Prepare a full meal in a foil pack with this chicken foil pack recipe. Cook in your oven, on your grill or over an open fire. Perfect for summer time, no matter where you find yourself. This recipe makes two foil packs but can be easily scaled up for the number of guests around your table or campfire.
Wash, cut and prepare vegetables and chicken as indicated in ingredient list. Small cubes of potatoes and matchstick carrots will help ensure they cook in time with your chicken.
To make 2 packs, cut six pieces of aluminum foil approximately 12" wide x 16-18" long.
Toss chicken and prepared veggies in large bowl. Top with oil, lemon juice and seasoning. Mix well.
Place half of the mix the center of one of the foil pieces. Spread out slightly into a rectangle, leaving plenty of room to fold the foil.
Folding the Pack
Bring the two longest edges towards each other above the food and roll them together to create a tight seal. Fold/roll at least three times bringing the fold tight against the food. Then press and fold the side pieces together. Roll them up towards the food.
Place the packet seam side down and repeat the same folding process. Do this one more time depending on thickness of your foil.
Repeat to make a second foil pack.
Store in the fridge for up to 1 day.
Cooking Foil Pack on Coals
Enjoy your campfire. Once the flames die down and you have a nice bed of hot coals, carefully place your foil packs on the coals (no flames). Push a few hot coals around the side. Cook for 30-40 minutes (depending on size of packs and how big your potato pieces are) carefully flipping every 10 minutes. Your foil packs will start to sizzle. Remove from coals, open carefully and check veggies are fork tender and chicken has an internal temp of 165°F (74°C). Reseal and return to coals if not finished.
If you need to stoke your fire, move hot coals and foil packs to one side and build up the fire on another, you do not want to cook in flames as this will create uneven heat.
Cooking Foil Packs in Oven
Preheat oven to 425°F (218°C). Place foil packs in oven and bake for 30-40 minutes, flipping halfway. Open carefully and check veggies are fork tender and chicken has an internal temp of 165°F (74°C). Reseal and return to oven if not finished.
Cooking Foil Packs on BBQ
Preheat BBQ to medium high heat (425°F/218°C). Grill for 30-40 minutes flipping every 15 minutes. Open carefully and check veggies are fork tender and chicken has an internal temp of 165°F (74°C). Reseal and return to grill if not finished.
Open carefully, there will be hot steam coming out. Eat straight out of the foil pack to save on dishes or serve on plates. Garnish with fresh herbs and a squeeze of lemon and enjoy if desired.
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Notes
Potatoes - use mixed coloured baby potatoes or waxy red or white potatoes, avoid russet potatoes as they'll become too softGreen Beans - use snow peas, broccoli, asparagus, zucchiniCarrots - use sweet peppers, cherry tomatoes