Breakfast Foil Packets are a simple and delicious camping meal with eggs, breakfast meat, and potatoes. They can be cooked over the campfire, on a grill, or in an oven.
Start your day outdoors with a campfire and a hearty meal. This foil packet recipe is versatile when you use your favorite breakfast meat.
You will also like our Breakfast in a Bag or a Giant Cinnamon Roll.
Breakfast Foil Packets Recipe
This simple meal has the following ingredients:
- Eggs
- Breakfast meat
- Potatoes
- Optional: Shredded Cheese
- Salt and pepper
We made this for a vegetarian family member using plant-based sausage patties.
How to Make Breakfast Foil Packs
These packets can be done in two ways. You can pre-cook the meat and potatoes before assembling them or cook them in the packets before adding eggs. We show the pre-cook method here.
This is great as the second-morning breakfast, so you can cook the meat and potatoes beforehand.
We often camp Friday evening through midday Sunday. So we cook the sausage or bacon on Saturday morning or at lunch. Then, we will throw a few potatoes wrapped in foil lined with parchment paper into the coals with the campfire on Saturday night. Both the meat and potatoes get stored in the cooler overnight.
Whoever gets up first on Sunday morning gets the fire going, so we have hot coals for cooking. A bonus is hanging out by the campfire with coffee after waking up.
Now, it is time to assemble the packets—prep by lining pieces of foil with parchment to keep aluminum from leaching into the food.
Chop the cooked potatoes and meat into the parchment, leaving a space in between. Break two eggs into that space.
Sprinkle salt and pepper any desired spices on the eggs and potatoes. We used a spice blend.
Close the foil packet, leaving a dome over the eggs. Place on the grate over the campfire for 5-15 minutes. The time depends on how hot the fire is and how runny you want your eggs.
It will take longer if your coals are not hot enough or the packet is too far from the heat.
An alternative is to place the packet on the grill with medium-high heat, in which case sunny-side-up eggs should take around 3 to 6 minutes. In a 400° oven, It is even shorter.
Remove the packet when the eggs are done and sprinkle with shredded cheese if desired. Close the packet back up to provide heat the melt the cheese.
With this simple and tasty camping recipe, you will enjoy a hearty and satisfying breakfast while taking in the beauty of the outdoors. So, add breakfast foil packets to your menu next time you plan a camping trip!
Another hearty breakfast is Mountain Man Morning Casserole.
Hearty Breakfast Foil Packets
Breakfast Foil Packets are a simple and delicious camping meal with eggs, breakfast meat, and potatoes. They can be cooked over the campfire, on a grill, or in an oven.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked potatoes
- 1 cup cooked meat (such as ham, bacon, or sausage)
- 4 eggs
- Salt and pepper or desired spices to taste
- Optional: shredded cheese
Instructions
1. Pre-cook the potatoes and meat before assembling the packets or cook them in the packets along with the eggs.
2. Line pieces of foil with parchment paper to prevent aluminum from leaching into the food.
3. Chop the cooked potatoes and meat into the parchment, leaving a space in between.
4. Break two eggs into that space.
5. Sprinkle salt, pepper, and any desired spices on the eggs and potatoes.
6. Close the foil packet, leaving a dome over the eggs.
7. Place the packet on the grate over the campfire and cook for 5-15 minutes. The cooking time depends on how hot the fire is and how runny you want your eggs to be. It will take longer to cook if your coals are not hot enough or the packet is too far from the heat.
8. Alternatively, place the packet on the grill with medium-high heat, in which case sunny-side-up eggs should take 3 to 6 minutes to cook. The cooking time is even shorter if you're using a 400° oven.
9. Remove from heat, add cheese if desired, and close the packet until melted.
Althea Barnes
Sunday 7th of April 2024
That parchment paper is a great idea!