avoid flipping the slices as it makes the presence of the ridged shape possible all by itself. But tongs can be used to flip the turkey if you are using a flat sheet of aluminium. Cook your turkey bacon for 7 to 8 minutes more so it can become absolutely crispy.
5. Please take out your bacon from the oven and serve it. Do use oven gloves to take the pan out of the oven to keep your hands safe.

The leftover turkey bacon can be stored anywhere (most preferably the refrigerator). Use this leftover turkey bacon before 4 to 5 days.

Tips for Baking Bacon

If you are baking it for the first time, you must keep a watch on the bacon closely to check your desired crispness. Note the time needed to bring the required crispness so you can repeat the timing the next time you bake turkey bacon.

How To Keep Your Turkey Fresh?

You should keep Turkey fresh before it goes inside the oven. To do this, store Turkey in a fridge below 4.4° C. The more the temperature, the fresher your turkey will remain.

Please take out the turkey 45 minutes before you cook it, and remember to follow the bacon’s instructions.

• Under 4.5kg–cook for 45 minutes per kilogram, plus 20 minutes.
• 4.5kg–6.5kg–cook for 40 minutes per kilogram.
• Over 6.5kg–cook 35 minutes per kilogram.

How To Make Peppered Turkey Bacon 

There are many ways to do so but, you can try adding pepper to your turkey bacon for extra flavor and season the bacon to your desired taste. You can sprinkle 1 tablespoon to 1/2 tablespoon black pepper on your uncooked turkey bacon before placing it inside the oven.

Few Recipes with Turkey Bacon

Here are a few healthier recipes with Turkey Bacons:

–      Turkey Bacon and Egg White Muffins

–      Classic white Bean with Turkey Bacon

–      Creamy Spaghetti with Turkey Bacon

–      Asparagus and Turkey Bacon Salad

–      Turkey Bacon Wrapped Scallops

–      Cheesy Turkey Bacon Wedges

–      Turkey Bacon Breakfast Burrito

–      Turkey Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza

–      Turkey Bacon Cinnamon Rolls

–      Creamy Pasta with Turkey Bacon

How To Cook Turkey Bacon In The Oven

Turkey bacon is a healthier option for many people to choose from over pork bacon. It is low in fat when compared to pork bacon. Here you will learn how to cook turkey bacon on the oven.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Servings 2 people

Calories 210 kcal

Ingredients

  

• One packet of Turkey Bacon
• One cookie sheet or a baking sheet
• Aluminium Foil or parchment paper

Instructions

 

• Before you start with your cooking, preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C). Then fold a sheet of aluminium foil.
• Tear off the sheet of foil that's 2 inches (5.1 cm) to 3 inches (7.6 cm) longer than the baking sheet that you are using
• Keep folding the back and forth like an accordion (fan-shaped). Make proper ridges in your foil that are 1 inch (2.5 cm) tall
• Foil ridge helps the bacon to be cooked properly and give it natural crisp. If you need flat bacon, you can lay a sheet of foil on a baking sheet.
• Arrange the turkey bacon across the foil ridges. You have to place the ridged foil on the baking sheet and lay as many turkey bacons pieces across the foil
• Do not overlap the bacon strips, or else your bacon won't crisp up
• Bake your turkey bacon for about 7 to 8 minutes only
• Put the baking sheet inside the preheated oven, then bake your turkey until the bacon turns golden or brown and crispy
• As soon as the turkey bacon's sides look dry and crunchy, you can flip the slices of bacon
• After flipping the strips, bake the other side of the slices for 7 to 8 minutes more
• Using ridged foil is a good way to avoid flipping the slices as it makes the presence of the ridged shape possible all by itself. But tongs can be used to flip the turkey if you are using a flat sheet of aluminium
• Cook your turkey bacon for 7 to 8 minutes more so it can become absolutely crispy.
• Please take out your bacon from the oven and serve it.

  Do use oven gloves to take the pan out of the oven to keep your hands safe.

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