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genuinegirly · 07-03-2010, 08:47 AM

Vegetarian Times recently had an article on what they call "packet entrees." It's a meal wrapped up in aluminum foil, which you toss on the campfire / in the oven / on the grill to cook. It reminded me of the tasty meals we had when we went camping with Girl Scouts. We called them Foil Dinners. Another name I've heard for them is Hobo Dinners.

Have you ever made these?
Have you had much success?
Do you have any good recipes?
Any tips for making them delicious?

We have a road / tenting trip coming up, and I'm working out meals. We'd rather keep it frugal. Since we'll be exhausted from driving, it'd be nice to have as little prep time as possible. I plan to make up a bunch of foil dinners ahead of time, transport them in an ice chest, then throw them on the fire after we've set up camp each night. Do you think it will work?

A Typical Foil Dinner Recipe:
- aluminum foil
- cabbage
- hamburger patty
- carrots
- corn
- sliced potatoes

Place hamburger patty on cabbage leaf on square of tin foil. Top with corn, potatoes, and carrots. Wrap up. Throw on grill for an hour.

A Vegetarian Foil Dinner Recipe:

- aluminum foil
- whole grain bread
- mushrooms
- onion
- potatoes
- green beans

Place whole grain bread on square of tin foil. Top with mushrooms, onions, potatoes, and green beans. Wrap up. Thrown on grill for a half hour.

Ideas for Other Foil Dinners:

Curry Dinner
- aluminum foil
- cooked rice
- canned chickpeas
- tomato sauce
- powdered milk
- curry seasoning

Place rice and chickpeas on square of tin foil. Mix tomato sauce, powdered milk, and curry seasoning. Top rice and chickpeas with mixture. Wrap up and warm on grill.

Mexican Foil Dinner
- aluminum foil
- corn tortilla
- cooked rice
- canned pinto or black beans
- tomato
- salsa

Place tortilla on square of aluminum foil. Place rice, beans, tomato and salsa on top. Wrap up and warm on grill.

07-03-2010, 08:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	Foil Packet Meals Vegetarian Times recently had an article on what they call "packet entrees." It's a meal wrapped up in aluminum foil, which you toss on the campfire / in the oven / on the grill to cook. It reminded me of the tasty meals we had when we went camping with Girl Scouts. We called them Foil Dinners. Another name I've heard for them is Hobo Dinners. Have you ever made these? Have you had much success? Do you have any good recipes? Any tips for making them delicious? We have a road / tenting trip coming up, and I'm working out meals. We'd rather keep it frugal. Since we'll be exhausted from driving, it'd be nice to have as little prep time as possible. I plan to make up a bunch of foil dinners ahead of time, transport them in an ice chest, then throw them on the fire after we've set up camp each night. Do you think it will work? A Typical Foil Dinner Recipe: - aluminum foil - cabbage - hamburger patty - carrots - corn - sliced potatoes Place hamburger patty on cabbage leaf on square of tin foil. Top with corn, potatoes, and carrots. Wrap up. Throw on grill for an hour. A Vegetarian Foil Dinner Recipe: - aluminum foil - whole grain bread - mushrooms - onion - potatoes - green beans Place whole grain bread on square of tin foil. Top with mushrooms, onions, potatoes, and green beans. Wrap up. Thrown on grill for a half hour. Ideas for Other Foil Dinners: Curry Dinner - aluminum foil - cooked rice - canned chickpeas - tomato sauce - powdered milk - curry seasoning Place rice and chickpeas on square of tin foil. Mix tomato sauce, powdered milk, and curry seasoning. Top rice and chickpeas with mixture. Wrap up and warm on grill. Mexican Foil Dinner - aluminum foil - corn tortilla - cooked rice - canned pinto or black beans - tomato - salsa Place tortilla on square of aluminum foil. Place rice, beans, tomato and salsa on top. Wrap up and warm on grill. __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy Last edited by genuinegirly; 07-03-2010 at 09:31 AM..