Dutch Oven Italian Chicken in Gravy
Dutch Oven Italian Chicken in Gravy is super easy to make whether out camping or during a busy weeknight dinner at home.
Servings: 6
Calories: 1007kcal
Equipment
- 5 qt. Dutch oven or larger
Ingredients
Chicken and Veggies
- 2 lbs. baby carrots (slice in ½ lenthwise if thick)
- 3 lbs. chicken breast cut into tenders
- 16 oz. Italian salad dressing
- 1½ lbs. yukon gold potatoes cubed
- 1½ lbs. red potatoes cubed
- 12 oz. ginger ale
- 5 oz. soy sauce
Gravy
- liquid from cooking
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 2 tbsp parsley chopped; OPTIONAL
Instructions
Assembly
- Add the carrots to the bottom of the Dutch oven.
- Layer the chicken over the carrots.
- Pour the bottle of salad dressing over the chicken evenly.
- Layer the potatoes over the dressed chicken.
- Pour the ginger ale and soy sauce over the potatoes.
- Cover with the lid, taking care that no potatoes touch the lid or they will burn.
Oven baked
- Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
- Assemble the recipe; see above.
- Bake for 60 minutes or until chicken reaches 165°F and veggies are soft.
Outdoor camp oven
- Heat coals in a charcoal chimney.
- Once hot, place 12 coals on bottom (camp table, fire pit, etc).
- Nestle camp oven on top of the coals.
- Assemble the recipe; see above.
- Cover with the camp oven lid.
- Place heated coals over the entire lid.
- Cook for 60 minutes.
- Using a lid lifter, check for doneness, chicken reaching 165°F.
- If not done, cook up to an additional 15 minutes or until done.
- When done, remove from coals.
Making the Gravy
- Remove the chicken and vegetables from the Dutch oven; set aside, cover, and keep warm.
- Return the Dutch oven to the coals, camp stove, or stovetop over medium-high heat.
- Slowly stir in the heavy cream.
- Slowly whisk in the cornstarch and bring to a boil.
- Allow to boil or if possible reduce heat to medium and allow to simmer for 5 mintues.
- Plate the chicken and veggies and pour over the gravy.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
For thinner gravy, use 1/3 cup cornstarch and for thicker gravy, use 2/3 cup cornstarch.
Thick baby carrots will not cook in time, cut in half lengthwise if too large.
Potatoes should be cubed if larger, and quartered if baby sized.
Nutrition
Calories: 1007kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 58g | Fat: 52g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 254mg | Sodium: 2514mg | Potassium: 2365mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 22122IU | Vitamin C: 40mg | Calcium: 153mg | Iron: 5mg
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