One Pot Creamy Salsa Verde Chicken and Rice

If you’re looking for an easy high-protein camping meal, this Creamy Salsa Verde Chicken and Rice is for you. All you need is one pot and about 20 minutes to whip up this delicious camping dinner!

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One pot camping recipes are by far my most popular camping recipes on this blog. And I understand why! One-pot recipes are no-stress camping meals that you can make over and over.

This One Pot Creamy Salsa Verde Chicken and Rice is high in protein and it cooks quickly on your propane camp stove. No fancy camp cooking gear needed.

Salsa Verde Chicken and Rice Ingredients:

Onion and Poblano Pepper – If I’m making this for my first dinner while camping, I like to dice the onion and pepper at home the day before. Poblanos give this camping dinner a little kick. If you don’t want any spice, use a green bell pepper instead.

Chicken Stew Meat – This is just chicken breast cut into bite-sized cubes. It’s sometimes labeled as chicken stew meat at the grocery store. If your store doesn’t have it, you can simply dice chicken breast yourself. This is something I prefer to do at home beforehand.

Salsa Verde – We use one small 7 oz can of salsa verde in this recipe.

Sour Cream – This is what makes this camping dinner so creamy!

Cooked rice packets – Of course, we’re going to use cooked rice packets to make things so easy at camp! If you don’t want to buy rice packets, cook rice at home. You can store it in the cooler until you’re ready to use it in this meal.

Homemade Spice Mix – Make this spice mix at home so you don’t have to pack a bunch of spices. This mix has cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, paprika, coriander, salt, and pepper.

Toppings – Top this meal with fresh cilantro, green onions, and avocado. I add these three ingredients to almost everything :)

Camp Cooking Gear Highlight

You don’t need a lot to make this camping meal. Here’s the main gear I use:

• Stainless Steel Pot – I use the large pot from this Primus stainless steel set. I love this pot set because you can use it over the camp stove and over the campfire.
• Propane Camp Stove – I’ve been using the Camp Chef Everest stove for years and love it.

How to Make this One Pot Camping Dinner

This camping dinner starts with a little prep at home. Mix your spices at home and store them with the rest of your camping food. I use these small Humangear containers for my spice mix.

If you plan to cook this dinner soon, you can dice your onion and pepper at home too. Store them in the cooler.

At camp, heat your pot over medium heat. Add a dash of olive oil, followed by the onions and peppers. Cook for a few minutes, mixing frequently.

Next, add in the chicken and spice mix you made at home. Mix well and cook until the chicken is fully cooked.

Mix in the salsa verde and simmer for a few minutes; then mix in the sour cream.

Lastly, add the cooked rice. Mix well and cook until the heat warms the rice, just a minute or two. Serve with fresh cilantro, green onions, and avocado.

More One-Pot Camping Dinners to Try:

• One Pot Thai Chicken Curry
• One Pot Camper’s Hamburger Helper
• One Pot Creamy Sausage and Spinach Penne

One Pot Creamy Salsa Verde Chicken and Rice

If you're looking for an easy high-protein camping meal, this Creamy Salsa Verde Chicken and Rice is for you. All you need is one pot and about 20 minutes to whip up this delicious camping dinner!

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Servings: 2 people

Prep Time: 5 minutes mins

Cook Time: 20 minutes mins

Equipment

• Camp Chef Everest Stove
• Primus Campfire Cookset

Ingredients

 

• 1/2 white onion (diced)
• 1 poblano pepper (diced)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 lb chicken stew meat (aka chicken breast cut into bite-sized pieces)
• 7 oz can of salsa verde
• 1/3 cup sour cream (about one large spoonful)
• 8 oz cooked rice packet*
• cilantro, avocado, and green onion for topping

Spice Mix:

• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/4 tsp coriander (if you don’t have this on hand, you can skip it)
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions

 

At Home:

• At home, mix the spices and store them in an airtight container until ready to cook at camp.*

At Camp:

• Dice the onion and pepper. Heat a pot over medium heat. Add the olive oil to the pan followed by the onions and peppers. Cook for a few minutes, mixing frequently.
• Next add in the chicken and spice mix you made a home. Mix well and cook until the chicken is fully cooked.
• Mix in the salsa verde and simmer for a few minutes then mix in the sour cream.
• Lastly, add the cooked rice. Mix well and cook until the heat warms the rice, just a minute or two. Serve with fresh cilantro, green onions, and avocado. Enjoy!

Notes

*Depending on how far into your trip your planning to make this dinner, you can dice the onion and poblano pepper at home too. 

If you don’t want the spice from the poblano pepper, use a green bell pepper instead. 

This might make more than 2 servings for you. My husband eats a lot of protein, so for us, there are no leftovers when I make this meal :) 

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