When is bacon wrapped lasagna NOT a good idea? I mean, it’s practically calling your name and I know you’re dying to try it.
A friend of ours told me about this one day when I walked into her house to pick Winston from up daycare. The smell was intoxicating and I knew bacon was cooking but then she told me she wrapped a lasagna in bacon, I was like wait. WUT?!
She nonchalantly said, ‘yeah, I wrapped a lasagna in bacon.’ She then pulled it out of the oven to show me.
Omg. My world stopped.
It was such a brilliant (and decadent) idea. She told me I ‘must’ make it. Honestly, she didn’t have to tell me twice because I already knew I was going to make it.
This is one of those dishes where it’s the dead of winter and you just want a dish that will stick with you for a long time. Not only will it absolutely warm you up but it’ll fuel you for the entire day. I guess you could eat it for breakfast haha, after all, it has bacon in it LOL
But in all seriousness, really — I used an entire pack of bacon and wrapped my lasagna in it. Just like a pretty little package. With bacon all over.
The best kind of present if I do say so myself!!! This would make anyone happy. Bacon + carbs + cheese = LOVE.
Math is so easy when it has food involved.
SERIOUSLY. Can you even? Go grab your favorite pack of bacon and make this now! Your house will smell like bacon and Italian heaven!
Big props to Serena for coming up with this recipe. Brilliant, I say! Bloody brilliant!
Bacon Wrapped Lasagna
Ingredients
- 12 ounce pack of your favorite sliced bacon
- 6-8 lasagna noodles, cooked to al dente
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1/2 large onion, diced
- 2/3 cup marinara sauce
- 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- 3/4 cup shredded whole milk mozzarella cheese
- Chopped fresh basil, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- In a 9x5" loaf pan, lay bacon into the bottom of the pan with the sides hanging off the edges on either side. You will have to overlap some of the bacon pieces on top of each other and it's totally okay!
- If your bacon keeps slipping, use clips to secure them to the side of the pan.
- Add the lasagna noodles to the boiling water and cook until just tender/al dente. They will finish cooking in the oven. Put them directly into a ice water bath when done so the cooking process will stop and they will be cool enough for you to handle with your hands.
- While the noodles are cooking, brown ground beef and onions together in a skillet then pour the marinara sauce into the skillet. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Pat dry 1 lasagna noodle then place into the bottom of the loaf pan. Add a bit of the ricotta cheese in a thin, even layer, then add some of the ground beef mixture. Sprinkle a bit of the mozzarella cheese on top then repeat with the next layer.
- Repeat until you have filled the loaf pan all the way to the top. Then, take the overhanging edges of your bacon and lay them on top of the lasagna, overlapping is okay.
- Bake lasagna for 30-35 minutes or the bacon is crisp and cooked through.
- Remove from oven and let sit for 20 minutes before removing and slicing to serve.
- Sprinkle freshly chopped basil on top.
Holy sh*t…that is all I have to say! I am definitely making this if it ever gets cold again in CA.
Hahaha! That is what I said when I saw our friend pull it out of the oven!!
Oh my goodness this Bacon Wrapped Lasagna looks heavenly!! As they say, Everything IS better with Bacon!! Can’t wait to try this recipe! Thanks for sharing the recipe! ☺
It truly is!! I can’t wait for you to make it! xx
This recipe looks delicious! I love how seemingly simple it is with ingredients I already have. Can’t wait to try it soon! :D
Hooray! I hope you love it!
Say whaaaat? I need this in my facehole STAT!
Omg, you do!!
What happens to the grease from the bacon? I don’t see that you put it on a rack
It just sits at the bottom of the pan and helps crisp up the bacon during cooking. Once you slice and serve, the bacon grease just stays in the pan.
How is flavor with the bacon… Does it coincide with the tomato sauce?
The flavor is amazing! Yes, definitely goes together well with the tomato sauce.
Can you use oven ready lasagne noodles?
I personally haven’t tried it that way but it *should* work; I can’t say for sure though.
I came across a video for bacon wrapped lasagna but no recipe (still seems simple enough) but I found your actual recipe as well. I find that when I wrap food like this with bacon, it never gets crispy enough. Have you tried to slightly pre-cook the bacon first?
I don’t have a video for this so must have been someone else’s but glad you found my recipe instead! Mine got super crispy!! The grease of the oil basically cooked it to a crisp. I haven’t tried pre-cooking it first because I feel like it might be too hard to form but certainly give it a shot. Maybe cook it like halfway so it’s still pliable?
Sorry, didn’t mean to confuse. I found a video (unrelated to your recipe) and in my search then came across yours. Was only thinking to slightly get the bacon going, found the bottom doesn’t usually crisp up. Thank you for your thoughts! Definitely plan to try and will have to let you know!
Enjoy!
I wasn’t able to get my bacon to cook on the bottom? Tips?
You could try to flip the lasagna halfway through. Be careful!
How does it not end up sitting in bacon grease ?
I mean, it sort of does but that it what cooks the bottom of the bacon. Additionally, you pull the lasagna out of the pan when it’s done cooking so it’s not just sitting in it while it cools.
We have a huge Foodie Cookoff Fundraiser next Sat (4/7/18) btwn Veterans Organizations vieing for best cook-of-the-month bragging rites! Only rule: make anything, so long as it has ?! We are members of all groups;however, we decided to represenr the DAV. Minimum people to cook for: 50. Can this be made in cupcake tins? If so, how?
I honestly have no idea. I didn’t intend for this recipe to be made into cupcakes so I didn’t test for it. Sorry!
Just made this with a couple twists of my own but otherwise followed the recipe and omg its divine! My house smells amazing!
Awesome!!
2nd time making it! We absolutely love it! It is truly amazing!!!
Amazing!! So glad you guys love it so much!
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What can I substitute Ricotta Cheese with?
Hmm you could try cream cheese but it would definitely alter the flavor.
Italian cheese works great along with parmesan cheese