I really enjoy getting to share my heart and recipes with you in my Southern Plate Suppers column in each issue of Taste of the South magazine.
Today I’m sharing a recipe from my column that makes my mornings ten times easier. I love to do this for my son from time to time. It’s a handy dandy, fuss free way to cook bacon and fry potatoes at the same time – and I don’t know about you but I need more handy dandy and fuss free things in my life! I love that I don’t have to stand over a skillet to cook this dish, and both the potatoes and bacon are done at the same time. The potatoes cook up wonderfully flavorful because as the bacon cooks, it provides the oil for the potatoes to fry in.
Now, let me show you an easy peasy way to make some bacon and potatoes!
You’ll need: Bacon, Kosher Salt, Pepper, and 2 large baking potatoes, or 4 small-medium ones.
Chop your potatoes into large chunks.
Arrange your bacon slices on the outside of the pan and potatoes on the inside.
Sprinkle a little kosher salt and pepper on potatoes and give them a stir.
Place this in a 400 degree oven for about 30 minutes, stirring the potatoes every ten minutes or so and flipping the bacon.
Once done, remove to paper towel lined plate to absorb any grease, and serve!
That’s it! Have you got your copy of the Breakfast Issue Yet? If so, what’s your favorite recipe in it so far?
Ingredients
- 2 large baking potatoes chopped
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 8 strips thick-cut bacon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°. On a large, rimmed baking sheet coated with nonstick cooking spray, toss potatoes with salt and pepper. Arrange bacon around edges of baking sheet.
- Bake until potatoes are tender and bacon is thoroughly cooked, about 30 minutes. After the first 15 minutes of cooking time, flip bacon using tongs and stir potatoes.
Notes
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Oh my goodness! That just looks amazing. Bacon is just beautiful – and I never thought of cooking it all on one pan in the oven like that! What a great idea 🙂 My family is going to be happy about this one, thanks Christy!
Yep, got my issue! Love breakfast for supper sometimes. These would be great.
Getting my issue as soon as I get off work
I think I see breakfast for supper in our future.
This looks fabulous!!!! Thank you for sharing
Headed to get my issue today 🙂
This looks TDF! Just curious if the bacon grease spatters a lot and makes a big mess in the oven?
I’ve never once had a splatter, isn’t that great?
That is great! Not that it would stop me from trying it anyway or imply that my oven is splatter free 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
I love cooking bacon like this but it ALWAYS splatters. Makes such a mess…so now I cover lightly with foil. It takes 3 times as long though. If I use this recipe and cover with foil will it still work? Will potatoes get too done or burn?
Yummy! My friend has been trying to get me to cook my bacon in the oven for a while but I have resisted for some reason. See you cook the bacon AND potatoes together might give me the kick to give it a try. My boys LOVE bacon so I know this will definitely be a hit. Thanks!!
I’m so thankful to have discovered baking bacon. Not nearly the mess. I’m thinking that I could cheat with southern style frozen hash browns.
You are making my mouth water. I have never thought to do the potatoes while you do the bacon. Great idea!
Can’t wait to try this! We love bacon and fried potatoes, but I have always dreaded the hassle of fixing them. This will be wonderful! Thank you! Also looking forward to the magazine.
My sweet Mama cooked me fried potatoes and bacon almost every morning for breakfast when I was in school! Thanks for reminding me of some wonderful memories.
Oh my gosh! I am sitting here starving to death at it is 1:00pm here in Texas and all I had for breakfast this morning was a piece of fried bologna and bread. And then you post this wonderful, mouth-watering pic and I can just taste this dish!!! I cant stand it! – Got to go fix this right now!!
My grand mama taught me long ago to cook my bacon in the oven – It seems to shrink less and you have less worries of it popping you. Never thought to add tater’s in with it though. Might have to do this tonight – been craving a good BLT (-T) – Yeah I’m weird – I don’t like tomatoes – love ketchup and salsa but don’t like tomatoes – Love to grow them though! Strange -I know my kids tell me that all of the time as well as my mom and dad did all my life! Hey – I’m just ME~!
Christy I just “discovered” you yesterday morning. I made white BBQ sauce, sticky chicken and pickled onions. All were TDF! I was on your site for hours, all your stories remind me of my mamma, grandma and aunts who are now gone from my life. It had me laughing and crying at the same time but it felt like home. I’ve shared your site with all of my friends. Keep it up, I love it.
Hey Christy, been baking bacon for a lot of years–never thoi\ught of putting potatoes in the pan!!! yum, yum!!
Sometine I sprinkle course ground pepper or brown sugar on the bacon–also I use parchment paper for easy clean up.
Thanks for a great idea!!!
Hmmm..no fair…I subscribe and I havent gotten my issue yet 🙁 I might have to go sit in the corner and stick out my lip to pout.
If I dont get it this afternoon I will email publisher.
I’m a new subscriber to this magazine, and this “breakfast” issue is the first to arrive. And I must say, it is one great magazine! The previous issue (Jan-Feb) was, from what I read in letters from readers (p.14) was all about cast iron cooking.
Are all the issues dedicated to one theme?
I really enjoyed reading your “Make the Most of Each Day…” essay, and shall have breakfast for supper many times in the future! Thank you, Christy!
I liked the breakfast issue but I think my all time favorite is going to be the cast iron one. Loved it.
Got my issue Saturday and the blueberry syrup is awesome!
Restaurants cook bacon this way all the time, but adding the potatoes thats just genius, thanks Christy!
I was trying to forward the last message from you that had
multiple recipes, probably from Friday or Saturday. It has “vanished”.
Please help. Thanks.
A quick meal for my husband used to be similar to this. I’d dice up 4-5 slices of bacon,cook it in a frying pan, drain most of the grease and then chop a can of potatoes in with the bacon and let it cook for a few minutes. A little salt and pepper and he was good to go! He passed away 5 yr. ago so I have had it for a long time!! If I had leftover boiled or baked potatoes, that was even better!!
I love baking my bacon, but I had some trouble with it sticking, so I line my pan with non stick foil. It corrals the grease pretty well, so cleanup is a snap. It’s pricey, but perfect for this kind of thing, so I limit my use to sticky bakes and use regular foil any other time. I hadn’t considered doing the potatoes at the same time – will have to try that soon!
Maybe try spraying your pan with non stick cooking spray or smear a dab of cooking oil on before you put your bacon down – that is what I do.
Okay, I was going to make Kale Soup but this has really got me thinking about the bacon just bought and the potatoes that need my attention. Can’t wait to get this issue! Have a beautiful and blessed day!
I bake my bacon on cake cooling racks on a cookie sheet lined with tin foil in the oven. Will do this method next time. Thank you.
Only 8 slices of bacon… they would be war at my house. 😉 This truly sounds delicious and easy. Can’t wait to give it a try (plus extra bacon of course).
I can smell the bacon & potatoes cooking in the oven right now…..WOW! Thanks!
Taters and bacon…two of my mostest favorite things to eat! I may have to throw some onion on those taters, though. 😉 Thanks, Christy!
Been baking Bacon for years. When my husband was in the service in the early 60’s that is how they cooked it and that’s how he taught me to cook bacon. Will have to try the bacon and potatoes together. Probably be like another suggestion and add some onion and red, yellow,green and orange bell peppers with the potatoes. Sounds like supper this week.