These slow cooker Amish bacon fat noodles are soft egg noodles cooked in tasty chicken broth and smoky bacon fat. With just 5 easy ingredients, this simple farmhouse dish turns basic pantry items into rich, cozy comfort food that’s full of flavor.
Slow cooker 5-ingredient Amish bacon fat noodles are a simple, tasty dish that comes from old farmhouse kitchens, where cooks never let good flavor go to waste. Bacon fat makes plain egg noodles taste rich and yummy, and the slow cooker makes the whole recipe easy, since it does most of the work while the noodles soak up the broth and little bits of smoky bacon. It’s a plain, humble recipe, but mixing these simple pantry foods together makes comfort food that tastes way better than you’d expect from such a short ingredient list.
Serve these noodles next to simple cooked green beans, buttery peas, or a crunchy cucumber salad to balance out the richness. They also make a great side dish for roast chicken, pork chops, ham, or sausage, though they’re filling enough to eat all by themselves for a simple supper. A spoonful of applesauce on the side would also match the old-fashioned feel of this dish really well.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 8 slices bacon, chopped
- 12 ounces wide egg noodles
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons reserved bacon fat
- 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
Slow Cooker Amish Bacon Fat Noodles: Directions
- Place a large skillet over medium heat and cook the chopped bacon until it turns crispy, stirring now and then. Move the cooked bacon onto a plate lined with paper towels to drain, then save 3 tablespoons of the melted bacon fat in the skillet.
- Add the chopped onion into the skillet with the saved bacon fat. Cook it for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring often, until the onion turns soft and slightly golden in color.
- Pour the egg noodles, softened onion, chicken broth, and half of the crispy bacon into the slow cooker. Stir everything gently so it’s evenly mixed together.
- Put the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low for 1½ to 2 hours. Stir once or twice if your slow cooker cooks hot, and keep cooking until the noodles turn soft and most of the broth has soaked in.
- Right before serving, stir in the rest of the crispy bacon. Give it a quick taste and add more seasoning if needed, then serve it hot straight from the slow cooker.