Make-Ahead Baked Eggs with Bacon, Mushrooms & Sage Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Can you cook bacon and eggs in the oven at the same time? ›

Take the pan out of the oven and quickly flip the bacon and move to one side of the pan. Crack the eggs onto the other side, then immediately return the pan to the oven and roast until the whites are just set, the yolks are still runny and the bacon is brown and crisp, 2 to 5 minutes longer.

You can prepare eggs in advance to eat throughout the week. Eggs can last for several days in the fridge or for several months when frozen. There's a huge variety of egg-based dishes to choose from, and many of them can be meal prepped.

You fry bacon on a skillet, then after the bacon is crispy, fry eggs in the bacon grease. Garnish your plate with toast or fruit.

Oven bacon gets just as crispy, if not crispier, and there's very little mess to clean up after. Making a batch of bacon in the oven also means you can do other things while it's cooking.

400°F works well for both regular and thick cut bacon.

Heat your oven and cook the bacon for 10 to 20 minutes or until it's reached your desired level of crispiness. I do rotate the pan halfway through, just to ensure even cooking, but that's it. And remember that your bacon will continue to crisp up once it dries.

It's easy to prep ahead, and you get to enjoy delicious eggs on a busy morning with zero effort. All you have to do is whisk some egg whites, add salt and pepper for seasoning, and cook in a skillet using spray oil and a rubber spatula. Then simply add the other ingredients to the same pan and cook on a stove top.

Bake eggs at 350ºF for 10-15 minutes or until the yolk reaches your desired doneness. If your eggs don't come right out, run a knife around the edges to help them loosen.

Pour eggs into skillet and cook, stirring frequently, until eggs are scrambled and just set, but still moist. Remove pan from heat and stir in sour cream. Spread eggs into a greased 7 x 12-inch glass baking dish and sprinkle with shredded cheese. Cover tightly and refrigerate overnight.

The addition of water keeps the initial cooking temperature low and gentle, so the meat retains its moisture and stays tender as the fat renders. Plus, since the water helps render the fat, there will be significantly less splatter as your bacon finishes in the pan.

What order should I cook bacon and eggs? ›

Add the bacon and cook over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes, turning until crisp. Meanwhile, butter the bread and spread with brown sauce. Drain the bacon on kitchen paper; keep warm. Increase the heat to medium-high, then break each egg into the pan and leave for about 30 seconds to begin to set.

Melt bacon grease in a pan over medium heat. Pour in egg mixture, followed by bacon bits. Cook and stir until set but still moist, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt.

First, bacon grease is a turbo-charged flavor delivery rocket. Sure, eggs are tasty on their own, and butter or oil will also add a perfectly pleasant flavor to a fried egg. But an egg fried in bacon grease is a truly next-level breakfast experience.

No one mixes raw bacon into egg dishes because the egg will cook in less time than it would take for the bacon. Then the finished dish will be overcooked and unappealing. Always go with cooked bacon added in.

This trick involves cooking bacon slices in a pan to render the fat and crisp up the meat. Afterwards, the bacon is removed from the skillet before the eggs are cracked into grease and left to fry. It's a simple way to upgrade your morning eggs and ensure the bacon fat doesn't go to waste.

Yes, you can cook scrambled eggs in bacon grease. It can add a delicious bacon flavor to your eggs. Just be mindful of the saltiness, as bacon grease is already salty, so you might want to use less additional salt in your eggs if desired.