Tomato & Avocado Dutch Oven Frittata: Delicious Camp Breakfast

Frittatas make some of the best camping breakfast ideas! This Tomato & Avocado Dutch Oven Frittata is easy to whip up and every happy camper gets to eat together, rather than making eggs to order for each individual.

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Cooking Methods & Equipment

This recipe can be made in a Dutch oven, camp oven, solar oven or RV oven. I use a 10-inch pot or pan. If your cooking vessel is larger, your frittata won’t be as thick.

If you are making this as one of our easy campfire recipes, you’ll need to get your fire going in order to cook over coals (not flames), you can also use charcoal briquettes. You’ll need about 25 coals.

Recipe Steps

For those with dietary restrictions this is a GF recipe, see all of our gluten free camping food ideas. It is also a low carb recipe so it’s a great option for campers looking for yummy keto camping food ideas.

Step 1. Prepare your cooking equipment and chop your ingredients.

When I have the choice in baking methods, I tend to choose cast iron ovens to make my Dutch oven camping recipes.

Step 2. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees (for a 10 inch oven you need 25 coals total = 17 Top/8 Bottom). See my Dutch Oven Temperature Chart  post for more information and tips.

NOTE: baking times vary depending on outside air temperature, elevation and humidity so be ready to make adjustments as necessary.

Step 3. Heat the fat and sauté the veggies. You will melt the butter with the olive oil first. Then add the onion and garlic and cook till softened.

Step 4. Add the spices. To the veggies, mix in the basil, oregano, salt and pepper.

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Step 5. Beat the egg mixture and add to Dutch oven. In a bowl, beat the eggs and milk then pour it over the garlic and onion mixture in the oven.

Step 6. Cover and bake. Place the lid on the Dutch oven and bake at 400 degrees (for a 10 inch oven you need 25 coals total = 17 Top/8 Bottom) until the frittata is almost firm, about 10 minutes .

Step 7. Add cheese and finish baking. Now you will add the cheddar cheese to the top of the frittata, replace lid and continue cooking until cheese is melted and frittata is firm, about 5 more minutes.

Step 8. Top and serve. Remove the frittata from the heat and top with avocado, cherry tomatoes and fresh basil. Serve warm.

Oven Size

Camp Cooking Tip: You can use whatever size Dutch oven you’d like to make this delicious breakfast, just remember the smaller the oven the thicker the frittata and vice versa.

Pairings

This frittata pairs well with fresh fruit. If I want to get really fancy, I make my Fresh Summer Fruit Tossed In Honey Mint Syrup!

This is one of my vegetarian camping recipes, so, I serve it with a side of bacon or sausage to satisfy the meat-lover campers in my clan.

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Substitutions

You can totally change the flavor profile of your frittata too by swapping out a few ingredients.

Using regular butter is perfectly fine but if you want to add a little more flavor, use basil butter instead. If you don’t have your own recipe, my basil butter recipe is easy and freezable so you can make it way in advance at home and freeze it so it is ready to use on any camp trip.

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Let the chorizo sausage do all the work for you to add flavors to your eggs when you make these Camping Breakfast Quesadillas.

My Dutch Oven Camp Cooking Tips blog post has tons of helpful camp cooking tips!

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Tomato And Avocado Dutch Oven Frittata

Kim Hanna

Camping For Foodies Breakfast Camping Recipes: This camping frittata is a refreshing change from the standard morning camp meal.

4.86 from 14 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Breakfast Camping Recipes

Cuisine American

SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT

• 10-Inch, 4 Quart Cast Iron Camp Dutch Oven (see * Note)
• Rapidfire Chimney Starter
• Cast Iron Pan Scrapers

Servings 6 Servings

Calories 265 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion chopped
• 1 clove garlic minced

Dried Spices

• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

Egg Mixture

• 6 large eggs beaten
• 1/4 cup whole milk

Toppings

• 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 avocado sliced
• 3 cherry tomatoes sliced into quarters
• 3 fresh basil leaves chopped (optional)

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Instructions

 

• Pre-heat a 10 inch Dutch oven to 400 degrees F (25 coals total = 17 on top of lid/8 below bottom of oven).
• Heat butter and oil in bottom of pot.
• Sauté onions and garlic.
• Add the dried spices.
• Beat the egg mixture in separate bowl, then pour it over the garlic and onion mixture in the Dutch oven.
• Rotate while baking with lid on for about 7-10 minutes until the frittata is almost firm.
• Add the cheese to top of frittata, replace lid and continue cooking until cheese is melted and frittata is firm.
• Remove from heat and top with avocado, tomatoes and basil just before serving warm.

Notes

*NOTE: You can use a larger oven, just remember the smaller the oven the thicker the frittata and vice versa. You’ll need to adjust the number of coals to maintain 400 F degrees for the size of oven you are using. Check our chart https://www.campingforfoodies.com/dutch-oven-temperature-chart/

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1gCalories: 265kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 11gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 189mgSodium: 402mgPotassium: 297mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 606IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 185mgIron: 1mg

Cuisine American

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