Campfire Dutch Oven Nacho Recipe
This campfire dutch oven nacho recipe is perfect for camping. With just a bit of preparation you can add this yummy camping meal to your next trip.
These dutch oven nachos are absolutely delicious and super easy to make! Our family makes this recipe all the time.
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Camping essentials for dutch oven recipes
- I love using this Lodge Cast Iron Skillet for all of my sauteing.
- These silicone tongs are perfect for flipping and grasping hot food.
- This 9QT Overmont Dutch Oven is my favorite for one pots style meals over the fire.
- These long handled wooden utensils make stirring easy and they don’t melt or get too hot!
- This cast iron scrubber set is perfect for safely cleaning your cast iron.
How to make this dutch oven nacho recipe
Ingredients:
- Ground beef, cooked and prepared at home
- Bell peppers, diced
- White onion, diced
- Jalapeno pepper, sliced
- Large bag nacho chips
- Cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- Sour cream
- Salsa
Directions
1. 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.
2. Line the dutch oven with parchment paper. This is optional but makes clean up a breeze!
3. Layer nacho chips, beef, pepper, onion and cheese in the dutch oven. We usually have 2-3 layers of nacho ingredients.
4. Cook, covered, over the campfire or grill for 15-20 minutes or until all of the cheese has melted.
Check out our How to Make a Campfire for Cooking post for lots of tips and tricks to having the perfect campfire.
Tips for camp cooking
- Menu planning for camping is something that I always do to stay organized. Grab this free Camping Meal Planner Printable to get started on your next trip.
- A Pie Iron Camp Cooker makes cooking over the open fire super easy. Check out these tips for using a pie iron for more inspiration!
- Foil Pie Plates make tinfoil packet meals even easier with the sturdy base that they provide.
This dutch oven recipe is such a great make ahead camping meal! It’s something where many of the ingredients can be easily pre-packed and left in the trailer for the next time you head out on a trip.
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 pie irons. These tools help to make clean up a breeze!
- Pack ingredients in 1 gallon size ziploc 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 Taco Salad recipes are some of my favorites.
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