See these over 20 tin foil dinner recipes to make hobo foil packets in your oven, grill or campfire. These tin foil dinners are simply amazingly easy and so delicious. And we are sure you and your family will love them.
These tin foil dinner recipes are even better than the one pot dinners or sheet pan dinner recipes that we all love. Why you ask? Because you don’t even have to wash one pot! Yep! These are not just for camping, you could easily have any weeknight dinner on the table with a minimum amount of dishes to wash.
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Hobo foil packets:
These easy dinner ideas were known as hobo foil packets when I was a kid and we loved them. They were easy and you never need much to make one. We had several easy hobo dinner foil pack recipes and we all created and constructed our own. So this is a great idea to get the little ones involved in preparing their own food. It will give the children a chance to make choices about their own tin foil packets for dinner.
Plus for us empty nesters, it a great way to only make dinner for two without having to deal with leftovers. And again should I say these tin foil dinners make clean up a breeze!
How to fold a tin pouch or packet:
- Use heavy duty aluminum foil and tear off a sheet that will enclose the food ingredients, usually a 18 x 12 inch will work.
- Spray the aluminum foil with a cooking spray.
- Place the food ingredients in the center of the foil.
- Then fold up two sides until they meet on top of the ingredients.
- Fold the sides over about an inch and them keeping them together roll down until they lay flat and snug over the food and creates a seal.
- To seal up the remaining sides, fold each side into a triangle and roll up to seal each end of the packet.
Why Cook with Tin Foil Packets
- First the obvious one, no pots or pans to wash. Simply roll up the used foil and throw it away after the meal.
- Second, if you are cooking with foil you can always peek inside to check doneness and return it to the heat source if needed.
- Third a foil packet is sealed so the steam produced stays inside and allows food to retain moisture and flavor.
- Fourth, these are so versatile they can be cooked in the oven, on the grill or over a campfire.
- And many of them can be made ahead of time to be ready to place in oven
- Individual packets could be made so each person could create and cook their own favorite ingredients. Satisfies everyones likes and dislikes.
Also you might enjoy these One Pan or Pot Recipes:
- Sausage and Veggies on a Sheet Pan
- 25 Sheet Pan Dinner Recipes
- Hatch Green Chile Stew
- Chunky Beef Stew
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These tin foil dinners are simply amazingly easy and so delicious and are sure to please the palates of young and old. This Low carb shrimp scampi makes cooking a healthy meal easy and a go-to dinner idea for weeknights. And feeds a family of 6. Love this tin foil dinner idea, all the flavors of a cheesesteak sandwich but without the higher carb bun.. But of course we could add it to a toasted bun, right? Oh now this tin foil dinner recipe is so clever! Add peach preserves to a pork tenderloin and grill it with potatoes and peach slices! YUM! This Grilled BBQ Chicken tin foil dinner is ready in 15 minutes. All the flavors of bbq chicken and crisp tender veggies. Oh YUM Oh how clever is this recipe! Even the cooked rice in in the packet. Delicious dinner with almost no cleanup! These can be made on the Grill, Oven or Campfire. It's a great side dish for summer grilling! Only require 5 ingredients and cooked on a campfire or grill and ready in 15 minutes. This Hobo Foil Pack Dinner is ready in 20 Minutes and so easy! Enjoy your cajun shrimp boil any day of the week Yummy Hot Ham and Pineapple Campfire Sandwiches that be made on a campfire Amazing Italian seasonings. Healthy ingredients, very little prep, and virtually no clean-up. This is a gotta try! Bursting with flavor this Mexican style salmon is cooked on the grill and tender and tasty Juicy and savory seasoned these tin foil dinners are simply the most perfectly baked or grilled hearty, healthy meal, and they are done in just 30 minutes! Shrimp with fresh vegetables & seasoned couscous smothered in a parsley, lemon and garlic sauce and then tightly wrapped (to seal in that flavor of course) in individual foil parcels. filled with a medley of guilt-free vegetables and each chicken piece is drizzled with a mouthwatering Asian inspired sauce. Tender potatoes, smoky sausage, onion and sweet cabbage seasoned with garlic butter and all cooked in hobo foil packets on the grill! Shrimp boil tin foil dinners are an enjoyable option for a fuss-free weeknight dinner or a weekend backyard grill party. Tender, flavorful, and very easy to make Chili Lime Steak Fajitas prepared in hobo foil packets. An easy chicken tin foil dinner recipe using canned beans, corn and seasonings. These hobo foil packets combine lean beef, tender seasoned veggies and a simple gravy to create a simple meal cooked to tender perfection! A hobo pack dinner with red peppers, onions, snap peas, pierogis and sausage. Prepped ahead of time and cleaned up in seconds these tin foil dinners are perfect for camping, simple summer entertaining or quick weeknight dinners, indoors and out.Tin Foil Dinner Recipes
What was your favorite tin foil dinner recipe or hobo dinner foil pack recipe?
