This is a quick one pot meal that can be done in a traditional oven or outside in a Dutch oven over coals. This is a favorite summer camping meal in our family.
If you are cooking this outside in a Dutch oven, you will want to start your coals about 10 minutes before you begin your prep. Since this dish has bacon and cheese in it, you will want to line your Dutch oven with tin foil to aid in cleanup. If you are doing it inside, preheat your oven to 400ºF.
Cut chicken into cubes and place in a mixing bowl. Peel and slice the carrots into 1/2″ pieces and add to the chicken. Peel potatoes and cut into large cubes; add to the chicken and carrots. Pour in oil and toss the mixture. Add salt and pepper to mixture and toss again.
Once the coals are ready, place the Dutch oven on them and lay the bacon in the bottom to cook. If you are doing this inside, place a large, heavy baking dish or Dutch oven on a burner over medium heat. While the bacon is cooking, peel and slice onions. Once bacon is crisp, remove the strips to a paper towel to drain and add the sliced onions to the bacon fat. Saute until they are translucent and soft. While the onions are cooking, rough chop the bacon and add it to the mixing bowl. Add the onions when they are done, stir and pour the entire mixture into the Dutch oven.
Cover the Dutch oven and add coals to the lid, allow to cook for 45 minutes. If you are doing this in an oven, cover the baking dish with a lid or tinfoil and allow to bake for 45 minutes. At the 45-minute mark, remove from the heat and uncover. Add half of the cheese and stir. Sprinkle the remaining half of the cheese on the top and replace the pan lid/cover/tinfoil and return to the coals/oven for another 10 minutes.
Remove from heat, uncover and allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving.
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My husband made this in our dutch oven on our last camping trip! It was wonderful!! We were thinking about using steak next time rather than the chicken. Thanks for sharing!
This was great!! I really enjoyed this, so did my 9 month old! I cooked it in the oven.
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The Suzzzz on 6.9.2011
This recipe is so easy to adjust if you are feeding different amounts of people. For each person add 1/2 chicken breakt, 1 carrot, 1 potato, 1 strip bacon, 1/8 onion, apx. 1 teaspoon oil, 1/4 cup cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. A nice variation on this is to add a splash of rice wine vinegar, handful of chopped mushrooms, a little ground sage, a pinch of sugar, and a little garlic when you are sauteeing the onions. It gives a different dimension to the dish but still retains the original flavors and textures.
The Suzzzz on 5.31.2011
If you want “fluffier” potatoes you can cook them in the microwave for 5-10 minutes prior to adding to the mix to release moisture.