Filled with bacon, scrambled eggs, and cheese, camping breakfast burritos are a quick and easy recipe for busy mornings on the go. Make ahead or cook them on the campfire!
When you're camping, breakfast burritos are an easy way to fill your stomach before a day of fun and exploring with your family. They're a satisfying meal that helps fuel you for the day's adventures.
While make ahead breakfast burritos for camping are a definite win, you can cook them up over the campfire in no time at all. All you need are a few ingredients and either a fire or a grill.
Why You'll Love This Camping Recipe
- One thing I love about these camping breakfast wraps, especially with kids, is the versatility. It's easy to switch up the ingredients; if you don't want bacon, you can add sausage instead.
- Have I mentioned, though, how satisfying the combination of bacon, egg, and cheese really is? It's full of protein and so delicious and filling.
- I love meals around the campfire. But I especially love a good camping breakfast because it fuels your day and gets you going. That's exactly what a breakfast burrito does.
- A breakfast burrito hits the spot and tastes really good, especially with a warm mug of campfire coffee.
- Breakfast burritos are convenient and portable. You can eat them at the campsite or take them on the go.
Another camping favorite of ours is our homemade version of the sausage McMuffin.
What's in a Breakfast Burrito?
For these burritos, you need just a few simple ingredients you can either prep before you go camping, or prep at the campsite.
Ingredients and Substitution Notes
- Bacon – You'll need a few slices of bacon, and be sure to save the bacon grease for frying the peppers and onions.
- Bell Pepper – Chop this up. I like to use colorful peppers. Not sure how to chop a pepper? Learn how to cut a bell pepper.
- Green Onions – Chop these up, as well.
- Large Eggs
- Salt and Pepper – For seasoning… You can use any seasoning you like.
- Flour Tortillas – I use gluten-free tortillas for my own burrito.
- Shredded Cheese – We like to use extra sharp cheddar and Monterey Jack.
While these camp breakfast burritos are filled with bacon, eggs, and cheese, there's no limit to what to put in breakfast burritos.
Just a Few More Ideas for Ingredients…
- Scrambled eggs, fried eggs, etc.
- Bacon
- Sausage
- Ham
- Cheddar cheese
- Monterey Jack cheese
- Pepper Jack cheese
- Green onions
- Bell peppers
- Tomatoes
- Hash browns, crispy fried potatoes, or tater tots
- Green chiles
- Seasonings – Salt, pepper, etc.
- Hot sauce
- Salsa and sour cream
The list could go on and on.
How to Make Camping Breakfast Burritos
Between cooking the ingredients and then assembling your breakfast wraps, making bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast burritos involves just a few simple steps.
Cook the Bacon and Egg Mixture…
- Start by cooking the bacon. We use our homemade griddle, which is very similar to this pizza pan.
- While the bacon's cooking, prep the bell peppers and green onions.
- Sauté the vegetables in a little bit of bacon grease, and then add the eggs.
- Scramble all the eggs in with the bell peppers, green onions, salt, and pepper.
How to Assemble Each Bacon and Egg Wrap
- Add a helping of the egg mixture to the center of a burrito size flour tortilla (or gluten-free tortilla). At this point, you can also add a little bit of hot sauce, salsa, or sour cream if you want.
- Next sprinkle on shredded cheddar and Monterey Jack.
- Wrap your burrito by folding the ends and folding over, rolling into a nice, tight burrito wrap.
- Then wrap the entire burrito in heavy duty foil. And now they're ready for the campfire (or grill).
How to Cook Breakfast Burritos on a Campfire
If you don't want a crispy texture, you don't even have to place the burritos on the fire or the grill.
If you do want a crispy texture, cooking campfire breakfast burritos is really simple…
- Your fire should be down to coals, with a little bit of flame here and there.
- While we prefer to use our tripod grill right down over the coals, you can cook them without any grill at all. Having them wrapped in foil allows you to lay them right onto the hot coals.
