5 from 15 votes
Dutch Oven Sprite Chicken
Dutch Oven Sprite Chicken is a savory one-pot meal combining bite-sized chicken breast, bacon, potatoes, carrots, and onions slow-cooked in a Dutch oven with lemon-lime soda. The soda adds a subtle sweetness and helps tenderize the chicken and vegetables during baking. The result is moist chicken with well-cooked vegetables in a lightly sweet broth infused with smoky bacon flavor, suitable for both oven or campsite cooking.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Servings:
6
Course:
Main Course, Others
Cuisine:
American, International
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound Bacon cut in bite-size pieces
- 2 pounds chicken breast cut in 1-inch cubes, boneless, skinless
- 1/2 Tablespoon seasoned salt
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 2 pounds russet potato peeled, rinsed, and cut in 1-inch cubes
- 1 pound carrot baby
- 6 ounces Sprite (lemon-lime soda)
- inch Dutch oven
Instructions
- Fry bacon in dutch oven on camp chef or stove top until crisp. Remove bacon pieces with a slotted spoon, leaving grease inside. Set bacon aside.
- Combine seasoned salt and flour in a large bowl. Add chicken to flour mixture and toss to coat. Add coated chicken pieces to dutch oven and brown in bacon grease.
- Remove chicken and set aside.
- In this order add the onions, then potatoes, carrots, chicken and bacon to dutch oven. Pour Sprite all over the top. Cover with lid.
- Bake at 350° F for 1 hour. Carefully remove from oven. Remove lid and let stand 5 minutes before serving.
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Campsite cooking:
- Follow directions above. When ready to cook, cover with lid and place dutch oven in hot coals. Cook 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender.
Notes
- This recipe yields 6 servings, each with about 407 calories.
- Cook covered in hot coals for 45 minutes to 1 hour if preparing at a campsite.
- Fry bacon first in the Dutch oven and retain the fat to brown the chicken for added flavor.
- Allow the dish to rest 5 minutes after baking before serving.