Description
These Cheesy Bacon Wrapped Viennas are one of those oven snacks that disappear way too fast. They’re salty, melty, a little messy, and honestly perfect when you want something comforting without much effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 smoked viennas
- 12 mozzarella sticks
- 12 bacon strips
- Toothpicks, soaked in water for 10 mins
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a baking tray with foil or baking paper.
- Place a rack on top if you have one. It helps the bacon crisp instead of sitting in grease.
- Using a small knife, carefully cut a slit lengthwise into each of the 12 smoked viennas. Don’t cut all the way through; you just want a pocket for the cheese.
- Push 1 mozzarella stick into each slit smoked vienna.
- If the cheese sticks are long, snap them in half so they fit better and don’t melt out everywhere.
- Wrap each stuffed smoked vienna tightly with 1 bacon strip, starting at one end and slightly overlapping as you go. Keep the seam underneath so it stays put while baking.
- Secure each one with a soaked toothpick, especially near the ends where the bacon likes to loosen up.
- Arrange the bacon wrapped viennas on the prepared tray with a little space between them.
- Bake at 180°C for 15 to 20 mins, turning once halfway, until the bacon is crisp and the mozzarella is melted and bubbly.
- If the bacon needs extra colour, switch the oven to grill for the last 2 to 3 mins. Keep a close eye on them because they brown fast.
- Let them rest for 2 mins before serving.
- The cheese is molten hot and needs a moment to settle.
- Serve warm with roasted sweet potato wedges, baked beans, and sweetcorn or with whatever you prefer.
- They’re also great straight off the tray if we’re being honest.
Notes
Created, prepared, tried, and tested Gail
