Chicken 7-up stew

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 each Onion -- chopped fine
4 eaches Chicken breast halves --
Chunks
½ tablespoon Oil -- or margarine
4 eaches Carrots -- sliced
4 eaches Potatos -- washed and
Sliced
½ pounds Cheese, velvetta
1 Bottle real bacon bits (3 oz
Jar) -- precooked bacon
1 can 7-Up

Directions

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.

Recipe By : Ken Vaughan, based on a recipe from Gaye Willis

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