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Home / Holiday Recipes / BBQ & Grilling / Cheesy Campfire Potatoes

Cheesy Campfire Potatoes

55 mins
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5 from 3 votes
Jump to Recipe 06/08/21 | Updated: 06/08/21 | by Nora
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These Cheesy Campfire Potatoes cook in foil for a simple side dish you can cook entirely on the grill. The potatoes come out creamy and delicious, plus they’re infused with all the best garlic butter flavor – the perfect easy camping recipe for summer cookouts!

close up photo of cheesy campfire potatoes in foil pouch

Potatoes grilled in foil

  • Putting this foil packet recipe together takes no time at all, which means you’ll have plenty of time left over for all those wonderful summer adventures. I usually use baby potatoes because they don’t need to be peeled and don’t need to be sliced much to save the most time!
  • Making grilled potatoes is perfect for when you feel like a potato side dish with dinner – but don’t want to turn on the oven.
  • For more easy camping recipes, see my Garlic Butter Steak and Potato Foil Packets, or my Sausage and Potato Foil Packets!

Ingredients you’ll need

Here is a visual overview of the ingredients in the recipe. Scroll down to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post for quantities!

ingredients for campfire potatoes with text labels
Ingredients for Campfire Potatoes: Potatoes (I use baby potatoes), shredded cheddar, onion, garlic, parsley, butter, chicken broth, oil, salt and pepper.

Ingredient notes

  • Potatoes: Feel free to use large potatoes instead of baby potatoes. Yukon Gold work well. Peel them and then dice into ½ inch pieces.
  • Aromatics: Feel free to add more onion and garlic, I err on the side of caution with any pungent flavors because my kids are still young.
  • Parsley: I love the flavor of the parsley in here, but feel free to leave it out/use 2 teaspoons of dried herbs if you prefer. Dried parsley is great, but Italian seasoning is delicious with these, too!

How to make campfire potatoes

Grilling potatoes in a foil pouch couldn’t be any simpler:

  • cut up baby potatoes and onions on aluminium foil
    add onions & potatoes to middle of foil
  • seasoned potatoes and onions on aluminium foil
    toss with renaming ingredients (except for broth)
  • female hand pouring chicken broth over seasoned potatoes and onions in aluminium foil boat
    fold up sides of foil and pour over broth
  • sealed foil pouch on marble surface
    seal foil pouch

1 – Foil: Cross two large pieces of heavy-duty aluminium foil over each other (each at least 20 inches long).

2 – Assemble: Place the potatoes and sliced onions in the middle. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with cheese, butter, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper. Carefully toss to coat the potatoes.

3 – Fold up the sides of the foil to form a “bowl” and pour over the broth.

4 – Close the foil pouch by folding down the sides and sealing them very well – you don’t want any liquids leaking out during the cooking process!

5 – Grill the potatoes in the foil pouch over medium heat until fork-tender, around 40 minutes. Careful when opening the pouch – hot steam and cooking liquids ahead!

overhead view of cheesy campfire potatoes in foil packet with disposable fork stuck inside

Recipe tips

  • Don’t slice the potatoes into pieces larger than ½ inch or they’ll take longer to cook
  • Heavy duty aluminum foil is recommended if you’re cooking the potatoes directly on coal, but on a grilling rack you can just use a double layer of regular aluminum foil

Cast iron instructions

You can cook your potatoes in a cast iron skillet over the fire if you want to avoid foil (or have run out!).

Just place everything in a cast iron skillet with a lid and cook the potatoes over slow burning coal on your campfire.

The potatoes can cook a little faster in a skillet vs a foil packet (depending on your skillet size), so make sure to check them every once in a while during cooking.

Oven instructions

You can cook these campfire potatoes in the oven if camping isn’t your thing!

Bake the potato foil packet at 425°F for around 30-35 minutes, or until the potatoes are fork tender.

fork scooping up cheesy campfire potatoes from opened foil pouch

Serving ideas

We love these grilled potatoes with marinated steak and green beans – my easy sautéed green beans are another favorite we make again and again! If you are home and have access to an air fryer, I highly recommend trying air fried green beans (and air fryer steak, for that matter).

Lemon Garlic Grilled Chicken is also delicious – with a big helping of sour cream and a Cucumber Tomato Avocado Salad on the side!

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Cheesy Campfire Potatoes

These Cheesy Campfire Potatoes cook in foil for a simple side dish you can cook entirely on the grill!
Recipe by Nora from Savory Nothings
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Recipe details

Prep 15 mins
Cook 40 mins
Total 55 mins
Servings 4 servings
Difficulty Easy

Ingredients
 

  • 1 pound baby potatoes halved or quartered into ½ inch pieces
  • 1 onion thinly sliced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons butter diced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • ¼ cup chicken broth

Instructions
 

Prep foil packet:

  • Place 2 large pieces (at least 20 inches long) of heavy-duty aluminium foil over each other to form a cross.
  • Place potatoes and onion in middle of foil. Sprinkle with cheese, butter, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper; drizzle with olive oil. Carefully toss with clean hands to coat potatoes.
  • Fold up the sides of the foil to form a "bowl" and pour chicken broth over potatoes, then fold foil down and seal pouch well.

Cook foil packet:

  • On grill/fire: Over medium heat, cook potatoes in foil for 30-40 minutes, or until tender.
  • In oven: Bake foil packet at 425°F for around 30-35 minutes, or until done.
  • Careful when opening the packets – hot steam will escape!
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Notes

  • Feel free to use regular potatoes – Yukon Gold work well. Peel them and then dice into ½ inch pieces.
  • 2 teaspoons of dried herbs can be used in place of fresh parsley.
  • Heavy duty aluminum foil is recommended if you’re cooking the potatoes directly on coal, but on a grilling rack you can just use a double layer of regular aluminum foil
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 210kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 5gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 157mgPotassium: 552mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 417IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 78mgIron: 1mg
Nutrition is an estimate.

More recipe information

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American

Recipe first published on 07/25/2019. Updated with new photos, better text and streamlined recipe on 06/08/2021.

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When I got married to my professional chef husband, I realized I had to step up my game in the kitchen. Now I share my favorite foolproof family recipes here on Savory Nothings: Chef-approved, kid-vetted and easy enough for everyday home cooks like you and me!   Learn more.

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  1. Nicole says

    January 09, 2022 at 1:40 am

    5 stars
    The campfire potatoes were amazing! I doubled the cheese and baked them. They were a hit for the kids and adults!

    Reply
    • Nora says

      January 09, 2022 at 7:17 pm

      I’m so glad, Nicole!

      Reply

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