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Campfire Nachos – no worries  

Campfire nachos loaded with a favourite topping is the perfect lazy meal to cook over the campfire.

Not only does it require minimum effort to put together, especially if you use tinned ingredients, but you also don’t need to do much washing up as it can eaten out of the tray using fingers. This blog will detail how you can go about making nachos in a dutch oven and, if you don’t have a dutch oven, how to make them in an aluminium tray over the campfire.

Campfire Nachos – no worries. Loaded nachos is the perfect lazy meal to cook over the. Not only does it require minimum effort to put together, especially if you use tinned ingredients, but you also don’t need to do much washing up as it can eaten out of the tray using fingers. This blog will detail how you can go about making nachos in a dutch oven and, if you don’t have a dutch oven, how to make them in an aluminium tray over the campfire.   The dutch oven method Dutch ovens are a great addition to your camping equipment. To use a dutch oven, you need to heat up around 18 coals. You then place the dutch oven over two thirds of these coals, and place the leftover third of coals on top of the lid. They work by heating the food from on top as well as underneath, basically acting like a normal oven. Although for this recipe, you don’t need to place coals on the lid, just to place a lid or some foil on your dutch oven, cast iron skillet, or aluminium tray in order to melt the cheese.   To make nachos in a dutch oven, I would recommend starting by lining the bottom and sides of the oven with foil or baking paper. Although this step isn’t essential its really useful for a much easier clean-up. Then lightly oil the bottom of the pan with some neutral oil- this will stop the nachos from sticking together. To make this recipe you will need around 500g tortilla chips and around 200g passata, or any kind of Mexican style chilli tomato sauce.   You will also need 120g grated cheese, you can use a mixture of any semi-hard cheese you feel like, but cheddar does work well. To make this recipe you will also need a can of black or kidney beans, one large avocado- cut into chunks, 4-5 sliced spring onions and a handful of chopped coriander.   Start by spreading a third of the tortilla chips on the bottom of the dutch oven. T hen add a quarter of the tomato sauce, black beans and grated cheese, with a handful of the avocado, spring onions and coriander. Repeat this process for the second layer. Then build up the final layer using the remaining third of chips, half each of the tomato sauce, beans and cheese. Top with the remainder of the avocado, coriander and spring onions.   Place the lid on the dutch oven and put it over your campfire or over coals. If you choose to cook over the campfire, make sure it has burnt down to the hot embers, as these emit a more controlled heat- trying to cook over flames will only result in your food getting burnt. The lid should trap steam in the dutch oven, melting the cheese and slightly softening the tortilla chips. If you don’t have a lid for your dutch oven, you can just use a sheet of aluminium foil or even a plate. You can also use a cast-iron skillet with a lid for this recipe. Cook for around 10 minutes until all the cheese has melted. Then serve with lime wedges, as the dutch oven will be very hot, using a large spoon to put portions of the nachos on plates for people to enjoy, instead of eating it straight out of the oven.   For loads more tips on cooking over a campfire, and some tasty breakfast recipes, be sure to check out Campfire Breakfast in style.   Cooking nachos in aluminium trays If you don’t have a dutch oven, then you can also cook nachos over the campfire in aluminium trays. Build the nachos in a large aluminium tray as you would in the dutch oven, layering until the tray is full. You could even make multiple trays of nachos if you’re cooking for multiple people. Or if you’re cooking for picky eaters who don’t like one part of the nachos topping you can super easily make a separate portion without that ingredient. For loads more tips on cooking for picky eaters check out, Camping Favourites for Fussy Eaters.   Once you’ve finished assembling the nachos, place some aluminium foil on the trays, crimping it around the edges. Then place them on a wire rack over a campfire that has burnt down to the embers. Again, cook for around 10 minutes (although it depends on how hot your campfire is and how big the tray is), the nachos will be done once all the cheese has melted.   Alternative ingredients If you’d like a healthier alternative to tortilla chips for your nachos, you can use sliced sweet potato instead. Although keep in mind the fact that the sweet potato will take a lot longer to cook than nachos made with tortilla chips. It can take around 30 minutes, but be sure to check as this depends on the heat of the fire.   You can also add some finely chopped tomatoes, onions, chillis and red or green peppers. Although you can add raw chopped onions, we like to sauté our onions first. If you want you can definitely add some meat to the nachos, just split it between layers like the rest of the fillings. Sauté the uncooked ground meat with some taco seasoning on a pan over your camping stove. Make sure it’s thoroughly cooked before building your nachos. You could also replace the ground meat with a vegetarian or vegan alternative.   If you like food a bit spicier, you can also add some chillis. Like the onions, you could add these raw or sauté them before splitting between the different layers and sprinkling on top. You could also add jalapenos. The recipe above is more of a guide than a strict recipe, so feel free to experiment and add whatever you feel like!   I hope that this blog has inspired you to try making some nachos over the campfire on your next camping trip. It is the perfect lazy and tasty meal, ideal for enjoying around your campfire with a beer.

