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Easy Southwestern Dutch Oven Breakfast Casserole Camping Recipe by CampingForFoodies

Southwestern Dutch Oven Breakfast Casserole Camping Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 4 -6 Servings
Author: Kim Hanna
Camping For Foodies Breakfast Camping Recipes: Southwestern Dutch Oven Breakfast Casserole Camping Recipe
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 small onion finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1/2 pound chorizo sausage
  • 5 eggs beaten
  • 1/4 cup flour*
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder*
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt*
  • 1 cup cottage cheese
  • 2 cups shredded colby jack cheese
  • 4 ounce can diced green chilis
  • Fresh cilantro for garnish

Instructions

  • This symbol * means measure and mix at home (if you are making this entire recipe at the campsite, you can measure and mix the ingredients that are marked with * at home.)
  • Prepare campfire or charcoal briquettes for cooking.
  • Preheat 12-inch Dutch oven to 350 degrees (17 coals on top and 8 on bottom).
  • Melt butter.
  • Sauté onion and garlic till just barely softened.
  • Add sausage, breaking up sausage and frying till thoroughly cooked.
  • Mix remaining ingredients in separate bowl and pour in to Dutch oven.
  • Bake at 350 degrees till cooked through (approximately 20-30 minutes). Turn the bottom and lid of the camp Dutch oven 1/4 turn in opposite directions every 10 minutes to ensure even cooking.
  • Top with cilantro for serving.

Notes

Camp Cooking Tip: The spices in chorizo sausage are a brownish-red color making the meat look like it is fully cooked when it isn't so make sure you break up the sausage while frying it to ensure all of the meat is thoroughly cooked before adding the egg and cheese mixture.
Camp Cooking Tip: If the bottom of the casserole is cooking too fast you will end up with a burnt bottom before the top is finished cooking. Look under the lid, if you notice the outside of the egg puff looking too brown compared to the middle, it is not cooking at the same rate and you’ll need to adjust your heat. Take some coals from below the Dutch oven and move them to the lid, concentrating them near the center. 
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Nutrition Information

Serving: 1g | Calories: 508kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 249mg | Sodium: 1076mg | Sugar: 2g