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Cheesy Campfire Potatoes

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"These easy cheese potatoes are great over the grill or campfire. And since they're in a foil packet, there's no mess to clean up!" — ELVISB

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Original recipe makes 6 servings Change Servings

6 potatoes, sliced
1/4 cup diced onion
2 tablespoons cold margarine
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
salt and ground black pepper to taste

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Directions

Build a campfire and allow the fire to burn until it has accumulated a bed of coals. Rake the coals into a flat bed on one side of the fire.
Cut 2 lengths of heavy duty foil approximately 18 inches square, placing one on top of the other for strength. Spray top one with non-stick spray. Spread potatoes on foil leaving plenty of room to fold up later. Scatter the onion over potatoes; slice the margarine over the potatoes; layer the Parmesan, mozzarella, and Cheddar cheeses over the potatoes; season with salt and pepper. Bring opposite edges of foil together and seal.
Place the packet directly onto your campfire and cook until the potatoes are soft, about 35 minutes.

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PREP 10 mins
COOK 35 mins
READY IN 45 mins

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I prebaked my potatoes before heading out for the great outdoors (left the potatoes whole until ready to assemble). Used butter vs margarine, added fresh minced garlic plus more cheddar and less mozzarella to the mix. Though I imagine any mix of cheese would be just as good. Placing them on your campfire grill imparts that wonderful smokey flavor that just can't be duplicated anywhere but under the stars camping..... Wonderful!

—Crystal S

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May 27, 2009

Perfect! Used 6 good size yukon gold potatoes and made 2 pouches. I used a gas grill low setting for 35 minutes turning the pouches every 5 minutes. My kids don't like onion so I substituted onion powder, but sliced onion would definatly be tasty here. Increased butter to 4 T. I skipped the mozzarella but increased the cheddar to 1 1/4 cups. The potatoes were moist, but crisp around the edges with molten cheese. Wow!

—RAISIN1

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Oct 09, 2008

This is GREAT!!!!! I add some bell pepper and sometimes some little smokies and this becomes a great outdoors meal.

—gymnasticsmom

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Oct 22, 2011

We make these often when camping. Followed this recipe pretty much except had no Mozzarella cheese. Different potatoes take different times. We had Idaho and they take a good hour to cook well enough. Red potatoes will cook in the time recipe specifies. We have added bacon we had leftover from breakfast before and that is really good.

—*Sherri*

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Oct 29, 2011

So easy and so yummy!

—Jennifer

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Mar 21, 2011

Made this for a campout I just returned from. They went over sooo well! I made it at home and stuck it in the cooler. I also used a foil pan I purchased at the dollar store so I didn't have any cleanup.

—Jolena74

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Dec 30, 2009

duh. amazing. 'nuff said.

—CarissaD

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Dec 14, 2009

These were AMAZING! The leftovers were great with breakfast too. We'll make this whenever we camp, from now on.

—gracietwin

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Nutrition

Calories
309 kcal
15%

Carbohydrates
38.6 g
12%

Cholesterol
28 mg
9%

Fat
11.9 g
18%

Fiber
4.8 g
19%

Protein
13 g
26%

Sodium
358 mg
14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Cheesy Campfire Potatoes

Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 309
Calories from Fat: 107

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 11.9g 18 %
Saturated Fat 5.8g 29 %
Cholesterol 28mg 9 %
Sodium 358mg 14 %
Potassium 939mg 26 %
Total Carbohydrates 38.6g 12 %
Dietary Fiber 4.8g 19 %
Protein 13g 26 %
Sugars 2.3g
Vitamin A 8 %
Vitamin C 71 %
Calcium 36 %
Iron 18 %
Thiamin 20 %
Niacin 40 %
Vitamin B6 41 %
Magnesium 21 %
Folate 22 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.