Bacon & Potato Layer Bake is layers of sliced potato, bacon, tomato, onion and cheese baked with chicken stock. So simple and delicious, comfort food I grew up with!
NB: I have brought my Bacon & Potato Layer Bake recipe up to date with some better photographs as its so popular and deserved better. Enjoy!
Bacon & Potato Layer Bake is another dish that I grew up eating, it’s totally yummy and a great hit with the whole family.
Over the years I’ve tweaked the method as the potatoes always had a habit of not cooking and having to spend longer in the oven.
To get round this problem I now par boil the potato slices at the beginning. Plus the addition of chicken stock helps by providing moisture and steam during the cooking process as well as making the dish even tastier!
We love this bacon bake with just a simple serving of petite pois and a dollop of ketchup, comfort food at its best!
More Potato and Bacon Recipes Ideas
- Bacon Roly Poly
- One Pot Minced Beef Hotpot
- Skinny Haddock, Bacon & Mushroom Chowder
- Spicy Bacon & Baked Bean Casserole
- Easy Cheesy Cheat’s Cottage Pie
- Garlic & Rosemary Scalloped Potato Roast
- Potato, Gruyere & Spinach Dauphinoise
- Air Fried Panko Crusted Potato & Onion Cakes
Pure comfort food at its best!
I’m sure you and your family will love my Bacon & Potato Layer Bake so do leave a comment and star rating below.
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Bacon & Potato Layer Bake
Ingredients
- 850 g potatoes finely sliced
- 1 pack smoked back bacon (6 – 8 rashers), fat removed
- 1 onion finely sliced
- 150 g extra mature Cheddar cheese grated
- 3 tomatoes sliced
- 200 mls chicken stock
- 30 g butter approximately
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Grease a large casserole dish.
- Bring a large pan of water to boil and boil the potato slices for 6 minutes and then drain.
- Fry the bacon rashers until just cooked.
- Place alternate layers of potato, onion, bacon, tomato, grated cheese, seasoning and about 7 small knobs of butter (should make 2 layers).
- Finish with a layer of potato and grated cheese flecked with more butter.
- Finally pour hot chicken stock over the potatoes.
- Cover with foil (shiny side down) or a lid and cook for an hour (or until tender).
- Remove foil or lid and cook for a further 10 minutes to allow the cheese to brown.
Tracy Nixon
A great Winter warmer – especially on snowy days like today!
Camilla
Thanks Tracy, yes we had a sleet storm here today!
Lisa Williams
another great idea 🙂 This is going to be one for the new year
Amy Eastwick
looking forward to making this for my hungry lot! it’s on my to do list!
Camilla
I’m sure he’ll love it:-)
Gem Cook
This looks so delicious, i have to make this x
Camilla
Thanks Gem, I’m sure you’ll love it:-)
Tracy Nixon
I made this recently and added chicken too! Lovely!
Camilla
Fab Tracy:-)
Sara
Will be making this tonight looks super yummy!! 🙂
Camilla
Great, I’m sure you’ll love it:-)
Paul Wilson
A nice potato bake goes with so many dishes.
Darrell
Great! All stock ingredients that I have already in the fridge / cupboards . Will make this tomorrow for me and the kids. Looks so yummy
Camilla
Great Darrell I’m sure you’ll all love it:-)
Tonkatol
This looks really good and, as I cook for a family of six on a tight budget, would make a great alternative meal. However, when served, is the bacon “slimy” as my children would term it and, if so, would it work cooking the bacon for a bit longer in the first place? Love using or adapting your recipes for my family.
Camilla
I’ve never thought of the bacon as slimy no but I think I put fry until just cooked because the bacon continues cooking in the oven so you don’t want to end up with a shoe leathered effect but I’m sure you can gauge it to your taste:-)
kris
looks nice, wonder if this would work with veggie bacon ?
Camilla
Why not try it a let me know?:-)