Are you a seafood lover? If so, you have to try this easy seafood appetizer: delicious, savory bacon-wrapped scallops perfectly baked in the oven in a smooth butter broth. Or pair it with a fresh salad for a satisfying main dish idea.
Delicious Bacon-Wrapped Scallops Recipe
Given the price of scallops at the grocery store these days, preparing them tends to be reserved for special occasions and holiday gatherings. However, this recipe is so easy that we should treat ourselves to a weeknight dinner of buttery oven-baked scallops wrapped in crispy bacon more often!
Seafood in general, such as our shrimp puff pastry and garlic shrimp scampi are dishes I would love to prepare more often but appreciate them all that much more on those special occasions.
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. Should you chose to purchase through these links we make a small commission at no extra cost to you. You can read our full disclosure here.
In this simple recipe for bacon wrapped scallops baked in the oven, we use salt and pepper along with garlic butter. Alternatively you could use butter with seafood seasoning mix in which case you won’t need to add salt and pepper.
Easy Bacon-Wrapped Scallops Recipe in the Oven
Equipment
- 1 shallow rimmed baking dish
- 1 piece of tin foil
Ingredients
- 6 pieces fresh scallops large sea scallops will give the best results
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 package thin-cut bacon slices 1 slice per scallop
- 1/4 cup softened garlic butter or regular butter sprinkled with garlic powder
- 1 tsp softened butter
- 1 tbsp parsley chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 360°F.
- The first step is to prepare a glass baking dish or rimmed sheet pan by brushing with a thin layer of softened butter.
- Next, pat dry the scallops with a paper towel and then sprinkle them with some salt and pepper.
- Brush the scallops with softened garlic butter.
- Wrap each scallop in a slice of bacon. If using smaller scallops, cut the strip of bacon in half before wrapping.
- Place the scallops in a single layer in the prepared baking sheet and cover with tin foil.
- Bake covered for 15 minutes on medium heat (360°F) then uncover and continue baking until bacon is cooked fully through (another 20-30 minutes).
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Notes
Nutrition
And there you go. An easy appetizer and arguably the best way to enjoy those tender scallops.
Serve this delicious appetizer with these delicious side dishes:
- Rice and peas
- Swiss chard and potatoes
- Non-creamy pasta salad
- Non-creamy potato salad
- Sliced tomato salad
- Cooked flat beans and tomato
Like it? Pin it for later!
