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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (56g) Recipe makes 8 servings
Calories 259
Calories from Fat 230		(88%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 25.6g	39%
	Saturated Fat 8.5g	42%
	Monounsaturated Fat 11.4g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 2.9g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 38mg		12%
Sodium 472mg		19%
Potassium 118mg		3%
Total Carbohydrate 0.4g		0%
	Dietary Fiber 0.0g	0%
	Sugars 0.0g
Protein 6.6g		13%
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Homemade Fresh Bacon Bits

Recipe #242966 | 10 min | 5 min prep | add private note

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By: Karen From Colorado
Jul 29, 2007

Fresh is just so much nicer then the pre-packaged kind that uses picnic bacon and tastes like cardboard. These fry quickly and you don't have to crumble the slices after frying them. There is no need to separate the pieces. They will separate during cooking. Use these in any recipe calling for crumbled bacon or bacon bits. Perfect for salads and baked potato toppings or twice baked potatoes.

SERVES 8 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 lb bacon
1/8 teaspoon black pepper (optional)

Directions

1
Partially freeze your package of bacon so that it holds together easier while slicing.
2
Use a sharp knife and cut the frozen bacon into long strips about 1/4 inch wide.
3
Turn the bacon and cut the strips into pieces also about 1/4 in wide.
4
Sprinkle with pepper.
5
Fry over a medium high heat until crisp.
6
Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
7
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.

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From: kc in la

On Feb 26, 2009

Genius! This Time-saver recipe is a keeper! Thanks!

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From: Mrs.Jack

On Oct 22, 2008

I am so glad I happened upon this; it will save me so much time and clean-up in the future. Thank you, Karen, for a great recipe!!! Made for the Think Pink Tag Game In Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, October 2008.

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From: Sweet Baboo

On Sep 18, 2007

What a treasure this easy recipe is! The bacon does separate into even little bits while it cooks, and the bacon bits taste SO much better than the packaged kind. In response to a question I posed to Karen, I have frozen the excess on a sheet pan till solid, then placed in a Ziploc bag to use as needed...very handy for many applications.

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From: evewitch

On Sep 3, 2007

Sometimes the simple things truly are the best. I have always had trouble cooking bacon, so when a recipe calls for cooked & crumbled, I cut it and cook it as in this technique. Thank you for the hint on freezing the bacon first. It made all the difference!

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