Mountain Man Breakfast Dutch Oven Camping Recipe

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 50

Total Time: 55

Servings: Servings

Camping For Foodies Breakfast Camping Recipes: Mountain Man Breakfast Dutch Oven Camping Recipe

1 pound ground pork hot breakfast sausage crumbled (substitute mild breakfast sausage for less spicy flavor)
1 small onion chopped (or 1/2 large onion)
2 cloves garlic minced
1 (4 oz) can green chilies (substitute chopped green pepper for milder flavor)
1/2 pound frozen shredded hash brown potatoes defrosted
8 large eggs beaten
Salt and pepper to taste
1 (8 oz) package shredded sharp cheddar cheese (if shredding from a block, this is 2 cups)
3 green onions chopped
6 tablespoons sour cream
Few drops of hot sauce

Start campfire and get cooking coals ready for breakfast!
In 12-inch camp Dutch, oven over medium-high heat, brown sausage till almost done. Make sure you crumble sausage into small pieces as it cooks.
Camp Cooking Tip:
Depending on how lean your sausage is, you might not need to drain the sausage drippings because it adds extra flavor to the dish. If the pot is swimming in grease, remove the sausage from the bottom of Dutch oven to drain on paper towels and use another paper towel to remove most of the fat from the bottom of the Dutch oven.
Add onion, garlic and green chilies to the partially cooked sausage. Continue cooking and stirring until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender.
Stir in hash browns and cook till heated through. Thoroughly mix meat and veggies then spread evenly across the bottom of the camp Dutch oven.
Using a whisk or fork, beat eggs, salt and pepper in a separate bowl, then pour eggs over the top of hash browns and sausage layer.
Cover and bake at 350 degrees (25 coals total with 17 top/8 bottom) till eggs are almost set, about 30 minutes.
Sprinkle top with cheese, cover and continue cooking till eggs are fully cooked and cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.
Top with green onions, sour cream and hot sauce for serving.
Let cool slightly before slicing.

This recipe is easy enough to make in a camp Dutch oven but it can also be made in an RV oven, solar oven or camp stove-top oven.
To ensure even baking in your Dutch oven camping recipes, rotate the camp oven throughout the cooking time so everything cooks evenly. 1/4 turn for the bottom (say clockwise) then 1/4 turn in the opposite direction for the lid (this would be counterclockwise.) I like using a lid-lifter for this process but you can also use heat-resistant gloves or another favorite flameproof tool.
If you are using a different sized Dutch oven, to determine how many coals you'll need, use this Dutch Oven Temperature Chart https://www.campingforfoodies.com/dutch-oven-temperature-chart/