Breakfast in a Bag over the Campfire

See how easy it is to make Breakfast in a Bag over the campfire.

Breakfast, it is in the bag. Literally!

2 paper lunch sacks filled with eggs and bacon being cooked over the campfire

I usually get up before Diana and the kids when we are camping. I am counted on to provide breakfast and coffee.

Easy Camping Breakfast

Over the years, we have made many great camping breakfasts. Check out our Giant Cinnamon Roll, Mountain Man Breakfast, Campfire Egg McMuffins, or Bacon Cinnamon Rolls.

Sometimes, I do a whole production of pancakes, eggs, sausage, bacon, and toast.

Sometimes, I just want to put something together without a lot of effort. That is where this Brown Bag Breakfast comes in.

Rather than cooking everything separately in a pan or on the griddle, I just put everything in a paper bag and cook it over the fire or coals.

I usually keep it simple, but you can add other things as you see fit. Below, I show you how to make this simple camping breakfast.

Breakfast in a Bag Camping Recipe

For this camping recipe, you will need bacon and eggs. We added cheese because I do not think you can ever get too much cheese!

breakfast ingredients

You start by putting bacon at the bottom of the bag.

man pulling a piece off a package of bacon

Then, add the eggs. You can also add salt and pepper or other spices.

bacon and eggs in a bag

Do not add cheese at this time. It will burn in the bag and be overcooked.

Roll up the bag tightly to keep the steam inside the bag on the inside.

2 bags filled with eggs and bacon

You cook the bag on a grate over a small fire or coals.
Please do not put it over a roaring flame!

How to Cook a Bag Breakfast

Then, you cook it until the grease is halfway up the side of the bag. The bags pictured below are not quite ready.

breakfast in a bag cooking over a campfire

Carefully remove the bag from the fire. The grease will be hot!
You can add cheese by sprinkling some inside the bag and either letting the hot food melt it or rolling the bag back up to hold the heat in. It will just take a minute or two to melt the cheese.

smiling man enjoying a camping breakfast

Just tear the bag open and eat. Yes, directly from the bag.

Look at the cool bubbles formed in our eggs.

One of the best things about this eggs in a bag camping breakfast, NO DISHES!

What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast when you are camping?

Enjoy the rest of your day with these Campfire Recipes: Bacon Wrapped Cheese Dogs, Grilled Nachos, and S’mores Nachos.

Campfire Breakfast in a Bag

Campfire Breakfast in a Bag

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Additional Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

Cook eggs and bacon in a paper bag over the campfire.

Ingredients

  • 12 eggs
  • 1 pound bacon
  • optional: shredded cheese

Instructions

  1. Open a paper lunch bag.
  2. Line the bottom of 1/4 pound of bacon, making sure to go up the sides.
  3. Break 3 eggs into the bag, taking care to not break the yolk.
  4. Close the bag by folding the opening down a few times.
  5. Cook the bag about 3-5" over the campfire or grill.
  6. Bake the bag for approximately 20 minutes.
  7. Carefully remove the bag and open it to check if the eggs and bacon are cooked.
  8. Place back over the fire and let it cook longer if needed.
  9. Optional: sprinkle cheese on top before eating

Notes

You can also add hash browns before cooking. Just extend the cooking time.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 44 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 70Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 197mgCarbohydrates: 0gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 5g

The nutrition data provided is only an estimate.

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14 Comments

  1. Instead of using a paper bag over the campfire, put your ingredients into a ziplock bag and submerse into a pot of boiling water. Much easier to get your breakfast out of a plastic bag rather than a wet paper bag. You can add onions, peppers bacon, cheese and as many ingredients as you want for your favorite omelet!

    1. @Marlene C, That’s a good idea about the ziploc bag in boiling water. I may try that. I was all in on this bag idea until I saw how undercooked the eggs were. Ha. I’m not into runny yolks. Probably boiling would cook the eggs faster/better.

      Thanks for the article/photos and tips. 🙂

  2. Looks yummy! Have you ever added veggies too (I.e. tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers, onions)? Just wondering how full you can pack the bags before the bottom burns and the top is uncooked?

    1. Not very full at all. You can burn it, but you have to make sure you cover the bottom. I think adding veggies would be fantastic, although it would take longer for the eggs to cook, meaning the bacon would burn.

    1. I also did this in Girl Scouts way back around 1988. I was 16 and very skeptical. But….IT WORKED! We did Bacon, 1 Buscuit (from a can, haha), and eggs. We put the biscuit in and the eggs beside it. Woo hoo.

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