Cajun Spiced Chicken

April 4, 2017 admin Chicken, Dutch Oven 0

Cajun Spiced Chicken

This is one of my favorite Dutch Oven recipes. The ingredients travel well for camping and pre-chopping at home and placing them in Ziploc bags makes it a great no fuss evening meal in the great outdoors. 

  • 6 chicken breasts (boned and skinned)
  • 2 Tablespoon Cajun Dust or any cajun seasoning mix
  • 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 3 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 medium onions (halved and sliced very thin)
  • 2 ribs celery (diced)
  • 1 1/2 cup . eggplant (skinned and diced small)
  • 1 bell pepper (diced)
  • 1 small zucchini (slice)
  • 3 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 can Cajun Stewed Tomatoes (14oz.)
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 Tablespoon herbed white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup chives (finely chopped)

  1. Preheat Dutch oven over 16 to 20 coals, add olive oil. When oil is warm add chicken and brown on both sides. Remove chicken. Saute onions until tender. 

  2. Add remaining vegetables and saute about 5 minutes, then add the tomatoes, stock and vinegar, Bring mixture to a simmer, then put the chicken back on top. 

  3. Put lid on the Dutch oven and simmer for about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with chives on top and serve. I like to serve this over rice. If you can’t find Cajun spices, use Italian.

I never follow this exactly, because I use what vegetables I have at the time. It’s easily adjustable to many variations. Also, I frequently use just half of the Cajun spices. It is very spicy!