How to Cook Turkey Bacon In The Oven

Learn how to cook turkey bacon in the oven for perfectly crispy, mess-free results every time. No splatter, no flipping—just easy, hands-off cooking!

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“I never thought of cooking turkey bacon in the oven, but it worked out great! Now I can pop it in the oven to cook vs. baby sitting it on the stove top.”

—Monica

Want To Cook Turkey Bacon In Oven?

With over a million page views, our bacon cooking tutorials –  Bacon In The Oven, Bacon In Air Fryer and Turkey Bacon In The Air Fryer have helped home cooks everywhere master the art of perfectly crisp, mess-free bacon. It’s no surprise they’re some of the most popular posts on this site.

Now, we’re bringing that same proven, foolproof approach to turkey bacon. Whether you’re choosing turkey bacon for dietary reasons or just love its savory flavor and leaner profile, this post will walk you through exactly how to cook turkey bacon in the oven—no splatter, no fuss, and deliciously crisp results every single time.

Backed by rigorous kitchen testing and clear step-by-step photos, this guide is the ultimate resource for making turkey bacon in oven. If you’ve struggled with limp strips or uneven cooking in the past, you’re in the right place. Consider this your go-to method for turkey bacon that actually tastes as good as it looks.

Is Turkey Bacon Already Cooked?

This really depends on the brand, but most national brands of turkey bacon are smoked or cured, but NOT cooked, so you will need to cook the turkey bacon before you eat it.

Unless the package specifically says that the turkey bacon is fully cooked and ready to eat, you should cook it.

What You’ll Need For Turkey Bacon In Oven

A full recipe card, including exact ingredient amounts, appears at the bottom of this post.

• bacon slices – 12 ounces for 6 servings, or as many as desired.
• rimmed baking pan(s) – use multiple sheet pans if you are cooking a large amount of bacon.
• parchment paper – for lining the baking pan(s). Foil works, too!
• paper towel – for blotting the bacon when it’s finished cooking.
• plate – that you’ll line with the paper towel.
• tongs – for handling the cooked bacon, because it will be hot.

How To Cook Turkey Bacon In The Oven

1. PREP. Line a rimmed baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. We love using pre-cut parchment paper sheets for cooking turkey bacon in the oven. Please make sure the pan is rimmed, or you’re going to have some turkey bacon mess on your hands.

2. ARRANGE. Lay your strips of bacon out on this baking sheet in a single layer. You might need two pans. They can be a little closer than shown here, but just make sure the turkey bacon pieces aren’t overlapping or anything.

3. BAKE. Cook at 400 degrees F for 15 to 18 minutes or until it reaches your desired level of crispiness, flipping it once halfway through cooking.

4. SERVE. When the oven baked turkey bacon is fully cooked, use tongs to transfer it to a paper-towel lined plate to blot some of the extra grease before serving.

Best Temp To Cook Turkey Bacon

Don’t stress out about oven temperature too much. You have some flexibility here. If the only thing we’re making in the oven is the turkey bacon, then we like a 400 degree oven for baked turkey bacon.

However, if you have another item in the oven at the same time (say, a Veggie Quiche), and that requires a slightly different temperature (like 375 or 425), don’t worry about it.

Just put your turkey bacon in the oven, and adjust the cooking time up or down by a few minutes based on the temperature. It may only need 10 to 12 minutes at 425 degrees, or up to 15 to 18 minutes at 375 degrees.

As long as you check it semi-frequently and take it out as soon as it’s done, it will turn out just fine.

Do I Need To Flip Turkey Bacon In The Oven?

While we do NOT flip traditional pork bacon as it cooks in the oven, we’ve done many tests and figured out that when you cook turkey bacon in oven, it comes out a little better and more evenly browned if you flip it once halfway through cooking.

However, if you forget to flip it, it’s not really a big deal, and it’ll still turn out perfectly delicious and crispy!