7-Up Chicken Stew

7-Up Chicken Stew
Recipe Number: 183
Contributor: Pinecamguy

Serves:
Calories Per Serving:
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

1 ea onion, chopped fine
4 ea chicken breast halves, in chunks
1/2 tb Oil or margarine
4 ea carrots, sliced

4 ea potatoes, washed and sliced
1/2 lb cheese, velvetta
1 bottle real bacon bits (3 oz jar) or precooked bacon
1 can 7-Up

Cooking Instructions:

For use in a Dutch Oven -- Preparation: Chop the onion into fine pieces. Place in a plastic bag. Chop the chicken breast halves into 4-6 large chunks. Carrots should be peeled and sliced in advance. Place in a plastic bag. Take potatos that have been washed and scrubbed to remove loose skin. Do not cut the potatoes into pieces in advance or they will discolor.

At the Campsite: add oil to a dutch oven. Add the onion and cook until they start to become transparent. Add the chicken, carrot slices, and cut the potatoes into the dutch oven in chunks. Add 1 can of 7-up. cover and cook until the potatoes are tender. Cut the velvetta cheese into chunks on top of the mixture. Cover and let cook for a few minutes and the cheese melts. Sprinkle the precooked bacon over the top. Serve in bowls with the sauce.

In the kitchen -- put oil in a large pan with lid. Over medium heat, cook onion until translucent. Add the chicken, potatoes, carrots and 7-Up. Cover and steam until the potatoes and carrots are done. Top with velvetta, cover and heat until the cheese melts. Sprinkle with the precooked bacon and serve.