We went camping last weekend and I came up with a new Dutch oven recipe.

[Arkansas Granny]

Dutch Oven Chicken and Rice

2 T. oil
2 C. long grain rice
2-3 carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
2-3 ribs celery, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
Chicken broth and water to equal 4 cups
1 chicken, cut into serving sized pieces (or bone-in, skin on chicken pieces)
Salt, pepper and seasonings to taste

Heat oil in Dutch oven, add rice and sautee, stirring constantly, until rice looks white and chalky. Add carrots, celery, soup mix and broth/water. Season chicken parts generously and lay on top of rice, skin side up. Cover and cook with 8-10 coals on bottom of Dutch oven and 15-20 coals on top until rice is tender and chicken is cooked through, about 30-45 minutes.

This could also be baked in a 350F oven. A variety of vegetables could be added or substitued for the ones we used. The rice came out fluffy and well-flavored and the chicken was nicely browned, but not dry.

[Lars39]

1. *Jealous*

I haven't been camping in a long time. Recipe sounds delicious. What size dutch oven did you use? :hi:

[Arkansas Granny]

3. I used a 12 inch oven. We hadn't been camping in quite a while, either.

When I got in my camp box, the newspaper I had taken last time for starting fire was dated October 10, 2005. It was a 4 generation camp trip this time. My son and his wife brought their two little boys and my daughter and her husband brought their grandson. We had 2 2 yo and a 3 1/2 yo. We all had a good time.

[Lars39]

6. Making memories with the little ones are the best trips yet. :^)

[Arkansas Granny]

7. They had a great time. 6 days and 5 nights and most of that was tent camping.

[pengillian101]

11. How fun!

Ya know Arkansas Granny, the food doesn't even have to be fabulous - it's all about the grandkids, eh?

I must improvise with grand-nephews living on both coasts while I'm in MN, only getting to see them once in a blue moon, but, I get your sentiment :-)

[grasswire]

2. rice with dry onion soup mix and chicken is good eats

I've been making a variation of that for many years, both on top of the stove and in the oven. I usually use some sour cream or cream too, and it makes gravy. Long ago, people used a can of mushroom soup (when Americans were cooking everything with Campbell's soups).

I'm sure it tasted wonderful out in the campsite. I'm jealous, too!

[Arkansas Granny]

4. I had seen a recipe using cream soups as an ingredient, but we had already

had a gravy based main dish the night before and wanted to change it up a little bit. My daughter makes an oven baked rice recipe that we adapted for this.

[Blues Heron]

5. I'll be camping out this weekend

On my sofa that is! LOL! but I will be breaking out the dutch oven to try this tasty sounding dish! Thanks for the recipe!

[yellerpup]

8. Sounds like a great camping trip.

And I know when you are cooking, everyone eats well. Thanks for the recipe. :hi:

[Tsiyu]

9. It's so satisfying when something works that well

when you're camping

if you can cook out there, you can cook anywhere!

[Arkansas Granny]

10. Since everything tastes better outdoors anyway, you've got half the battle won right there.

The Dutch oven was one of the best investments I've made in camp gear. We've cooked some wonderful meals in that old black pot.