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Camp Skillet Breakfast Hash

Bacon, crispy hash browns, peppers and onion in one big skillet, with eggs cooked right on top. Breakfast for the whole campsite.

⏱ 40 min (10 min prep, 30 min cooking) 🍽 Serves 4 · about 1½ cups with 2 eggs kid friendly gluten free

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Ingredients

Make 4 servings
  • 8 strip Bacon, cut in pieces
  • 4 cup Frozen shredded hash browns, kept in the cooler; thawed is fine
  • 1 Yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 Green bell pepper, chopped
  • 8 Eggs, large
  • 1 cup Shredded cheddar, shredded
  • Β½ tsp Table salt
  • ΒΌ tsp Ground black pepper

Nutrition

Nutrition coming: the USDA numbers for these ingredients are being added.

Steps

You’ll need: 12-inch cast-iron skillet with a lid (or foil), spatula, camp stove or fire grate, heat-proof gloves.

  1. Cook the bacon in the skillet over medium heat until crisp. Lift it out, leaving about 2 tablespoons of fat in the pan. Pour the rest into a can to cool and pack out.
  2. Add the hash browns, onion and pepper. Spread them out and leave them alone 5 minutes to brown, then stir and cook 8 to 10 minutes more, until crisp and tender. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Stir the bacon back in. Make 8 wells and crack an egg into each. Cover with a lid or foil and cook on low 6 to 8 minutes, until the whites and yolks are firm (USDA).
  4. Sprinkle with cheese, cover a minute to melt it, and serve from the pan.
Make aheadChop the onion and pepper at home; crack the eggs into a sealed bottle or container for the cooler (use within 2 days).
β†Ί LeftoversLeftovers are safe only while the cooler still has ice; otherwise throw them out (USDA). Pack out all trash and food scraps (Leave No Trace).
πŸ§’ With kidsKids can crack eggs into a cup first, then slide them into the wells.
Burritos swapScoop it into tortillas for breakfast burritos.
Veggie swapSkip the bacon and use 2 tablespoons of oil; add mushrooms or spinach.

Goes well with

β˜• Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix

Good to know

Table salt vs. kosher salt vs. sea salt

An original Teddy Rook Book recipe, written for our Camping and campfire cooking collection; safety steps follow USDA. Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central and changes with brands and portions.