Camp breakfast?

[Dredzilla]

just curious on what people normally cook up thats #1 good, #2 easy

I normally cook up "cowboy" breakfast

depending on how many people i have to feed, depends on how many eggs etc etc.

1 package bacon or my preferred is 1 lb fluff pack of "homestyle" sausage obrien type hashbrowns packaged or made from scratch. eggs.

i normally cook up the sausage/bacon first, pull out of pan put on paper towels. cook up hashbrowns, diced onion, green pepper and potatoes. after done put sausage back in. in a seperate bowl mix up some scrambled eggs.normally around 8-12 I mix in some garlic powder salt and pepper and Parmesan cheese. add the egg mixture to the pan with potatoes and sausage, mix around like scrambled eggs. when done enjoy.

there is probably a million things you can add to it, but it only takes 1 pan, some paper towels and a spatula. pretty easy cleanup and everyone seems to love it, I make this at home at least twice a week for the family.

 

[Lynn]

I do the lazy version of your cowboy breakfast.

I brown a pound of mild sausage, then take out what I don't currently need, and add part of a package of Ore-Ida frozen o-brien mix and brown it.

Then I push that mix to the back of the skillet and scramble the eggs in the front.

After the eggs are done I scramble it all together, take if off of the heat, add shredded colby-jack cheese, and put a lid on it 'til the cheese melts.

The excess sausage gets cooled in the freezer, then thrown in a ziplock and mixed with the excess o'brien mix. That way subsequent meals are slightly simpler and quicker.

Oh, on tortillas is good, and simple.

I have a friend that likes to do a breakfast scramble skillet that uses a can of potato soup, but I don't prefer it.

 

[Dredzilla]

thats a great way to do it! less work, heheh normally there are no leftovers and seems like I didnt cook enough although a 12" skillet with 2" sides is overflowing, maybe i have big eaters in the family. and yes Tortillas is awesome we do it often, little salsa and your set! hmm potato soup? like to see that recipe.

 

[TheGillz]

On our last trip I cooked bacon/scrambled eggs/hashbrowns. bacon first in one pan, browns in the deep pan, then eggs to order.

Second day, link sausage, eggs, and pancakes. brought the right amount of pancake mix in a plastic container. then just added eggs/milk to suit.

I have a deep dish cast iron pan (4") that the lid flips and becomes a shallow pan if I need two. Then I can use it with the lid to make chili or stew for dinner. I can put briquets on top for baking if needed.

I like the all-together style but the kids like their ingredients seperate...so I mix it on my plate.

 

[spressomon]

When time allows I love Chili Verde with eggs. If I don't have time to make my own I like Trader Joe's Chicken Chili Verde in the frozen section. Heat in an appropriate size skillet to your group...crack the whole eggs on top of the verde, lid to the desired egg doneness...a little grate cheddar over the top...serve with tortillas.

Simple, easy and good. Thanks Mike S. for that idea at last summer's AT Pyramid LakeFest!

Or if we're on a run where it's brake camp fast then homemade granola is my fave...

 

[bigredpigdriver]

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I know its heavy but I always take my Dutch Oven everywhere. This is one of the old time recpies i have used for years. Fell free to add or remove anythign to your taste...

Mountain Man Breakfast
1 lb bacon, or pre-cooked sausage, or deli ham
1 Med onion
4 lb. bag of hash brown potatoes
1 pound of grated cheddar
2 doz eggs
1 Medium Bell Pepper
1 pack of mushrooms
The following requires 9-12 bottom coals and 15 -18 top coals:
Pre-heat 12" Dutch Oven. Slice bacon and onion into small pieces and brown in the bottom of the DO until onions are clear. Stir in the hash brown potatoes and cover; remove cover and stir occasionally to brown and heat potatoes (15-20 minutes)
Scramble the eggs in a separate container and pour the mixture over the hash browns. Cover and cook until eggs start to set.(10 - 15 minutes)
Sprinkle grated cheese over egg mixture, cover and continue heating until eggs are completely set and cheese is melted.
Optional: cover cheese/egg mixture with a small jar (~ 1 cup) of SALSA. Cover and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes. Slice and server like quiche. Cooking times will vary with the weather and your state of awake but it’s almost impossible to screw up. Serves 12+:eatchicke


Dave

 

[HenryJ]

I make it fun for the kids. "Brown Paper Bag Breakfast"

3 strips of bacon line the bottom of the brown paper lunch bag.
Add 1 hashbrown patty
Crack two eggs on top then roll bag closed and poke a stick through. Hold over coals to cook.