The dutch oven method

Dutch ovens are a great addition to your camping equipment.

Campfire Nachos – no worries. Loaded nachos is the perfect lazy meal to cook over the. Not only does it require minimum effort to put together, especially if you use tinned ingredients, but you also don’t need to do much washing up as it can eaten out of the tray using fingers. This blog will detail how you can go about making nachos in a dutch oven and, if you don’t have a dutch oven, how to make them in an aluminium tray over the campfire.   The dutch oven method Dutch ovens are a great addition to your camping equipment. To use a dutch oven, you need to heat up around 18 coals. You then place the dutch oven over two thirds of these coals, and place the leftover third of coals on top of the lid. They work by heating the food from on top as well as underneath, basically acting like a normal oven. Although for this recipe, you don’t need to place coals on the lid, just to place a lid or some foil on your dutch oven, cast iron skillet, or aluminium tray in order to melt the cheese.   To make nachos in a dutch oven, I would recommend starting by lining the bottom and sides of the oven with foil or baking paper. Although this step isn’t essential its really useful for a much easier clean-up. Then lightly oil the bottom of the pan with some neutral oil- this will stop the nachos from sticking together. To make this recipe you will need around 500g tortilla chips and around 200g passata, or any kind of Mexican style chilli tomato sauce.   You will also need 120g grated cheese, you can use a mixture of any semi-hard cheese you feel like, but cheddar does work well. To make this recipe you will also need a can of black or kidney beans, one large avocado- cut into chunks, 4-5 sliced spring onions and a handful of chopped coriander.   Start by spreading a third of the tortilla chips on the bottom of the dutch oven. T hen add a quarter of the tomato sauce, black beans and grated cheese, with a handful of the avocado, spring onions and coriander. Repeat this process for the second layer. Then build up the final layer using the remaining third of chips, half each of the tomato sauce, beans and cheese. Top with the remainder of the avocado, coriander and spring onions.   Place the lid on the dutch oven and put it over your campfire or over coals. If you choose to cook over the campfire, make sure it has burnt down to the hot embers, as these emit a more controlled heat- trying to cook over flames will only result in your food getting burnt. The lid should trap steam in the dutch oven, melting the cheese and slightly softening the tortilla chips. If you don’t have a lid for your dutch oven, you can just use a sheet of aluminium foil or even a plate. You can also use a cast-iron skillet with a lid for this recipe. Cook for around 10 minutes until all the cheese has melted. Then serve with lime wedges, as the dutch oven will be very hot, using a large spoon to put portions of the nachos on plates for people to enjoy, instead of eating it straight out of the oven.   For loads more tips on cooking over a campfire, and some tasty breakfast recipes, be sure to check out Campfire Breakfast in style.   Cooking nachos in aluminium trays If you don’t have a dutch oven, then you can also cook nachos over the campfire in aluminium trays. Build the nachos in a large aluminium tray as you would in the dutch oven, layering until the tray is full. You could even make multiple trays of nachos if you’re cooking for multiple people. Or if you’re cooking for picky eaters who don’t like one part of the nachos topping you can super easily make a separate portion without that ingredient. For loads more tips on cooking for picky eaters check out, Camping Favourites for Fussy Eaters.   Once you’ve finished assembling the nachos, place some aluminium foil on the trays, crimping it around the edges. Then place them on a wire rack over a campfire that has burnt down to the embers. Again, cook for around 10 minutes (although it depends on how hot your campfire is and how big the tray is), the nachos will be done once all the cheese has melted.   Alternative ingredients If you’d like a healthier alternative to tortilla chips for your nachos, you can use sliced sweet potato instead. Although keep in mind the fact that the sweet potato will take a lot longer to cook than nachos made with tortilla chips. It can take around 30 minutes, but be sure to check as this depends on the heat of the fire.   You can also add some finely chopped tomatoes, onions, chillis and red or green peppers. Although you can add raw chopped onions, we like to sauté our onions first. If you want you can definitely add some meat to the nachos, just split it between layers like the rest of the fillings. Sauté the uncooked ground meat with some taco seasoning on a pan over your camping stove. Make sure it’s thoroughly cooked before building your nachos. You could also replace the ground meat with a vegetarian or vegan alternative.   If you like food a bit spicier, you can also add some chillis. Like the onions, you could add these raw or sauté them before splitting between the different layers and sprinkling on top. You could also add jalapenos. The recipe above is more of a guide than a strict recipe, so feel free to experiment and add whatever you feel like!   I hope that this blog has inspired you to try making some nachos over the campfire on your next camping trip. It is the perfect lazy and tasty meal, ideal for enjoying around your campfire with a beer.

