BLT Sandwiches

Crisp oven-baked bacon, ripe tomato and crunchy lettuce on toasted bread with mayonnaise. Simple, but only as good as the tomatoes.

Makes
4 sandwiches
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min
Oven
400°F205°C
Photo: BLT sandwich
Photo of blt sandwich (not this exact recipe) by cyclonebill, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Ingredients

Sandwiches
Units

Equipment

  • Rimmed baking sheet
  • Foil or parchment

Instructions

  1. Line the baking sheet with foil or parchment and lay the bacon on it in one layer. Put it in a cold oven, then set the oven to 400°F.Line the baking sheet with foil or parchment and lay the bacon on it in one layer. Put it in a cold oven, then set the oven to 205°C.

  2. Bake until the bacon is browned and crisp, 17–20 minutes from turning on the oven. Drain on paper towels.

  3. Toast the bread and spread each slice with mayonnaise.

  4. Sprinkle the tomato slices with the salt and pepper. Layer lettuce, tomatoes and three slices of bacon on half the toast, then close the sandwiches and cut in half.

Notes

  • Baking bacon means no spatter and flat, evenly crisp strips. Let the fat cool before throwing it away; never pour it down the drain.

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Nutrition estimate

Calories
620
Protein
17 g
Carbs
34 g
Fat
46 g

Per sandwich, estimated from USDA FoodData Central values for the listed amounts. Optional ingredients and to-taste seasoning are not included, and actual values vary by brand. How we estimate

An original recipe written for CookSimple. Illustration: original artwork for CookSimple. Added September 25, 2026.