Easy Dinner: Foil Packet Meal

1 lb. ground or chopped meat

2 russet potatoes, or 4-6 red potatoes, roughly chopped

¼ C chopped onion

1 C vegetables of your choice (I have used baby carrots,
frozen veg medley, and/or chopped celery

Salt and pepper

Foil (to create packets)

Prepare 4 pieces of aluminum foil.

Lay them flat on your counter.

Break apart meat with a wooden spoon, and divide into 4 parts.

Place one part of meat in the center of each piece of foil.

Sprinkle on about 1 T of onion, 1/3 of a potato, chopped, and ¼ C chopped vegetables, onto each foil sheet.

 Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper, to taste, and wrap up packets by placing the two edges of foil together above the meat combination and folding the edges down to create a seal.  Fold up the sides of each foil sheet as well to close the packet.

Place the 4 packets on a cookie sheet and bake in a 350º preheated oven until the meat is cooked through.  This usually takes about 30-45 minutes, but check the meat before serving to be sure
it is well done. I usually open one packet after 30 minutes in the oven and add on cooking time by 5-10 minute intervals if needed.

 

This is such a simple meal with hardly any clean up.

Use ground turkey or chopped chicken if that is what you have. I scour the fridge for leftover vegetables and use up the little bits before opening a new package.

You can mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and then divide it into 4 parts spooning each part onto a sheet of foil if that works better for you.

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