Lumberjack Breakfast Foil Packs

Enjoy a lumberjack breakfast foil pack for breakfast and this hearty, delicious meal will keep your belly happy until lunchtime. It’s a fun campfire meal.

Also try campfire mac and cheese, campfire banana boats, pie iron breakfast bake or any of my easy campfire recipes.

Why You’ll Love It

Quick and easy: The best dishes to make when camping are simple ones and, to make this, you simply need to enclose your ingredients in foil sheets and pop them on the campfire – such an easy camping meal!
Hearty and tasty: This camping alternative to a hearty cooked breakfast is every bit as delicious.
Customizable: With breakfast foil packs you can decide what to include. Swap the bacon for sausage, use different veggies or add some shredded cheese. You’ll find that anything goes!

Lumberjack Foil Pack Ingredients

A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.

Potatoes: Use any kind you want. Unless you are using baby potatoes, you should chop them up, otherwise they’ll take too long to cook through.
Veggies: I like to use onion, bell pepper and garlic. You can add others too, maybe sliced mushrooms or cherry tomatoes.
Breakfast sausage links: Swap for breakfast patties instead if you want. The cooking time might be a little different. Use frozen cooked ones so you just have to heat and serve.
Eggs: A breakfast staple!
Seasonings: I find that garlic powder, paprika and dried chives add plenty of flavor, along with a dash each of salt and black pepper.
Olive oil: Use another oil if you prefer.

How to Make Camping Breakfast Foil Packets

For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.

Prepare the fire: Get your open fire nice (read my tips for how to cook over a campfire) and hot or preheat the grill to 400°F and prepare an area for indirect cooking (i.e. not directly over the heat source).
Prepare the vegetables: Mix the vegetables with the oil. Add the seasonings and toss to mix.
Make the foil packets: Cut two 12-inch foil sheets and put half of the vegetable mixture on each one, topped with the breakfast sausage. Make a well and crack in the egg, adding salt and pepper too. Close the large sheets of foil tightly to enclose the ingredients. If your foil doesn’t seem very strong use four foil sheets instead of two, so you can double up.
Cook them: Grill for 15 to 18 minutes over a medium high heat or until the potatoes are tender or to your desired doneness, then open packs and serve hot.

Substitutions and Variations

Gluten-free option: If you want a gluten-free version, ensure your breakfast sausage is gluten-free.
Spice it up: Add sliced jalapenos, banana peppers, chili powder, or hot sauce.
Make it kid-friendly: When the potatoes are tender, add a handful of shredded cheese and continue cooking on the grill for 2 or 3 minutes to melt it.
Other add-ins: Include chopped fresh herbs, seasoning salt, mushrooms (for potassium!) and/or fresh spinach to make this the perfect meal for your palate.

Serving Suggestions

Breakfast sides: Enjoy your lumberjack breakfast foil pack with a fruit cup or breakfast fries. This banana split with berries with maple syrup is another great brekkie option.
Something sweet: These pie iron cherry pies are perfect if you’re camping! You can also bring these granola bars along or give yourself an energy boost with homemade trail mix.
To drink: Boil your water over the campfire and make yourself a morning coffee!

How to Store Camping Breakfast Foil Packs

Store: The sausage and potatoes will keep for a couple of days in the fridge but it’s best to throw out the eggs as they don’t keep as well.
Freeze: This isn’t really suitable for freezing (and you probably won’t be taking your freezer camping anyway!)
Reheat: Put it back on the BBQ or cook it in an air fryer at 350°F for 2 or 3 minutes.