Campfire Grilled Nachos
Grilled Nachos are fun to make over the campfire or on a grill. The recipe is adaptable for each camper to enjoy.
It is no secret, we love to eat! We especially love to eat while we camp. There is just something tastier about food cooked over the fire or in cast iron on the grill or campfire. Do you agree?
We came up with these campfire grill nachos that are so easy to make and quite tasty! We have since posted Grilled Walking Taco Nachos and Tater Tot Nachos that you should check out! They are even easier to make than these loaded nachos.
Other campfire grill recipes include our Campfire Pizza Bread and Chili Cheese Fries.
Campfire Nachos
They are certainly a favorite meal of ours, so we created camping nachos. One of the best things about this camping recipe is that it is easy to customize to accommodate various tastes or dietary restrictions.
Other favorite camping meals include Campfire Pizza Sandwiches, Easy Stir Fry, and Dutch Oven Salisbury Steak.
If you want to cut down on carbohydrates, substitute sweet potato for the chips. Check out Low Carb Camping Recipes.
Pick your favorite between flour or corn tortilla chips.
Leave out the taco meat if you are vegetarian. If a picky eater does not want peppers or tomatoes, a pan of their favorite toppings can be made separately. The options go on and on.
Do you want a foil pan dessert to go on the campfire after these grilled nachos are done? Try our S’mores Nachos or Grilled Peach Crisp. They are just as simple to make and the whole family will love them!
Grilled Nachos Recipe
The ingredients for this nacho recipe can be varied depending on what people like. Diana and I like sweet potato nachos, while the kids like to use corn tortilla chips.
Everyone can make what they want with this Camping Charcuterie Board recipe.
We also used onion, tomato, avocado, green chiles, black beans, taco meat made with ground turkey, and cheese.
We have also made Grilled Chicken Nachos by using a prepared rotisserie chicken instead of taco meat.
Other toppings could include jalapenos, pinto or refried beans, or different meats.
We cook ours over a campfire in a foil pan. We also make it at home in a cast-iron skillet.
Your cook time for this recipe will depend on how thick your nachos are and how hot the fire is. Please do not place these nachos over an open flame or your meal will burn.
If you are doing regular or sweet potato nachos, the cooking time will be a lot longer than the tortilla chips.
Please be careful not to burn yourself, as these are hot when they come off the grill. They cool off fairly quickly in a foil pan.
No need to dirty up any dishes. We even ate with our fingers, so there were not any utensils to wash. How awesome is that? A super tasty meal in a single pan that you eat by hand.
Need dessert after your nachos? Check out Dutch Oven Brownies, Dutch Oven Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake, or Campfire Cookies.
How delicious do these grill nachos look? We make these nachos on the grill and on most camping trips.
We will caution you that they are slow to cool off when cooked in cast iron. Take steps so you do not burn the nachos or yourself!
Grilled nachos are a favorite camping recipe of ours! Are there any ingredients that you would use that we did not mention?
Campfire Grilled Nachos
Everyone gets to customize their own nachos with this simple recipe made over the campfire or grill. Add your favorite ingredients!
Ingredients
- tortilla chips
- ground meat
- taco seasoning
- beans of choice
- cheese
- tomatoes
- onion
- avocado
- chilis or peppers
Instructions
- Prepare the taco meat or protein according to your favorite method.
- Chop up all of the toppings.
- Assemble the nachos by placing a layer of tortilla chips or sliced (sweet) potato in the bottom of your foil pan or cast-iron skillet.
- Add a layer of your desired toppings, including cheese.
- Repeat the layering of chips and toppings until the pan is filled.
- Add a thick layer of cheese on the top.
- Cover the pan with a piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil and crimp it around the edges.
- Place on a grate over a campfire or on a grill. Do not place it directly over an open flame or the bottom might burn.
- Cook each foil pan of nachos until the cheese is melted and toppings are cooked and tender. This will take anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes give or take depending on the temperature of the fire/grill.
- Peel back the corner of the foil to check to see if the nachos are grilled to your liking.
- Pull the pan off the campfire and eat.