To use a dutch oven, you need to heat up around 18 coals.

You then place the dutch oven over two thirds of these coals, and place the leftover third of coals on top of the lid. They work by heating the food from on top as well as underneath, basically acting like a normal oven. Although for this recipe, you don’t need to place coals on the lid, just to place a lid or some foil on your dutch oven, cast iron skillet, or aluminium tray in order to melt the cheese.  

To make nachos in a dutch oven, I would recommend starting by lining the bottom and sides of the oven with foil or baking paper. Although this step isn’t essential its really useful for a much easier clean-up. Then lightly oil the bottom of the pan with some neutral oil- this will stop the nachos from sticking together.

To make this recipe you will need around 500g tortilla chips and around 200g passata, or any kind of Mexican style chilli tomato sauce.  

You will also need 120g grated cheese, you can use a mixture of any semi-hard cheese you feel like, but cheddar does work well.

To make this recipe you will also need a can of black or kidney beans, one large avocado- cut into chunks, 4-5 sliced spring onions and a handful of chopped coriander.  

Start by spreading a third of the tortilla chips on the bottom of the dutch oven. T

hen add a quarter of the tomato sauce, black beans and grated cheese, with a handful of the avocado, spring onions and coriander.

Repeat this process for the second layer.

Then build up the final layer using the remaining third of chips, half each of the tomato sauce, beans and cheese.

Top with the remainder of the avocado, coriander and spring onions.  

Place the lid on the dutch oven and put it over your campfire or over coals.

If you choose to cook over the campfire, make sure it has burnt down to the hot embers, as these emit a more controlled heat- trying to cook over flames will only result in your food getting burnt.

The lid should trap steam in the dutch oven, melting the cheese and slightly softening the tortilla chips.

If you don’t have a lid for your dutch oven, you can just use a sheet of aluminium foil or even a plate. You can also use a cast-iron skillet with a lid for this recipe.

Cook for around 10 minutes until all the cheese has melted.

Then serve with lime wedges, as the dutch oven will be very hot, using a large spoon to put portions of the nachos on plates for people to enjoy, instead of eating it straight out of the oven.  

For loads more tips on cooking over a campfire, and some tasty breakfast recipes, be sure to check out Campfire Breakfast in style.  

