Camp breakfast scramble
Dave Lalande · American Adventurer
Dave's camp breakfast. He makes a version of it every morning: it gets the day's vegetables in, and it is full of protein.

Once a week: the veggie bag
Cut up the bell peppers, onion and jalapeño all at once and keep them in a gallon bag. One bag lasts the week.
What goes in
- Bacon, cut in pieces — 3 strips The meat changes from day to day.
- Shredded hash browns — a big handful Easy to carry.
- The veggie bag: bell peppers, onion and jalapeño — 2 handfuls
- Salt, pepper and the spice of the day The spices change from day to day.
- Eggs — 3
Gear
- One burner
- One nonstick pan
- A spatula
The steps — about 18 minutes
- Heat the pan1 min
Pan on the burner, medium heat.Done when: The pan is warm. - Bacon first5 min
Bacon pieces into the pan. Stir now and then.Done when: Browned and crisp at the edges, and the fat has run. - Hash browns5 min
Hash browns in, spread thin in the bacon fat. Leave them alone, then turn them once.Done when: Golden brown underneath. - The veggie bag4 min
Two handfuls from the veggie bag. Stir now and then.Done when: The onion goes soft and the peppers char at the edges. - Season it30 sec
Salt, pepper and the spice of the day.Done when: Stirred through. - Three eggs2½ min
Crack 3 eggs over the scramble and stir them through.Done when: Just set, with no runny egg left. - Breakfast
Burner off. Seal the veggie bag for tomorrow.Done when: Ready to eat.
The amounts and minutes are rough. Cook to the “Done when” line, not the clock.
Cook it at camp in Dispersed 3D
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