Notes
We love these nachos made with thinly sliced sweet potato instead of tortilla chips. How do you like your nachos? Please share a photo of yours on Pinterest or on our Facebook page.
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Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 528
Hi, this is Pam and I really injoy your recipes. Im wondering is campfire griled nachos come made up then froze, then thaw out and cook it. I would like to do it month ahead.
The chips would get soggy, so I don’t recommend it unless you make it with thin sliced potato or sweet potato instead of tortilla chips.
What type of beans would you recommend?
Pinto, black bean, kidney, or refried
These look so good! What cheese(s) do you recommend? Packaged shredded? Years ago we attempted something similar in the oven and the cheese got so hard after a few minutes of cooling. I was afraid it was the type of cheese we used. Thanks, looking forward to trying these and some of your other recipes!
Yes, packaged shredded. Either a Mexican blend or co-jack.
Can we make this in an oven, and what degrees?????
Absolutely! I’d try 325 degrees for 5-10 minutes keeping an eye on it.
Made these on our camping trip and the chips got soggy. Maybe because I used salsa and not just tomatoes. They were still tasty and easy to do but would have liked a crisper chip.
Yes, the liquid in the salsa caused it to be soggy. Try it again!
@Trisha, definitely the salsa….never put it on, just dip it in!
My man is going to do it Texas style way I love his cooking on the grill will share when we cook them
Nice! Hope they turn out well.
We’re camping now and just put the nachos on the grill. We will love them I’m sure. 3 grandsons and granddaughter with us!
Hope you enjoyed them and had a great trip.
Hi! So we just got a new camper and it came with a black stone flat top grill- do you think this would still work the same?
That might be too much direct heat.
@Ashley, I did a large pan of it last weekend on the black stone. I cooked the meat on one side that the temp was med/high, then mixed it all in and moved the pan to the side set on low. I did not put the chips in because I gag at anything soggy. We just dipped the chips as we ate. This recipe is really good either way.
Yum!! Do you think you could assemble ahead of time???
If you are using potato instead of tortilla chips, then yes. Chips would get soggy. You could prep the ingredients at home and assemble quickly at the campsite.
What kind of cheese do you suggest?
(Sharp) Cheddar
These look so good. Can’t wait to try them on our next camping trip. Going to do them in the grill this weekend as a trial to see what everyone likes in them.
I hope they love them!
when layering with chips on bottom does it make them soggy? We would love this but my hubby hates soggy stuff!
No! Just make sure to drain anything liquidy (like green chiles) before adding them.
@Ashley,
Thanks for sharing! Do they keep well for another meal?
Chips would get too soggy, but potato or sweet potato would keep well.
This looks so good! I love all the veggies in it too!
We make this at home on a weekly basis and mix it up with different veggies.
Could this be baked in the oven??
Certainly!
How long would you bake them
It depend on your main ingredient. Chips would be about 10-15 minutes. Sweet potato is more like 30-45.
Looking forward to making these this weekend at the rally. We will miss you guys.
I hope they were good! We missed you guys too. I hope we will see you at Shabbona later this month.
How about pan trying the thinly sliced sweets before making taco meat (same pan) and then making the nachos?? They might all come off the fire at the same time and, if you fry them crisp, they’ll be more like chips.
Yes! We’ve done it this way at home. YUM!
Do you prep this in the tray ahead of time, or at the campsite?
At the campsite. Just prepped the meat in the pan first and laid out all the ingredients for each to compile their own.
Your Grilled Nachos look delicious, a great camping recipe! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and sure hope you are having a great week!
Miz Helen
We are having a great time camping and trying new recipes. ☺️
Grilled??? O M G ! I gotta try doing this! We are headed on a camping trip and need recipe ideas!
We are making this again this weekend!
I am obsessed with nachos but have never gone camping! I need to first off go camping and then recreate this. Though, to be honest, I should try it at home because it looks so good!
They can be made on the grill too!
You and I approach camping much the same way. ALL THE FOOD.
It’s all about the FOOD!
Never would have thought to do nachos this way! Adding it to our food list for our next camping trip.
You will love them!
Nachos are my fave but I didn’t realize they were a great recipe for making over the campfire too – can’t wait to try!
Lots of fun to customize!