Campfire Nachos – no worries. Loaded nachos is the perfect lazy meal to cook over the. Not only does it require minimum effort to put together, especially if you use tinned ingredients, but you also don’t need to do much washing up as it can eaten out of the tray using fingers. This blog will detail how you can go about making nachos in a dutch oven and, if you don’t have a dutch oven, how to make them in an aluminium tray over the campfire.   The dutch oven method Dutch ovens are a great addition to your camping equipment. To use a dutch oven, you need to heat up around 18 coals. You then place the dutch oven over two thirds of these coals, and place the leftover third of coals on top of the lid. They work by heating the food from on top as well as underneath, basically acting like a normal oven. Although for this recipe, you don’t need to place coals on the lid, just to place a lid or some foil on your dutch oven, cast iron skillet, or aluminium tray in order to melt the cheese.   To make nachos in a dutch oven, I would recommend starting by lining the bottom and sides of the oven with foil or baking paper. Although this step isn’t essential its really useful for a much easier clean-up. Then lightly oil the bottom of the pan with some neutral oil- this will stop the nachos from sticking together. To make this recipe you will need around 500g tortilla chips and around 200g passata, or any kind of Mexican style chilli tomato sauce.   You will also need 120g grated cheese, you can use a mixture of any semi-hard cheese you feel like, but cheddar does work well. To make this recipe you will also need a can of black or kidney beans, one large avocado- cut into chunks, 4-5 sliced spring onions and a handful of chopped coriander.   Start by spreading a third of the tortilla chips on the bottom of the dutch oven. T hen add a quarter of the tomato sauce, black beans and grated cheese, with a handful of the avocado, spring onions and coriander. Repeat this process for the second layer. Then build up the final layer using the remaining third of chips, half each of the tomato sauce, beans and cheese. Top with the remainder of the avocado, coriander and spring onions.   Place the lid on the dutch oven and put it over your campfire or over coals. If you choose to cook over the campfire, make sure it has burnt down to the hot embers, as these emit a more controlled heat- trying to cook over flames will only result in your food getting burnt. The lid should trap steam in the dutch oven, melting the cheese and slightly softening the tortilla chips. If you don’t have a lid for your dutch oven, you can just use a sheet of aluminium foil or even a plate. You can also use a cast-iron skillet with a lid for this recipe. Cook for around 10 minutes until all the cheese has melted. Then serve with lime wedges, as the dutch oven will be very hot, using a large spoon to put portions of the nachos on plates for people to enjoy, instead of eating it straight out of the oven.   For loads more tips on cooking over a campfire, and some tasty breakfast recipes, be sure to check out Campfire Breakfast in style.   Cooking nachos in aluminium trays If you don’t have a dutch oven, then you can also cook nachos over the campfire in aluminium trays. Build the nachos in a large aluminium tray as you would in the dutch oven, layering until the tray is full. You could even make multiple trays of nachos if you’re cooking for multiple people. Or if you’re cooking for picky eaters who don’t like one part of the nachos topping you can super easily make a separate portion without that ingredient. For loads more tips on cooking for picky eaters check out, Camping Favourites for Fussy Eaters.   Once you’ve finished assembling the nachos, place some aluminium foil on the trays, crimping it around the edges. Then place them on a wire rack over a campfire that has burnt down to the embers. Again, cook for around 10 minutes (although it depends on how hot your campfire is and how big the tray is), the nachos will be done once all the cheese has melted.   Alternative ingredients If you’d like a healthier alternative to tortilla chips for your nachos, you can use sliced sweet potato instead. Although keep in mind the fact that the sweet potato will take a lot longer to cook than nachos made with tortilla chips. It can take around 30 minutes, but be sure to check as this depends on the heat of the fire.   You can also add some finely chopped tomatoes, onions, chillis and red or green peppers. Although you can add raw chopped onions, we like to sauté our onions first. If you want you can definitely add some meat to the nachos, just split it between layers like the rest of the fillings. Sauté the uncooked ground meat with some taco seasoning on a pan over your camping stove. Make sure it’s thoroughly cooked before building your nachos. You could also replace the ground meat with a vegetarian or vegan alternative.   If you like food a bit spicier, you can also add some chillis. Like the onions, you could add these raw or sauté them before splitting between the different layers and sprinkling on top. You could also add jalapenos. The recipe above is more of a guide than a strict recipe, so feel free to experiment and add whatever you feel like!   I hope that this blog has inspired you to try making some nachos over the campfire on your next camping trip. It is the perfect lazy and tasty meal, ideal for enjoying around your campfire with a beer.

Cooking nachos in aluminium trays

If you don’t have a dutch oven, then you can also cook nachos over the campfire in aluminium trays.

Build the nachos in a large aluminium tray as you would in the dutch oven, layering until the tray is full. You could even make multiple trays of nachos if you’re cooking for multiple people. Or if you’re cooking for picky eaters who don’t like one part of the nachos topping you can super easily make a separate portion without that ingredient.

For loads more tips on cooking for picky eaters check out, Camping Favourites for Fussy Eaters.  

Once you’ve finished assembling the nachos, place some aluminium foil on the trays, crimping it around the edges. Then place them on a wire rack over a campfire that has burnt down to the embers.

Again, cook for around 10 minutes (although it depends on how hot your campfire is and how big the tray is), the nachos will be done once all the cheese has melted.  

Alternative ingredients

If you’d like a healthier alternative to tortilla chips for your nachos, you can use sliced sweet potato instead. Although keep in mind the fact that the sweet potato will take a lot longer to cook than nachos made with tortilla chips. It can take around 30 minutes, but be sure to check as this depends on the heat of the fire.   You can also add some finely chopped tomatoes, onions, chillis and red or green peppers. Although you can add raw chopped onions, we like to sauté our onions first. If you want you can definitely add some meat to the nachos, just split it between layers like the rest of the fillings. Sauté the uncooked ground meat with some taco seasoning on a pan over your camping stove. Make sure it’s thoroughly cooked before building your nachos. You could also replace the ground meat with a vegetarian or vegan alternative.  

