Low-Carb Foil Packet Dinner

This tasty Low-Carb Foil Packet Dinner is ideal to make on the grill, however you can too cook dinner the foil packets within the oven! And clean-up is a breeze for this tasty dinner. See suggestions within the publish should you choose to not use foil.

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There are infinite variations on dinners cooked in foil, and once I was a child we at all times known as these Tin Foil Dinner or Hobo Dinners. And this was one thing my household at all times made once we had been tenting. However that sort of dinner virtually at all times had potatoes and carrots, which wouldn’t work for individuals who had been watching their carbs.

So after I began my carb-conscious consuming journey I got here up with this tasty Low-Carb Foil Packet Dinner. I first made this recipe at a Denny Household Campout, and posted it on my model new meals weblog! Then years later I lastly realized the recipe needed to have some pictures earlier than anybody could be tempted to attempt it!

Foil packet dinners like this are good to cook dinner on a gasoline grill or a kind of useful little raised charcoal grills that a lot of campsites have, and they are often cooked close to the coals of a campfire should you’re further cautious. And dinners wrapped in foil may also be cooked within the oven too if it’s chilly exterior otherwise you don’t have a grill.

What components do you want?

What in case you have relations who received’t eat these veggies?

In case you have non low-carb eaters within the household (or choosy kids who received’t eat crimson peppers, zucchini, or onions) you would make two separate packets of the veggie combination and put some potatoes and carrots in a single batch for the youngsters. Reduce potatoes and carrots into smaller items since they take longer to cook dinner.

make the straightforward marinade used for this recipe:

I don’t have many marinade recipes manufactured from bought components, however this recipe is a variation of the ultra-easy and widespread Fully Foolproof 100% Scrumptious Grilled Hen, so should you like this concept you may additionally wish to attempt that recipe whenever you’re searching for one thing simple to grill at residence. Once you’re utilizing bought components like this, you’ll want to test for added sugar and in addition to make certain they’re gluten-free if that’s wanted at your own home.

Need a vegetarian foil packet dinner?

For those who’re cooking for some individuals who desire a plant-based meal, simply omit the hen from among the packets for a tasty vegetarian dinner. You would add a vegetable protein supply should you like.

What should you don’t wish to use that a lot foil?

Some folks is likely to be keen to make foil dinners once they’re tenting however reluctant to make use of this a lot foil at residence. No downside; simply drain the hen and veggies and cook dinner it in a casserole dish. (I can’t let you know for positive concerning the timing for that, however I feel it will be simple to make use of my suggestion for cooking the foil packets within the oven and simply test a number of occasions whereas it’s cooking.) You would additionally cook dinner the components for the foil packet dinner in a Grilling Pan (affiliate hyperlink) should you’re cautious to empty off the marinade nicely. The cooking time for that may in all probability be a bit shorter.

Make this Low-Carb Foil Packet Dinner:

(Scroll down for full printable recipe together with dietary info.)

1. Trim hen breasts as wanted, then lower crosswise into items about one inch thick.
2. Combine Newman’s Personal Basic Oil and Vinegar Dressing (affiliate hyperlink), Zesty Italian Dressing Combine (affiliate hyperlink), Spike Seasoning (affiliate hyperlink)) if utilizing, and slightly salt and fresh-ground black pepper to make the marinade. 
3. Put hen in a Ziploc bag and add slightly greater than half the dressing combination. Let the hen marinate within the fridge or a cooler all day.
4. Just a few hours earlier than you wish to cook dinner, lower up the zucchini, crimson bell pepper, and crimson onion and put the veggies right into a Ziploc bag.
5. Pour in the remainder of the marinade and let veggies marinate for 1-2 hours.
6. Once you’re able to assemble the foil dinners, drain the hen and greens. (For those who’re tenting you’ll be able to simply snip the nook of the Ziploc bag and let a lot of the liquid drain out. They don’t need to be utterly drained, though it makes it simpler to assemble the packets if the hen and greens aren’t too moist.)
7. You want a grill that’s preheated to medium excessive, or a campfire or raised charcoal grill in a campground that has burned down to only coals.
8. To assemble the packets tear 8 giant items of foil. (We had heavy-duty foil that was 18 inches large and our items of foil turned out to be slightly greater than we completely wanted.)
9. Lay out the foil to make 4 packets with two items of foil for every.
10. Put one-fourth of the hen in the course of every foil stack; then put one-fourth the veggie combination on high of the hen.
11. Fold over the foil, making a sequence of small folds on the high and on the ends to seal the sides collectively. Then flip that packet over and fold over the second piece of foil, sealing the ends nicely once more. (This recipe has a very good picture of find out how to fold the packets collectively.)
12. For a house grill or a charcoal campground grill (the place the packets are cooking on a grate) cook dinner the packets about 10 minutes with the hen aspect down on the grill; then flip and cook dinner about 10 minutes extra on the second aspect. I want I knew a great way to inform once they’re executed with out opening one, however that’s actually the one method!
13. To cook dinner close to the recent coals of a fireplace, it’s further necessary to have heavy-duty foil. I wouldn’t advocate placing packets instantly on the coals, put them across the fringe of the fireplace. I’m guessing cooking time can be barely shorter for cooking close to coals, however it should depend upon how sizzling your coals are. I’d rotate the packets (so the other aspect is close to the coals) each 5 minutes after which test one of many packets after quarter-hour to see if they should cook dinner a bit longer.
14. To cook dinner within the oven, preheat temperature to 450F/230C and cook dinner 30-35 minutes.
15. Serve sizzling within the packets (or not) with some fresh-ground pepper added at serving time.
16. You can too add some coarsely grated Parmesan cheese if you wish to take it up a notch; get pleasure from!

Make the Foil Pack Dinner right into a Tenting Meal:

Once I’m tenting I’d serve this with “tenting salad”. Place lower up cucumbers, black olives and cherry tomatoes in a Ziploc bag. Pour your favourite salad dressing over (ranch or blue cheese is sweet). Serve proper out of the bag for no clear up.

Extra Dinners Cooked in Foil:

Greek Hen Foil Packets

Fish Foil Packets with Pesto and Tomatoes

Salmon Foil Packets with Tomatoes and Olives

Autumn Tin Foil Dinners

Low-Carb Weight-reduction plan / Low-Glycemic Weight-reduction plan / South Seashore Weight-reduction plan Ideas:
With the components used right here this Low-Carb Foil Packet Dinner could be nice for any low-carb, Keto, or low-glycemic food regimen plan, together with any part of the unique South Seashore Weight-reduction plan.

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Historic Notes for this Recipe:
This recipe was first talked about on the weblog as a variation of Fully Foolproof 100% Scrumptious Grilled Hen. In 2009 I made it separate recipe and the pictures had been up to date in 2018. The recipe was final up to date with extra info in 2022.

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