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    Home » Recipes » Meat and Fish

    Quick and Easy Instant Pot Bacon

    Modified: Aug 30, 2024 • Published: Apr 11, 2022 by Dr. Erin Carter • This post may contain affiliate links • Leave a Comment

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    You are going to love making Instant Pot Bacon. It's so easy, creates much less mess than cooking bacon on the stovetop, and the clean up is a breeze. The bacon turns out perfectly crisp and evenly cooked when you fry it in the Instant pot. You will never want to cook bacon any other way again! 

    A plate full of cooked bacon strips.
    Table of Contents
    • Why you will love this cooking method: 
    • Ingredients and equipment: 
    • How to make: 
    • Top tips: 
    • Variations and add ins: 
    • How to serve: 
    • How to store: 
    • Frequently asked questions: 
    • Other recipes you will love: 
    • Recipe

    Why you will love this cooking method: 

    • It's so simple, quick and easy!
    • The bacon turns out perfectly crispy and evenly cooked. 
    • You don't have to worry about cleaning up bacon grease. There is no splatter and the clean up is a breeze!
    • You can cook any type of bacon you like including pork bacon, back bacon, Canadian bacon or turkey bacon in the Instant Pot.
    • Bacon can be used for so many things including making Bacon and Veggie Egg Casserole, Bacon Aioli, making the best bacon jerky, topping salads and more!

    Ingredients and equipment: 

    • An Instant Pot - I use a 6-quart Instant Pot, but any size will work. Instead of an Instant Pot you can also use another brand of pressure cooker. However, depending on the size you might have to work in batches to cook all of your bacon or cut the bacon in half before cooking it if it doesn't fit in the pot.
    • Bacon - any type of bacon will do including pork bacon or turkey bacon. I personally like to use sugar free and nitrate free bacon but you can use any brand of bacon that you like or any cut that you like. 

    How to make: 

    Step by step direction for cooking bacon in an Instant pot.

    Step one: First, add the strips of bacon to the bowl of your Instant Pot. Turn it onto sauté mode and cook the bacon for 2-3 minutes.

    Step two: Next, flip the bacon strips and cook them for another 2-3 minutes on the opposite side. When the bacon is as crisp as you like, remove it from the Instant Pot and enjoy! 

    Top tips: 

    • Don't overlap the bacon pieces in your Instant Pot or pressure cooker or they won't cook properly.
    • Depending on the size of your bacon strips and the size of your Instant pot, you may be able to cook more or less than 4 pieces of bacon at a time. 
    • Depending on the size of your bacon strips you may need to cut them in half before cooking them so that they fit into the bowl of your Instant Pot. 
    • If you are using thicker bacon you will need to increase the cooking time. 
    • Don't throw out the bacon grease once you're done cooking the bacon. Save it for later and reduce your food waste. I love cooking Brussels sprouts in bacon fat! 
    • Blot the cooked bacon pieces with paper towel to remove any excess grease before serving them. 

    Variations and add ins: 

    • You can easily give your bacon a different taste and flavour if you wish. Just coat it with your favourite spice before cooking including paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, pepper, cayenne powder, mesquite powder, brown sugar or coconut sugar.
    • After it's done cooking you could turn this into sweet bacon by drizzling it with either honey, maple syrup, date syrup or melted chocolate.   

    How to serve: 

    Bacon is great served in so many ways. Here are just a few ways to enjoy it:

    • You can eat bacon as part of your breakfast, brunch or even as a snack.
    • To make sandwiches like BLT's or a Club sandwich.
    • To top salads like easy healthy broccoli salad, loaded dairy free potato salad or egg salad. 
    • Serve it with grain free blueberry pancakes, waffles without grains or eggs.
    • Add it to an omelette. 
    • To make a bacon egg casserole. 
    • To top beef burgers, healthy air fryer turkey burgers, healthy pork burgers or duck burgers. 

    How to store: 

    This bacon is best if eaten and served right away. If you do have any leftovers I recommend storing the bacon in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days. I do not recommending trying to freeze cooked bacon.

    Strips of cooked bacon on a plate.

    Frequently asked questions: 

    Do you put the lid on when cooking bacon in the instant pot?

    Nope. You don't need to use the lid when you cook bacon in the instant pot. You simply use the sauté mode with the lid off.

    Do you flip bacon in an Instant pot?

    Yes. Bacon turns out best if you flip it half way though to ensure both sides cook evenly when you fry it in an Instant pot. 

    How long does it take to fry bacon in an Instant pot?

    Depending on the size of your bacon it will take between 5-7 minutes to fry it in an Instant pot. 

    Other recipes you will love: 

    • Instant pot chicken drumsticks
    • Bacon jerky recipe
    • Honey lemon pepper chicken wings
    • Peanut butter bliss balls
    • Chicken omelette 
    • Oat milk smoothie

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    Recipe

    A plate of cooked bacon that was cooked in an Instant pot.

    Instant Pot Bacon

    Instant pot bacon is so quick and easy to make! The bacon turns out perfectly crisp and the clean up is so simple because grease doesn't splatter everywhere.
    4.58 from 7 votes
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    Course: Breakfast, brunch, Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free
    Prep Time: 1 minute minute
    Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 6 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 9kcal
    Author: Dr. Erin Carter

    Equipment

    • Instant Pot

    Ingredients

    • 4 pieces of uncooked bacon

    Optional Bacon Seasonings

    • paprika
    • onion powder
    • mesquite powder
    • brown sugar
    • garlic powder
    • pepper
    • chili powder

    Instructions

    • Add the strips of bacon to the bowl of your Instant pot. Turn it onto saute mode and cook for 2-3 minutes.
    • Flip the bacon and cook the opposite side for another 2-3 minutes.
    • Remove the cooked bacon strips from the Instant pot and serve and enjoy!

    Notes

    1. Depending on the size of your bacon strips you may need to cut them in half before cooking them. 
    2. If you want to add any seasonings to your bacon, add them to the bacon before cooking it.
    3. Don't throw out the bacon grease! You can use it to cook other food when you are done. 
    4. Nutritional values are an estimate and will vary depending on the bacon you use. 
    5. Depending on how crisp you like your bacon you may need to alter the cooking times slightly. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 9kcal | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 2mg
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