As a kid, I used to love putting together things like banana, chocolate buds and vanilla together and cooking it in the oven in an aluminium foil envelope.
The gooey delicious food was always hot and delicious, served with some ice cream (yummm!) — makes my mouth watering just thinking about it.
My family did this a lot when we were camping too — putting a few different ingredients that we might like into foil, folding it over and cooking for about 10 minutes.
I came across them again recently, and I felt quite a bit of nostalgia. And I’m looking forward to getting in the kitchen with my kids to try a few different styles of ‘foil cooking’. In the US, they call this style of cooking, ‘hobo dinners’. So, here are 20 mess-free foil packet meals you need to make now.
1. Prawn and Asparagus Foil Packs
The freshness of the shrimp and flavourful crunch of asparagus make this one a superb meal!
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2. Grilled Chili Cheese Fries Recipe
Can I just say, this is “THE BOMB!”
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3. Scrumptious Garlic Butter Salmon
You’ll never look at salmon the same way again with this mouth-watering salmon cooked with garlic and butter in foil. Yum!
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4. Slow Cooker Savoury Quiche
This quiche is not just savoury, it’s frugal! And cooking eggs in the slow cooker gives a soft texture to the eggs which I really love.
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5. Brown Butter Cauliflower Foil Packets
This flavourful dish is not only super delicious, it’s healthy too! It’s paleo, gluten-free and low carb. What more can you ask for?
6. Garlic Butter Mushrooms and Gnocchi in Foil Packets
This tasty mushrooms and gnocchi packed with garlic and butter, placed in foil and baked is heaven on a plate (or rather on foil).
7. Spicy Cilantro Garlic Shrimp
Nothing beats a grilled shrimp recipe. It’s easy and simple! And with this dish, just add some garlic, cilantro and some spices and voila! A no fuss, real tasty grilled shrimp.
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8. Foil Pack Italian Chicken and Veggies
For a healthy satisfying dish with no guilt, try this chicken and veggies recipe that’s packed with amazing Italian seasonings. Yum!
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9. Parmesan Chicken Foil Packets
You’ll never go wrong with this lovely chicken foil packets cooked with zucchini and tomato sauce and topped with creamy mozzarella cheese. This is sooo good!
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10. Grilled Pasta Packets
Pasta in a foil with tomatoes, basil, garlic, lemon and goat cheese? Divine!
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11. Bacon Ranch Chicken
This yummy chicken dinner recipe cooked with potatoes and ranch-flavoured butter, topped with melted cheese and bacon is a delicious way to end your day.
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12. Mediterranean Salmon in Foil Packets
Even your kids will love this Mediterranean salmon with pesto sauce and cooked in foil packets. Super flavourful, the whole family will love it.
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13. Foil Packet Sweet Potato Tacos
Turn your nights into one you’ll never forget with this flavourful sweet potato dish with taco filling and cooked in foil. Magical!
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14. Barbecued Apple Crisp
Apples with some old-fashioned oats, cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar, pack in foil and throw onto the grill, this is one delicious dessert you must make now!
15. Indian Spiced Baked Potato and Egg
Take baked potato to the next level by adding Indian spices and egg.
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16. Chicken and Rice Fajitas in Foil
Let the whole family enjoy the tasty goodness of fajitas with chicken, peppers, onions and rice all cooked in foil packets.
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17. Pineapple BBQ Chicken Foil Packets
The incredible sweet and sour taste of this Pineapple BBQ Chicken Foil Packets cooked in the oven is so delectable, you’ll find the whole family begging for this.
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18. Zucchini Parmesan Foil Packets
This healthy dinner using eggplant, layers of fresh zucchini, lots of spices and herbs, butter, and Parmesan cheese is definitely one to include in your menu tonight.
19. Beef, Carrot & Potato Bundles
Just stack them together, add some spices then cook it in foil. That’s it! One nutritious and filling dinner for you.
20. Philly Cheesesteak Tin Foil Dinners
You just can’t get enough of this Philly Cheesesteak with green peppers, onions, mushrooms, provolone and some spices then wrapped in foil packet.
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