
Baggie Omelet Camping Breakfast
Fun Camping Recipes for Kids
The Hobo Baggie Omelet is a fun and easy camping recipes for kids that they can make themselves, with just a little adult supervision.
Camping with kids is more fun for everyone when you let them be more involved in camp activities, and letting them make some of their own camp meals is a good start. Kids love to say, “I did it myself!”
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Hobo Omelet in a Baggie
Imagine their surprise when you show them how they can cook an egg omelet in a plastic baggie. Give them a variety of ingredients, and let them make it “their way.”
This is a straightforward recipe that only uses a pot of boiling water, a pair of tongs, (or a large serving spoon), and a Ziploc freezer bag for cooking equipment.
The recipe ingredients can be as simple as just eggs and shredded cheese, or as extensive as a “Western” omelet with onions, green peppers, and sausage and ham.
The basic steps: (let each camper do it themselves)
- Use a felt-tip pen or permanent marker to put the camper’s name or initials on the bag. (see Tip box below)
- Add eggs and desired ingredients. Seal bag.
- Squeeze and “mush-up” the baggie until all ingredients seem mixed together.
- Place the baggie in boiling water, making sure no part of the baggie hangs over the edge of the pot. (plastic on bare metal might melt)
- Baggie omelet should be done after only ten minutes, (or so), just use tongs to lift it out of the water and you can tell just by looking at it.
Safety Tip:
DO NOT use “regular” sandwich baggies, they may not be strong enough to be safe in boiling water, and your baggie must have a sealed closure like Ziploc’s double seal, or Glad’s “slider” seal. Ziploc’s quart-size freezer bags are recommended because of their strength, and strong double seal. Or you can use Ziploc’s new Zip N’ Steam Cooking bags
How to make a camping Hobo Omelet in a Baggie
Simple and easy – let the kids make their own Baggie Omelets.
Omelet recipe ingredients: (per camper)
- Eggs – 2 per camper. (3 for hearty appetites)
- Cheese – about 1/4 cup shredded cheddar.
- Salt & pepper – to taste.
Additional possibilities:
- Crumbled bacon or bacon bits
- Crumbled sausage
- Diced ham or Canadian bacon
- Chopped onions
- Diced green peppers
- Diced tomatoes
- Salsa
Tip:
You can turn this into a “that’s cheating” recipe by cooking/preparing any of the additional ingredients at home and bringing them to camp in Ziplocs. Then making a western-style omelet is as easy as just adding the ingredients you want – with no additional camp cooking
The kids can add their own ingredients without worrying too much about exact quantities, (within reason). It won’t mess up their omelet, and they get the pride of saying; “I did it myself.”
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