Bacon Bits Recipes

HOMEMADE FRESH BACON BITS

Steps:

• Partially freeze your package of bacon so that it holds together easier while slicing.
• Use a sharp knife and cut the frozen bacon into long strips about 1/4 inch wide.
• Turn the bacon and cut the strips into pieces also about 1/4 in wide.
• Sprinkle with pepper.
• Fry over a medium high heat until crisp.
• Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
• You can freeze this for later use by placing the bacon bits in a single layer on a cooking sheet. Once they are frozen, place them in a zip lock bag for use in recipes, salads or baked potatoes. Freezing this way allows you to be able to take out just what you need without thawing the entire bag of frozen solid bacon bits.

BACON & CHEESE EGG BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 24-cup mini muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs until smooth. Add the salt, milk, 1 cup cheese and bacon bits and mix until well combined.
• Spoon the mixture into the mini muffin cups, filling each one 2/3 full. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup cheese evenly over filled muffin cups.
• Bake for 23-25 minutes or until the tops and edges start to turn golden. Let set in pan 5 minutes before gently lifting each one out with a table knife.

REAL BACON BITS

Steps:

• To make the real deal, fry 8 slices bacon until extra crisp. Drain on paper towels, then finely chop and spread on a baking sheet. Bake in a 350 degrees F oven for 5 minutes. Let cool on clean paper towels until most of the fat is absorbed.

HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE BACON BITS

Steps:

• Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the 8 strips of bacon flat on the parchment paper, evenly spaced so they aren't touching.
• Place the baking sheet into a COLD oven, THEN turn the oven to 375F degrees. Bake for 22-25 minutes, keeping an eye on the bacon at the end. Remove from the oven when the bacon is bubbling and *slightly* browner than you'd prefer when eating bacon plain. Baking time will depend on the thickness of your bacon and how crispy you like your bacon. Place the bacon on a plate lined with a paper towel to catch extra grease. Let the bacon cool for 5-10 minutes before cutting.
• After the bacon has cooled, it should be crisp and firm. Stack the bacon on a cutting board and chop with sharp knife until your bacon bits are as small as you prefer.
• Keep bacon bits in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
• Remove the raw bacon from packaging and lay in on a large cutting board, keeping it stacked as it was in the package. With a sharp knife, cut the strips up and down, then side to side. Continue to cut the bacon until it's in small bits 1/2 inch or less on each side.
• Heat a deep skillet or Dutch Oven over medium heat. When hot, add the raw bacon pieces. Cook for 8-12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the bits are completely browned and bubbly. Remove from heat and remove the bacon bits from the pan into a bowl lined with a paper towel to catch extra grease.
• Keep bacon bits in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

BACON BITS

Steps:

• Fry bacon (or cook in microwave) until bacon is crisp.
• Cool.
• Blot with paper towel to absorb excess grease.
• Crumble and store in ziploc bag in freezer for whenever you need bacon bits!
• I don't add the bacon grease; however, I need two ingredients for the recipe!
• This is not so much a correction as it is an addition we have recently discovered.We will now leave the bacon whole in the plastic ziploc. If we want bacon and eggs we just take what we want and heat in microwave. If we want some for salads we just crumble and use.