Idaho Casserole–an Prompt Pot recipe for cubed potatoes, caramelized onions, tender hen, crispy bacon and cheddar cheese. Flavorful and straightforward!

Idaho Casserole
Mmm mmm! I cherished this dinner a lot. It was much more flavorful than I believed it might be after I scanned the pretty primary ingredient record. Loads of the flavour comes from the bacon (sure!) and in addition the onion being sauteed within the bacon grease and the caramelization that occurs with the onion. It’s virtually a french onion soup-like candy onion style.
This recipe began off as a dutch oven recipe however fortunately you don’t have to get any charcoal briquets out to make dinner tonight within the open air. You can also make this pretty rapidly in your Prompt Pot (with solely a 4 minute stress prepare dinner time).
Components/Substitution Concepts
- Bacon
- Yellow onion
- Hen broth–or water and Higher than Bouillon
- Hen tenderloins–frozen or contemporary
- Idaho potatoes
- Garlic salt
- Crushed pink pepper
- Black pepper
- Dried parsley
- Cornstarch
- Sharp cheddar cheese–or colby jack
- Inexperienced onions–or scallions
Steps
Flip Prompt Pot to saute setting when show says HOT add within the bacon and fry till crispy. Use a slotted spoon to maneuver the bacon to a paper towel lined plate.

Add the onion into the Prompt Pot and saute within the bacon grease for about 5 minutes.

Pour within the broth and scrape backside of pot in order that nothing is sticking.
Add within the hen tenderloins, potatoes, garlic salt, crushed pink pepper, pepper and parsley.

Cowl Prompt Pot and safe the lid. Be sure that valve is about to sealing. Set the guide/stress prepare dinner button to 4 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5-10 minutes after which transfer valve to venting. Take away the lid.

In a small bowl stir collectively cornstarch with a pair tablespoons of water till easy. Flip Prompt Pot to saute setting. Stir the slurry into the pot till sauce has thickened. Flip off Prompt Pot.

Sprinkle within the cheese and let it soften. Sprinkle the inexperienced onions on prime. Serve and revel in!

Notes/Ideas
- Serve with roasted or steamed broccoli or one other inexperienced veggie like inexperienced beans or asparagus.
- I used my 6 quart Prompt Pot*. You can even make this in a 3 or 8 quart pot.
- Retailer any leftovers in an hermetic container* within the fridge for as much as 5 days or within the freezer for as much as 3 months.
- Different recipes you can also make with the remainder of your package deal of bacon are Chick-Fil-A Sauce Casserole and Dallas Cowboys Soup.
- This recipe makes a smaller quantity than my regular recipes (I’m attempting to get used to cooking for 3 as a substitute of 4). You’ll be able to simply double the recipe. Double the elements and hold the cooking time the identical.
- As a substitute of hen tenderloins you may also use cubed items of uncooked hen thighs or hen breasts. An alternative choice is to make use of 1 ½ cups of cooked hen (like rotisserie hen).
- Strive including in some (about 4 ounces) sliced mushrooms while you saute on the onions.
- This recipe has been tailored from a dutch oven recipe on Cooking Open air.

Extra Prompt Pot Potato Recipes…
Deathly Hungry Casserole
Prompt Pot potatoes with a spunky, creamy sauce and bacon crumbles. A hearty and scrumptious casserole!
Rocky High Casserole
Prompt Pot or sluggish cooker floor beef, potato and corn casserole with a creamy, tacky sauce.
Connecticut Casserole
Tender chunks of beef with a savory mushroom gravy and mashed potatoes baked with cheese and panko on prime. Use the Prompt Pot to hurry up the cooking course of!
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Idaho Casserole
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Prepare dinner Time: 4 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
Whole Time: 24 minutes
Yield: 2–4 servings 1x
Description
An Prompt Pot recipe for cubed potatoes, caramelized onions, tender hen, crispy bacon and cheddar cheese. Flavorful and straightforward!
Components
Scale
Directions
- Flip Prompt Pot to saute setting when show says HOT add within the bacon and fry till crispy. Use a slotted spoon to maneuver the bacon to a paper towel lined plate.
- Add the onion into the Prompt Pot and saute within the bacon grease for about 5 minutes.
- Pour within the broth and scrape backside of pot in order that nothing is sticking.
- Add within the hen tenderloins, potatoes, garlic salt, crushed pink pepper, pepper and parsley.
- Cowl Prompt Pot and safe the lid. Be sure that valve is about to sealing. Set the guide/stress prepare dinner button to 4 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5-10 minutes after which transfer valve to venting. Take away the lid.
- In a small bowl stir collectively cornstarch with a pair tablespoons of water till easy. Flip Prompt Pot to saute setting. Stir the slurry into the pot till sauce has thickened. Flip off Prompt Pot.
- Sprinkle within the cheese and let it soften. Sprinkle the inexperienced onions on prime. Serve and revel in!
- Class: Hen
- Methodology: Prompt Pot

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