Description
Start your camping day right with this hearty and protein-packed Mountain Man Breakfast Casserole cooked over a campfire in your Dutch oven. Easy, flavorful, and perfect for feeding a hungry group outdoors!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound breakfast sausage (or ham, bacon, or plant-based alternative)
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 2 cups frozen hash browns (or 2 diced potatoes)
- 12 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (or pepper jack)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Optional: 1/4 cup chopped chives or green onions
Instructions
- Preheat your 12-inch Dutch oven using 25 coals (17 on top, 8 underneath) or medium heat on a camp stove. Lightly oil the inside to prevent sticking.
- Cook the sausage in the Dutch oven, breaking it into crumbles. Add diced onion and green bell pepper, and sauté for about 5 minutes until softened.
- Add hash browns or diced potatoes evenly over the meat. Cook for 5 minutes if using fresh potatoes.
- Pour in beaten eggs, then season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Top with shredded cheese evenly.
- Cover and bake using coals for 25–30 minutes, rotating the oven and lid every 10–15 minutes. Cook until eggs are set and cheese is melted.
- Let rest 5 minutes, garnish with chives or green onions, and serve warm from the Dutch oven.
Notes
You can swap in ham, bacon, or even plant-based sausage. Pepper jack cheese gives it a spicier kick!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Campfire
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 325
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Protein: 21g
- Cholesterol: 215mg