Only one pan is required for this Campfire Nachos recipe and they can be made on the stovetop, grill or even over a campfire!
Why This Recipe Works
Campfire Nachos are my new favorite summer treat. One pan, a campfire and a heaping pile of delicious food is the best thing ever!
We are on Day 24 of our big summer adventure. It has certainly been an adventure. We’ve seen amazingly beautiful places and we have experienced some unexpected pitfalls, as well.
We have been making tons of easy recipes on the road and this has been one of our recent favorites. It requires very little chopping and all comes together in a single pan.
Dan and I sat down and devoured these delicious Campfire Nachos in a single meal. No judging. Being on the road works up an appetite!
How To Make Campfire Nachos
Making your own nachos in a cast iron skillet or a Dutch oven is perfect for outdoor nachos!
STEP 1
Spray a cast iron skillet with cooking spray. Cook the ground beef over medium heat (using grill, campfire or stovetop) until it is no longer pink. Create a hole in the center of the meat and add jalapeños and green onions.
Cook, stirring frequently for 3-4 minutes. Transfer mixture to a bowl and line the bottom of the hot skillet with chips.
STEP 2
Pour the ground beef-green onion mixture evenly over the chips. Top with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and salsa/taco sauce. Dig in immediately!
Recipe Notes
- These can be versatile and can be catered to your liking. Swap out the veggies for different ones or use a flavored variety of potato chip.
- Replace ground beef with sausage or chicken, if desired.
- Add avocados and sour cream to the top.
- Place a lid over the nachos to trap the steam which will help the cheese to melt more quickly. Don’t have a lid? Use aluminum foil!
How Many People Can Eat Campfire Nachos
That’s the beauty of the layers – stack them up, customize the ingredients, let them heat together and voila! You can feed approximately 4 people with this recipe!
Are Nachos Good Eaten Cold
I love to eat the nachos hot and right from the campfire. Much like cold pizza, there’s something I enjoy about eating nachos once they’ve cooled off and the cheese has hardened. You can enjoy leftovers for sure!
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Campfire Nachos Recipe
Equipment
- Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 jalapeno pepper sliced
- 1 bunch green onions thinly sliced, white and green parts
- 1 bag tortilla chips
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
- 2 cups iceberg lettuce chopped
- 1 tomato chopped
- salsa or taco sauce for drizzling, dipping
Instructions
- In a cast-iron skillet, cook ground beef over medium heat (using grill, campfire or stovetop) until no longer pink. Create a hole in the center of the meat and add jalapeños and green onions. Cook, stirring frequently for 3-4 minutes. Transfer mixture to a bowl and line the bottom of the hot skillet with chips.
- Pour the ground beef-green onion mixture evenly over the chips. Top with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and salsa/taco sauce. Dig in immediately!
Notes
- These can be versatile and can be catered to your liking. Swap out the veggies for different ones or use a flavored variety of potato chip.
- Use sausage or chicken for the meat instead of ground beef or add avocados and sour cream to the top. Get creative!
- Once the nachos are layered, try putting a lid over the top to trap the steam which will help the cheese to melt more quickly. Don’t have a lid? Use aluminum foil!
Can’t wait to try this one on our next camping trip! Thanks!
There’s so many ways to enjoy it – have fun with it!
Love it
Thank you for sharing!
Lettuce on nachos is gross. Who like hot wilted lettuce? And if it’s not hot an wilted then the nachos are not hot enough, yuck!
Simple fix – omit the lettuce on yours! Thanks for sharing!