Are you going camping and looking for easy camping breakfast ideas? These 2 breakfast ideas are so quick and easy, and best of all, they have very little cleanup!
These recipes are great for car campers who have a cooler of some kind!
These top 2 easy, delicious camping breakfast ideas are for you, no matter what your camping setup!
Next, check out our roundup of our all-time favorite camping gear here!
The Best Camping Breakfast Idea for Large Groups
When you’re car camping with a ton of friends, meal time can feel overwhelming. But not with this super fun, breakfast silver turtle idea!
Silver Turtles are perfect for large groups because they’re super customizable, so everyone can do their own thing. Silver turtles are usually for dinner, but we recently went camping with a group of 15 people, and we turned this idea into breakfast by adding eggs, and it was a huge hit!! Best of all? NO CLEANUP!
Ingredients/Supplies
- Aluminum Foil
- Paper Towels
- Eggs
- Bacon Bits
- Chopped onions
- Chopped tomatoes
- Finely chopped potatoes
- Protein options of choice: Deli meats, ground beef, sausage, diced chicken, ground turkey, etc.
- Shredded Quesadilla Cheese
- Shredded lettuce
- Sour cream
- Seasonings of your choice – here’s a portable seasonings kit for camping! Fill it with your favorites – taco seasons, cajun seasoning, etc.
Prep
Ahead of car camping, make sure to prep the following items and have them in individual baggies to make breakfast extra easy and cleanup a breeze!
- Bacon bits – either buy them premade or make your own prior to camping
- Proteins – either use something like deli meats and precooked sausages, or prep your own ground beef/chicken/turkey ahead of time to your liking and have it in an airtight container.
- Onions, Tomatoes, Potatoes – finely chop ahead of time and keep in separate baggies
- When you’re at the campsite, you’ll turn all these items into a buffet that people can pick and choose from!
Recipe
Everyone needs two large pieces of aluminum foil. Place a wet paper towel square between the two sheets of aluminum to speed up the cooking over the campfire.
Fold the aluminum foil into a boat, and tightly seal the edges.
- Add in any meats/potatoes you’d like.
- Top off with onions, tomatoes as desired.
- Crack eggs into the aluminum foil boat.
- Add seasonings to taste.
- Seal the silver turtle. Everyone can make their turtle look a little different to remember whose is whose in the fire!
Cook over a campfire or charcoal – every situation is different, but usually about 20 minutes will do it!
Once cooked, top of off with shredded lettuce, sour cream, more tomatoes, guacamole, or whatever you’d like!
Eat your delicious camping breakfast directly out of the aluminum foil … OR you can easily turn these into breakfast burritos!
Camping Breakfast Burritos over a Campfire
You follow the above instructions for breakfast silver turtles, but also bring some tortillas. While the silver turtles are cooking, simply heat up your quesadillas over the fire.
Once your turtle is done, empty the contents into your tortilla and roll up your delicious breakfast burrito.
Silver turtles are always so much fun to make and eat with large groups. Best of all, there’s essentially no cleanup for this breakfast!
Favorite Pancakes over a Camp Stove
Perfect for car camping even without a cooler. This breakfast is much more straight forward, especially if you have a great camp stove! Make sure to bring a camping griddle or a pan for the stove.
Buy this just-add-water, Shake and Pour Pancake Mix. Once we found this stuff for camping, we never looked back!
Ingredients/Supplies:
- Camping Stove
- Griddle
- Spatula
- Non-stick spray of choice
- Shake and Pour Pancake Mix
- Blueberries or Bananas for toppings
- Maple Syrup
Recipe:
- Spray your griddle with non-stick spray
- Add water to the Bisquick, shake and pour!
- Everyone adds fruit/maple syrup as desired
See? Simple! Best of all, minimal cleanup.
We hope these 2 simple, delicious breakfast camping ideas were helpful!
Next, check out our roundup of our all-time favorite camping gear here!
