Campfire Dutch Oven Nachos Camping Recipe
Crispy tortilla chips layered with gooey cheese, savory meat and zesty salsa, cooked to perfection over the hot coals of a campfire in a cast iron dutch oven.
These campfire Dutch oven nachos are so freaking delicious and make the perfect camping meal for my entire family! Layers of chips are loaded up with taco meat, all our favorite toppings, and plenty of gooey cheese.
They taste even better than the ones we have at the pub after a long day of riding or hiking. Add this delicious recipe for cheesy nachos to your camping meal plan!
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Even if you aren’t heading into the great outdoors, this simple recipe is perfect for a lazy weeknight dinner at home.
Campfire Dutch Oven Nachos
With a little prep work before you leave, these loaded campfire nachos are super easy to prepare while camping! I always like to have the ground beef seasoned, cooked, and stored in a large freezer bag to pack for our trip.
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Tips for Camping Meal Preparation
- Prepare meals in advance at home whenever possible. Leave most of the mess at home, where running water is more accessible and clean up is easier. Trust me on this one!
- Create “one pot” family style meals for quick dinners that don’t require a lot of thought.
- Use tinfoil packets, foil pie pans, or camp cookers. These tools help to make clean up a breeze!
- Pack ingredients in 1-gallon freezer bags for flexible storage in small fridges and coolers.
- Plan meals that use similar ingredients to help make packing and planning easy. These Cheesy Vegetable Campfire Dip, Loaded Campfire Potatoes, and Tinfoil Packet Nacho Dip recipes are some of our favorites.
- Use my blank printable meal plan or camping meal plans to help organize your next trip.
Ingredients
- Ground beef, cooked and prepared at home
- Bell peppers, diced – I like to use a combination of green and red peppers.
- White onion, diced – red onion could be substituted.
- Jalapeno pepper, sliced – optional of course.
- Large bag nacho chips – pick your favorite nachos!
- Cheddar cheese, shredded
- Sour cream
- Salsa
Instructions
- Prepare the ground beef at home and cook with 1-2 tsp of taco seasoning. Allow it to cool before placing into a large freezer bag for easy storage and packing.
- Line the Dutch oven with parchment paper. This is optional, but makes clean up a breeze!
- Layer nacho chips, beef, peppers, onion, and cheese in the Dutch oven. We usually have 2-3 layers of nacho ingredients.
- Cook, covered, over the campfire or grill for 15-20 minutes or until all of the cheese has melted.
These campfire nachos are the perfect make-ahead meal for camping! I dice up all of the veggies and shred the cheese at home before we leave.
Then all I have to do is throw it all in the Dutch oven. Super quick, simple, and delicious!
Additional Toppings
- Try different kinds of cheeses. Monterey jack, pepper jack, and Tex Mex blends are all really delicious options.
- Refried beans
- Black beans
- Black olives
- Green chiles
- Green onions
- Pico de gallo
- Fresh cilantro
We make nachos for pretty much every occasion, be sure to check out these air fryer nachos and skillet nachos too!
Add these easy campfire nachos to the menu for your next camping trip. They are sure to get a 5-star review!
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef cooked and prepared at home
- 2 bell peppers diced
- 1/2 white onion diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper sliced
- 1 large bag nacho chips
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
- Sour cream
- Salsa
Instructions
- Prepare the ground beef at home and cook with 1-2 tsp of taco seasoning. Allow it to cool before placing into a large freezer bag for easy storage and packing.
- Line the dutch oven with parchment paper. This is optional but makes clean up a breeze!
- Layer nacho chips, beef, pepper, onion and cheese in the dutch oven. We usually have 2-3 layers of nacho ingredients.
- Cook, covered, over the campfire or grill for 15-20 minutes or until all of the cheese has melted.
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