Campfire Nachos – no worries. Loaded nachos is the perfect lazy meal to cook over the. Not only does it require minimum effort to put together, especially if you use tinned ingredients, but you also don’t need to do much washing up as it can eaten out of the tray using fingers. This blog will detail how you can go about making nachos in a dutch oven and, if you don’t have a dutch oven, how to make them in an aluminium tray over the campfire.   The dutch oven method Dutch ovens are a great addition to your camping equipment. To use a dutch oven, you need to heat up around 18 coals. You then place the dutch oven over two thirds of these coals, and place the leftover third of coals on top of the lid. They work by heating the food from on top as well as underneath, basically acting like a normal oven. Although for this recipe, you don’t need to place coals on the lid, just to place a lid or some foil on your dutch oven, cast iron skillet, or aluminium tray in order to melt the cheese.   To make nachos in a dutch oven, I would recommend starting by lining the bottom and sides of the oven with foil or baking paper. Although this step isn’t essential its really useful for a much easier clean-up. Then lightly oil the bottom of the pan with some neutral oil- this will stop the nachos from sticking together. To make this recipe you will need around 500g tortilla chips and around 200g passata, or any kind of Mexican style chilli tomato sauce.   You will also need 120g grated cheese, you can use a mixture of any semi-hard cheese you feel like, but cheddar does work well. To make this recipe you will also need a can of black or kidney beans, one large avocado- cut into chunks, 4-5 sliced spring onions and a handful of chopped coriander.   Start by spreading a third of the tortilla chips on the bottom of the dutch oven. T hen add a quarter of the tomato sauce, black beans and grated cheese, with a handful of the avocado, spring onions and coriander. Repeat this process for the second layer. Then build up the final layer using the remaining third of chips, half each of the tomato sauce, beans and cheese. Top with the remainder of the avocado, coriander and spring onions.   Place the lid on the dutch oven and put it over your campfire or over coals. If you choose to cook over the campfire, make sure it has burnt down to the hot embers, as these emit a more controlled heat- trying to cook over flames will only result in your food getting burnt. The lid should trap steam in the dutch oven, melting the cheese and slightly softening the tortilla chips. If you don’t have a lid for your dutch oven, you can just use a sheet of aluminium foil or even a plate. You can also use a cast-iron skillet with a lid for this recipe. Cook for around 10 minutes until all the cheese has melted. Then serve with lime wedges, as the dutch oven will be very hot, using a large spoon to put portions of the nachos on plates for people to enjoy, instead of eating it straight out of the oven.   For loads more tips on cooking over a campfire, and some tasty breakfast recipes, be sure to check out Campfire Breakfast in style.   Cooking nachos in aluminium trays If you don’t have a dutch oven, then you can also cook nachos over the campfire in aluminium trays. Build the nachos in a large aluminium tray as you would in the dutch oven, layering until the tray is full. You could even make multiple trays of nachos if you’re cooking for multiple people. Or if you’re cooking for picky eaters who don’t like one part of the nachos topping you can super easily make a separate portion without that ingredient. For loads more tips on cooking for picky eaters check out, Camping Favourites for Fussy Eaters.   Once you’ve finished assembling the nachos, place some aluminium foil on the trays, crimping it around the edges. Then place them on a wire rack over a campfire that has burnt down to the embers. Again, cook for around 10 minutes (although it depends on how hot your campfire is and how big the tray is), the nachos will be done once all the cheese has melted.   Alternative ingredients If you’d like a healthier alternative to tortilla chips for your nachos, you can use sliced sweet potato instead. Although keep in mind the fact that the sweet potato will take a lot longer to cook than nachos made with tortilla chips. It can take around 30 minutes, but be sure to check as this depends on the heat of the fire.   You can also add some finely chopped tomatoes, onions, chillis and red or green peppers. Although you can add raw chopped onions, we like to sauté our onions first. If you want you can definitely add some meat to the nachos, just split it between layers like the rest of the fillings. Sauté the uncooked ground meat with some taco seasoning on a pan over your camping stove. Make sure it’s thoroughly cooked before building your nachos. You could also replace the ground meat with a vegetarian or vegan alternative.   If you like food a bit spicier, you can also add some chillis. Like the onions, you could add these raw or sauté them before splitting between the different layers and sprinkling on top. You could also add jalapenos. The recipe above is more of a guide than a strict recipe, so feel free to experiment and add whatever you feel like!   I hope that this blog has inspired you to try making some nachos over the campfire on your next camping trip. It is the perfect lazy and tasty meal, ideal for enjoying around your campfire with a beer.

If you like food a bit spicier, you can also add some chillis. Like the onions, you could add these raw or sauté them before splitting between the different layers and sprinkling on top. You could also add jalapenos. The recipe above is more of a guide than a strict recipe, so feel free to experiment and add whatever you feel like!   I hope that this blog has inspired you to try making some nachos over the campfire on your next camping trip. It is the perfect lazy and tasty meal, ideal for enjoying around your campfire with a beer.

Here’s me signing out and thank you so much for reading.

Lily Crooke / Environmental and Recreational author

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