Grilled Breakfast Casserole
Camping used to be one of our favourite summer activities. We don't camp as much anymore but we still love this Grilled Breakfast Casserole recipe we made almost every time we camped. It makes a ton and it's popular with kids and adults alike. Plus, it keeps growing boys full and happy!
Do you find yourself getting in a camping food rut? Our usual camping breakfast foods included pancakes, breakfast tacos, English muffins with eggs and cheese and cereal. We loved all of those but it got a bit tiresome to eat the same thing over and over. We needed something that was easy to make at the campsite, would keep us all from getting hangry before lunch and was delicious.
My whole family loves egg dishes so I wanted to find something where egg was the main component but it wasn't just a plain omlette or fried egg. This grilled breakfast casserole fits the bill because it has a base of hash browns (or tater tots) and is filled with yummy veggies.
I add breakfast sausage to it as well. Then it is finished up with a bit of cheese.
My favourite part about it is that you can make it fit what your family likes. Change up the veggies or add bacon instead of sausage. You can also use up leftovers from earlier in your camping trip...just make a bit more to throw in the casserole.
I've had lots of people ask me if this can be made on a Coleman stove or the campfire. I have never tried to do that and I'm not sure how well it would work. You need the top to cook along with the bottom.
If you were going to try it at the campfire, I would use a dutch oven with coals on top as well as on the bottom. Hope that helps! Enjoy!
Grilled Breakfast Casserole Printable Recipe
Camping Food - Grilled Breakfast Casserole
A deliciously easy breakfast casserole to feed a crowd. Easy to make on the bbq grill!
Ingredients
- 500 grams frozen hashbrown or tater tots
- 8 eggs
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 package chicken sausage links, cooked and chopped (or other sausage, bacon or ham)
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup fresh mushrooms, chopped
- Seasoning salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup shredded cheese
Instructions
- Heat bbq grill to 350 degrees (ish)
- Spray the bottom of a disposable aluminum foil lasagna pan with cooking spray.
- Press the hashbrowns or tater tots into the bottom (helps if they are thawed).
- Whisk the eggs and milk together in a medium bowl.
- Layer sausage, onion, bell pepper and mushrooms onto the potatoes.
- Pour the egg mixture over everything.
- Season with salt & pepper.
- Sprinkle the top with shredded cheese.
- Cover pan with aluminum foil and place on the preheated grill.
- Cook for 30 minutes or until eggs are set. Remove foil for the last 5-10 minutes so cheese will brown.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Amount Per Serving: Calories: 323Saturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 236mgSodium: 574mgCarbohydrates: 26gFiber: 2gSugar: 4gProtein: 15g
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Oh yay! Love! We are going to Yosemite in two weeks. Forwarding this to the hubs.....
Ooohhh...have fun. I've never been to Yosemite but I've heard it is amazing. If your fam likes eggs, they will love this. Leftovers are easily reheated on the grill too. Just put a piece on a piece of foil.
There couldn't be anything better than this for camping. Wow!
This sounds delicious! May have to try it at home!
I think it would be awesome baked in the oven. Grilling it gives it a bit of smokey taste but baked would be good too.
we love to camp too and often eat the same things too. i think its because i know what to pack for it all and that way i don't forget anything. This looks like it could be somewhat prepared at home and just transferred for cooking so this is going on my list for july. Thanks for sharing and I am really enjoying your blog. Im a newbie.
The food looks great, but it is more suitable for a picnic. How do you expect to pack all that into the back country? Camping food needs to be light and packable, particularly if you are on a three or four day hike or and 8 day canoe trip, which is a typical camping trip.
Hi Dan! Thanks for stopping by! My site is focussed on families with small children. Many of my readers either tent (from their car) or RV camp. Most do not do multi-day day hikes to their campsites. You are totally right that back country camping requires a different requirement for food both in simplicity and portability. Back country campers weren't really my audience. Definitely give the casserole a try sometime for a picnic if you'd like. I've had many great comments from campers saying they love it. 🙂
loved this idea. borrowed part of another idea from another website ...cracked all my eggs for this into a mason jar and added the milk and seasonings at home ... in the morning, just dumped it into the dish 🙂
Going camping next month and getting some ideas for camping for 4 days. This will be my first time making, so I will try and see how that turns out.
Thank you so much for this recipe! I have already made it a few times this summer and it has turned out great! I love that I can be creative with it, but the milk/egg/potato ratio and cooking times are perfect! We have some friends coming to stay at our camper this weekend and this is the perfect breakfast for a crowd! I am looking forward to following your blog! Thanks!
This looks great! Can this be prepared ahead, refrigerated, and then put on the grill? My concern is about the eggs. Thanks!
Can this be cooked over a campfire?
I don't know. The top needs to cook too. The closed lid on the BBQ makes that happen. If you could make a "lid" of some kind. Maybe.
trying this on a blackstone for a tailgate breakfast...