Show & Tell: Breakfast Catastrophe

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Janet Johnson, an assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 422 in Enumclaw, Wash., is a Cooking merit badge counselor.

“I frequently cook for the Scoutmasters on our campouts,” Johnson says. “When I do, I like to cook meals that Scouts could cook. I want to set an example and show them what they can do.”

At the troop’s annual pioneering weekend, Johnson wanted to add a little heat to a breakfast casserole, which she affectionally calls a “catastrophe,” so instead of country sausage, she used Italian.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 pound Italian sausage

1 medium white onion, peeled and diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 red bell pepper, cored and diced

6 eggs

1⁄3 cup milk

1 bag (20-ounce) frozen hash browns, thawed

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

1⁄4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

3 thinly sliced green onions

Directions

Either on coals or on a propane stove, preheat a 12-inch Dutch oven and add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add the onion and red pepper, and sauté for 5 minutes until cooked. Add the garlic and sauté for an additional 2 minutes until fragrant. Add the sausage and brown it, crumbling with a spoon as it cooks. Remove from heat. Add the hash browns and 1 1⁄2 cups cheese. Stir to combine.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and black pepper. Add them to the Dutch oven and stir to combine. Top with the remaining 1⁄2 cup of shredded cheese. Cover and move to coals. Bake using 18 coals on the lid and nine coals underneath for 1 hour. Sprinkle with green onions and serve.