Campfire
Breakfast
Campfire Skillet Breakfast
With roasted potatoes, ham and eggs, this easy Skillet Breakfast is perfect for the campsite or the kitchen.
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Added September 20, 2026

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 20 min
Serves: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- •3 tbsp olive oil
- •1 Medium Onion, chopped
- •2 Russet Potatoes, cubed
- •1/2 cup sweet peppers, diced
- •2 cups cooked ham, cubed
- •2 eggs
- •to taste salt and pepper
Equipment
- • 10" skillet
Instructions
- 1Make a fire, and set up a cooking surface over it.
- 2Heat a medium skillet over the fire.
- 3When hot, add 1 tbsp of olive oil to skillet and quickly sauté onions, just so that they start to change color.
- 4Add potatoes and cook until they begin to get soft, 8-10 minutes.
- 5Add pepper and ham, cook 5 minutes longer.
- 6Crack eggs into skillet (right over the top of everything), cover and cook until whites are set, 3-5 minutes.
- 7Serve hot.
Camp tips
- • You can double the potato and eggs to feed four people.
- • If you make some bacon in the skillet first, you can skip the olive oil and use the bacon drippings instead.
Food safety & trail facts
- Calories:
- 635
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