- Be aware, placing the wrapped burritos directly on the hot coals will require you to be diligent in turning them frequently so they don't burn on one side. Same if you're using a grill, whether a tripod grill on the campfire or an actual portable grill. You'll need to turn the burritos frequently to ensure they don't burn.
- Since everything inside the burritos is already cooked, you're just warming them enough to ensure the cheese is melted and give your tortilla a bit of a crispy texture.
Expert Tips and Recipe FAQ's
Yes, you can freeze the burritos for later. In fact, freezing them for later will allow you to just throw the frozen breakfast burritos in the cooler, and all you gotta do is warm them up over the fire or on the grill for breakfast. No prep or anything at the campsite. To freeze them, completely wrap the burritos in a layer of plastic wrap, and then a layer of heavy duty aluminum foil, place them in a single layer inside a gallon freezer bag, get all the air out of the bag as you seal it, and freeze.
Place the foil wrapped burritos in a camp oven, on a grill, or over the campfire, and turn them often 'til they've warmed. Turning them frequently ensures one side won't burn or heat more than the other. And warming them this way, you can keep a whole passel of burritos warm for a crowd.
The flour tortilla on a breakfast burrito can tend to get soggy; but there are things you can do to help prevent this. One thing that helps is to cool your filling before wrapping it in the tortilla; that way, the heat doesn't cause excess moisture, thus sogginess. Rolling the burrito extra tight will also help. And then giving it an extra layer of plastic wrap before you wrap it in foil, will help prevent soggy burrito. If you're reheating it at home, don't use the microwave; the microwave will definitely lead to a soggy burrito. Instead, use the oven or a griddle.
What to Serve with Camp Breakfast Burritos
If your crew wants more than just a burrito for breakfast or maybe they want something that pairs well with the burritos, here are a few ideas.
- Sour cream and basil salsa
- Hot sauce
- Guacamole
- Hash browns on the side
- Steak fries
- Fresh fruit or canned fruit
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Camping Breakfast Burritos
Equipment
- 2 Welding Gloves We've found that these work so much better than regular grilling gloves.
Ingredients
- 9 slices bacon
- 2-4 tablespoons bacon grease*
- 1 large bell pepper
- 6 green onions
- 12 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 6 burrito size flour tortillas**
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Instructions
- Start by cooking the bacon.
- While the bacon’s cooking, wash and chop/mince the bell pepper and green onions.
- Sauté the vegetables in the bacon grease for 3 to 5 minutes, or until tender.
- Scramble all the eggs in with the bell pepper, green onions, salt, and pepper, cooking the egg mixture thoroughly.
- Crumble and stir the bacon into the eggs.
- Begin assembling each breakfast wrap by adding a helping of the egg mixture to the center of each tortilla.
- If you want, you can add a little bit of hot sauce, salsa, or sour cream at this point.
- Next sprinkle on the shredded cheddar and Monterey Jack.
- Wrap your burrito by folding the ends and folding over, rolling into a nice, tight burrito wrap.
- If you want to melt the cheese more and give your tortilla a slightly crispy texture, wrap each burrito in heavy duty foil.
- Place the burritos directly on the hot coals of a campfire (or on a grill), and cook for 5-10 minutes, turning the burritos frequently to ensure they don't burn on one side.
- Serve with sour cream, salsa, and guacamole if desired.
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This is a great camping recipe, Danny! In fact, we have made breakfast burritos many times when camping out in the boonies.
Could I put the foil wrapped burrito in the crockpot on low and have them ready in the morning to grab and go? Would this make them soggy?
Hope, I think this would work so long as they are wrapped up in foil. Alternatively, you can also refrigerate the pre-made burritos, reheating them in the microwave or in the oven (350ºF for 5-10 minutes) the morning of. Your choice.
if you freeze them first do you need to take off the layer of plastic wrap before putting it over the fire?
Yes, never cook plastic!
If I did these at home, could I put them in the oven and if so ,what temp and for how long.
You can put them in the oven, probably at 350 for around 5-10 minutes. Or you can fry them in just a little bit of butter or bacon grease on a griddle. Then it gives them a slightly crispy texture. That’s my favorite way to heat them up at home.