Mountain Man Breakfast

This one-pot breakfast is the perfect meal for any scout gathering or family camping trip. When served with our campfire buttermilk biscuits, it simply can’t be beat.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds sausage
• 2 pounds frozen hash brown potatoes
• 8 eggs, beaten with ¼ cup water
• 2 cups cheese, grated

Directions

1. In a 12 Inch Camp Dutch Oven over a full bed of hot coals, fry and crumble sausage.
2. Remove cooked sausage and drain on paper towels.
3. Using the sausage drippings in the pan, brown potatoes and spread them evenly in bottom

of Dutch oven.

1. Place cooked sausage over potatoes. Pour eggs over sausage layer. Sprinkle top with

cheese.

1. Cook with 8 coals underneath Dutch oven and 16 on top for 20 to 25 minutes, until eggs are
2. cooked.

Notes

From the Lodge Cast Iron cookbook I picked up during my visit to the Lodge Museum of Cast Iron in South Pittsburg, Tennessee (June 2026). Contributed by Lodge Cast Iron. Recommended cookware: 6 Quart Camp Dutch.