By Cheri Sicard
Join Amanda Outside in the video at the bottom of this post as she uses a cast iron Dutch oven and a campfire to make some yummy nachos your entire crowd is going to LOVE!
This is a super-easy recipe to use to try your hand at campfire Dutch oven cooking. You will need:
- Tortilla chips
- Shredded cheese: cheddar, jack, or a Mexican blend is good
- 1 can of black beans
- 1 can of black olives
- 1 jar of tomato salsa
- 1 tomato
- 1 avocado
- Sour cream
- Whatever other toppings you like, e.g., cooked ground beef or chicken, green chiles, corn, etc.
You will also need a cast iron Dutch oven and lid, a lid lifter, some metal tongs, and, of course, a knife and a cutting board.
Putting it all together
Amanda says that good nachos are all about layering, so watch the video to see how she puts it together.
- Start with a layer of tortilla chips in the bottom.
- Follow with a sprinkling of cheese.
- Top with a layer of black beans.
- Follow with olives and any other ingredients you have added.
- Repeat this layering three more times.
Put the lid on the Dutch oven with the vent closed (if it has one) and put it in the coals. Watch the video as Amanda shows you how to arrange the fire and how to cook with some of the hot coals on top of the Dutch oven.
While the cheese melts and the nachos cook, prepare the fresh toppings like chopped fresh tomato and avocado. (I would make guacamole.)
After about 15 minutes, the cheese was melted. Amanda removed the Dutch oven from the fire, added the fresh toppings, and the Dutch oven nachos were ready to enjoy. YUM!
Here’s the larger 12-inch Dutch oven she uses, and here’s a smaller 10-inch one.
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