Turkey Camp Plot-Sitter Breakfast Skillet
A one-pan breakfast for the long sit at the edge of a green field, built from shelf-stable parts.
- calories
- 720
- weight
- 6 oz
- cal / oz
- 120
- protein
- 31 g
- serves
- 2, scales
- prep
- 5 min
- cook
- 15 min
- total time
- 20 min
- water
- 350 ml boiled
- cost
- $
Calorie and protein figures are my own estimates, good enough for planning a food bag and not meant as precise nutrition data.
- Breakfast
- Campfire coals
- Canister stove
- Car camping
- Basecamp
- Nut free
- One pot
- Pre-mix at home
- Shelf stable
- Basic
Ingredients
| Dehydrated hash brown potatoes | 1 1/2 cups | the shelf-stable carton kind, not frozen |
|---|---|---|
| Summer sausage | 5 oz | cut into coins at home |
| Dried onion and bell pepper flakes | 1/4 cup | |
| Powdered eggs | 6 tbsp | equals about 3 eggs |
| Olive oil | 2 tbsp | |
| Salt, pepper, smoked paprika | 1 tsp total | |
| Hot sauce packets | 2 |
Method
- Pour the hash browns and the dried vegetables into the pan and cover with about 250 ml of boiled water. Let them sit 10 minutes off the heat, then drain off anything that has not been absorbed.
- Set the pan over the fire or stove with the oil. Add the sausage coins and the drained potatoes. Press flat and leave them alone for five minutes so a crust forms.
- Whisk the powdered eggs with 100 ml of water in a mug until there are no dry lumps.
- Turn the hash once, pour the eggs over the top, and stir slowly until they set. Two minutes, no longer.
- Season, hit it with hot sauce, and eat straight from the pan.
Turkey season means being on the field edge before light and back at the truck by mid-morning, hungry. This is the meal for the back-at-the-truck part: one pan, no cooler, nothing that spoils in a warm vehicle over a four-day weekend.
The rehydration step is what makes it work. Dried hash browns dumped straight into hot oil stay gritty in the middle, so they soak first and fry second. Draining matters just as much — wet potatoes steam instead of browning, and the crust is the whole point. Powdered eggs go in last because they set fast and turn rubbery if they cook alongside everything else.
Packing
Hash browns, vegetable flakes, and spices go in one bag. Powdered eggs stay in their own bag or they pick up moisture from everything else. Sausage rides whole and gets cut at camp if the drive is long.
Variations
- Swap the sausage for a foil pouch of chicken if you want it leaner.
- Instant potato flakes work if you cannot find dried hash browns, but you get mash instead of crust.
https://realtree.com/turkey-blog-with-steve-hickoff/5-food-plots-to-help-you-tag-more-turkeys