The bacon soaks the bag and protects it. The hashbrowns steam the eggs.

Everybody cooks their own. When fully cooked, roll the top down for the serving.

Clean up is easy. Burn the emptied bag.

I usually cook two so that the little one who dumps the burning bag in the fire has another one that is within a few minutes of being perfect

 

[Dredzilla]

where abouts in Oregon HenryJ?? I wonder if your one of the EMT's that helped get me out. See http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15586 for the full story. I just moved from The Dalles, OR to Vancouver, WA.

and the paper bag thing sounds like fun for the kids ill have to try that. are all the ingredients raw? raw bacon, hash browns etc? how long does it normally take to cook that up?

 

[HenryJ]

where abouts in Oregon HenryJ?? I wonder if your one of the EMT's that helped get me out.

I am in Ontario, and I too am an EMT. I probably do not know the EMT from The Dalles, unless he is Hazmat too.

and the paper bag thing sounds like fun for the kids ill have to try that. are all the ingredients raw? raw bacon, hash browns etc? how long does it normally take to cook that up?

Yes the Bacon and eggs are raw. We use the pre-made, partially cooked hashbrown patties. I haven't tried fresh potatoes. The bag gets close to blackening. I would say about the same time it takes to carefully cook two hotdogs on a comparable set of coals. Not long, but some times a drink while they cook helps to satisfy they hunger pangs while smelling breakfast cook.

My Dad is in Vancouver. We get up that way once in a while. Nice climate. Very stable. That big heat sink off the coast helps with that I am sure. No huge temperature swings like the high desert.

 

[Mike S]

When time allows I love Chili Verde with eggs. If I don't have time to make my own I like Trader Joe's Chicken Chili Verde in the frozen section. Heat in an appropriate size skillet to your group...crack the whole eggs on top of the verde, lid to the desired egg doneness...a little grate cheddar over the top...serve with tortillas.

Simple, easy and good. Thanks Mike S. for that idea at last summer's AT Pyramid LakeFest!

Or if we're on a run where it's brake camp fast then homemade granola is my fave...

I'll just wander over to Dan's camp with a cuppa in my shaky hand and look kinda' hungry. I might get some chile verde with eggs and a few corn torts. Dan likes to cook!

M

 

[greybrick]

Hot cakes, griddle cakes, pancakes, whatever you want to call them, smeared in butter and soaked in maple syrup, with a side of bacon or sausages...

.

 

[spressomon]

I'll just wander over to Dan's camp with a cuppa in my shaky hand and look kinda' hungry. I might get some chile verde with eggs and a few corn torts. Dan likes to cook!

M

You're welcome anytime. I can't believe we're at the end of the first week of June already and I haven't flipped my fly rod! I need to STOP talking about getting together with you and just DO IT!

So this isn't a total hyjack...then I'd invite you over to my camp for breakfast ;-)

 

[FourByLand]

We usually do egg and cheese burritos with salsa and tea or juice, pretty simple.

 

[VikingVince]

If it doesn't sacrifice taste (or minimally so), I always go for ease of use and less cleanup. So for what it's worth with these type of breakfasts, I always carry Egg Beaters (tastes just like scrambled eggs) that you just pour out of a carton and precooked bacon or fully cooked sausage. (hate dealing with bacon grease when camping)...although that paper bag approach looks interesting and solves the mess issue.

 

[bigredpigdriver]

We also invert the DO lid and heat up pre cooked sausage; remove use the grease to cook pancakes. Bisquick has these small plastic containers, just add water and shake. We just then make pig in a blanket. If cant tell I love to cook in a DO.:wings: