Lumberjack Breakfast Platter

Name: Lumberjack Breakfast Platter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 cups pancake mix; 3 cups whole milk; 2 lb thick-cut bacon; 2 lb pork sausage links; 2 lb frozen hash browns; 8 large eggs; 2 cups maple syrup; 1/2 cup unsalted butter

Pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, and hash browns for a hungry crew.

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 40 min
Serves 8
Difficulty: medium

Eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, and hash browns on one big platter. The lumberjack spread for crews with big appetites after a long night.

1100Cal

49gProtein

87gCarbs

62gFat

Ingredients

4 cups pancake mix
3 cups whole milk
2 lb thick-cut bacon
2 lb pork sausage links
2 lb frozen hash browns
8 large eggs
2 cups maple syrup
1/2 cup unsalted butter

Instructions

Cook bacon and sausage: Lay bacon on sheet pans and roast at 400°F until crisp, about 15 minutes. Sear sausage links in a skillet over medium until browned and internal temperature reaches 160°F, about 12 minutes. Hold warm tented with foil.
Crisp hash browns: Spread hash browns on a lightly oiled griddle in a thin layer. Cook undisturbed 4 minutes for crust, then flip sections and cook until golden. Season with salt and pepper; hold warm.
Mix and griddle pancakes: Prepare pancake batter per package using milk and melted butter. Griddle silver-dollar pancakes over medium until bubbles form and edges set, flip, and cook until centers reach 190°F and bottoms are golden.
Cook eggs to order: Fry or scramble eggs in butter over medium heat until whites are fully set (165°F) for fried, or until scrambled curds are moist but not wet. Season each batch with salt and pepper.
Platter and serve: Arrange pancakes, bacon, sausage, hash browns, and eggs on warm platters with syrup and butter at the line. Serve family-style so the crew builds their own lumberjack plate.

Station workflow

Run oven bacon and griddle hash in parallel while one cook manages pancake batter.
Hold meats tented with foil on a warm tray—never cover bacon tightly or it steams soft.
Cook eggs last to order so yolks stay runny for crew who want dippers for hash.

Cleanup

Drain bacon fat from sheet pans into a heat-safe container once cooled.
Scrape griddle while still warm with a bench scraper before pancake batter dries on.

Leftovers

Reheat pancakes on a griddle 2 minutes per side; microwave makes them rubbery.
Chop leftover meats and potatoes into a next-day breakfast burrito filling with eggs.