Breakfast foil pack with home fries, a plastic yellow egg holder, egg shells, and a bag of shredded cheddar cheese on top of a red and white checkered tablecloth

Loaded Breakfast Foil Packs

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Nothing beats breakfast over the fire, except maybe a dish-free breakfast cooked over the fire. With a base of crispy home fries, eggs and melted cheese, the sky is the limit – take your pick of proteins and veggies to make sure you start your morning right! Once these are cooking on the coals, it wouldn't hurt to get a pot of coffee going as well, but you didn't hear that from us...

A hand sprinkles shredded cheddar cheese onto a foil packet meal on a red-and-white checkered picnic blanket, with eggs, diced red tomatoes, and a bag of home fries in the background

Foil pack meals are a camping staple to satisfy the masses – everyone from the outdoor veterans to the kiddos. Plus, they potentially hold the title of easiest camp meal, and why wouldn’t they? They’re easy to customize and need almost no prep work. Oh, and did we mention the lack of dishes afterwards? Whether you’re making breakfast or breakfast for dinner, these are ready to satisfy your camp crew in just 15 minutes. A hearty meal of potatoes, eggs and gooey melted cheese is exactly what you need to tackle any adventures the day has in store.

Equipment Required:

  • Tin Foil
  • Knife
  • Cutting Board
  • Heat-Resistant Gloves
  • Metal Tongs

Ingredients

Serves: 2 People (Doubles Easily!)

  • 1 cup of frozen home fries
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 diced tomato
  • Shredded cheddar cheese

Optional:

  • Bacon
  • Diced onion
  • Hot sauce
  • Ketchup

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Directions

  1. Grab a piece of large piece of tin foil. Fold it in half, then shape into a dish with 1 - 1.5 inch edges. Repeat as needed.
  2. Add approximately ½ cup of the home fries into each dish. Create two wells in the home fries, then crack one egg into each.
  3. Add in any extra veggies and proteins you’ve brought along. Make sure to spread them out evenly for a little bit of everything in each bite.
  4. Top off your breakfast creation with some shredded cheese. We opted for cheddar, but mozzarella, gouda, or jack would make yummy alternatives.
  5. Grab a second sheet of tin foil and fold it over top of your packet to create a lid of sorts. It doesn’t have to be perfect; all we want is to trap the heat from the fire and make sure the breakfast packet cooks somewhat evenly.
  6. Carefully place your foil packet in the fire, ideally near some coals and embers. Cook for 8-10 minutes in the fire and be sure to rotate the packet for an even cook. If your fire-pit has a built-in grate, the packet can cook on top of this as well. Keep in mind, that since it will be further from direct heat, you’ll need to let it to cook over the flames for longer, aim for 10-15 minutes.
  7. Carefully remove the foil packet from the fire using metal tongs and heat resistant gloves. Allow to cool briefly before removing the foil “lid”.
  8. Top off your piping hot breakfast with some hot sauce, ketchup or more shredded cheese (we won’t judge).

TIP: The best fire to cook over is one that has been burning for a long time. You don’t want to cook over roaring flames. Coals and embers = hot, even cooking

  • A breakfast meal prep setup on a red and white checkered tablecloth, featuring a yellow egg holder with 12 eggs, a bag of shredded cheese, a container of diced tomatoes, and a bag of Home Fries.
  • Overhead view of a foil-wrapped breakfast packet with home fries, two eggs, tomatoes and shredded cheese resting on a white and red checkered tablecloth
  • Overhead view of a foil-wrapped breakfast packet with home fries, two eggs, tomatoes and melted cheese resting on a white and red checkered tablecloth
  • Hand holding a spoonful of eggs, melted cheese and potato in front of a foil-wrapped breakast sitting on a red and white checkered tablecloth in an outdoor park setting, with a bag of home fries and a yellow egg holder blurred in the background.
  • A foil-wrapped breakast sits on a red and white checkered tablecloth in an outdoor park setting, with bags of home fries, shredded cheese and a yellow egg holder blurred in the background.
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