You probably have several cooking tools and gadgets in your kitchen that you consider essential. For me, it’s my skillet, my grill pan and my sauce pot. But there’s a powerful tool in your kitchen that you may be overlooking. It cost less than five dollars and pretty much every cooking space in America has some. Let me introduce you to the power of tin foil.
Growing up, we called them poor man’s dinners, but tin foil dinner recipes are anything but. Not only are tin foil dinner recipes usually quick and easy to throw together, but they’re rich and pack a flavor punch. Best of all, you can utilize tin foil in the oven or on the grill for more efficient and flavorful dishes.
If you’re hesitant about trying a tin foil dinner recipe for the first time, check out this list of some of our favorite recipes to get you started.
10 Fast and Easy Tin Foil Dinner Recipes
1. Summer Edition Hobo Dinners
Ingredients
- 2 kielbasa sausages
- 1 eggplant
- 1 white potato (or sweet potato)
- 1 green pepper
To check out this full recipe, click here.
2. Southwestern Chicken Packets
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 teaspoon of taco seasoning
- 2 chicken breasts or 4 chicken tenders
- Salt and pepper to taste
- ½ cup salsa or pico de gallo
- 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- Cilantro, to garnish
- Sour cream, optional
Avocado, mashed, optional
To check out this full recipe, click here.
3. Easy Tin Foil Sausage and Veggies Dinner
Ingredients
1 red bell pepper
2 ears corn
1/2 large yellow onion 1 medium
4 to 5 small red potatoes
1 medium sized zucchini
1 package (13 ounces) Butterball Hardwood Smoked Turkey Sausage
5 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
Seasoned salt and pepper
4. Tin Foil Chicken and Broccoli Dinner
Ingredients
- 1 package of stuffing mix for chicken
- 1 cup water
- 4 small boneless skinless chicken breasts, 1/2 inch thick
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 cups small broccoli florets
- 2 tablespoons of bacon bits
- 1/4 cup of ranch dressing
To check out this full recipe, click here.
5. Garlic Butter Salmon in Foil
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 pounds salmon
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
To check out this full recipe, click here.
6.Quick Oven-Baked Greek Chicken
Ingredients
- 1-2 pounds of chicken tenderloins
- 1 1/2 cups of your choice of rice
- 1 lemon
- 2/3 cup of chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon of pepper
- 2 teaspoons of salt
- 1 teaspoon of parsley flakes
- 1 teaspoon of oregano
- 1 jar of artichoke hearts
- 1 can of pitted, sliced olives
- 1/2 cup of fresh spinach leaves
- 2 pats of butter or ghee
- 1/4 cup of feta cheese for garnish* (optional)
To check out this full recipe, click here.
7. Lemon Chicken and Potatoes in Foil
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 16 ounces baby red potatoes, halved Coupons
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
To check out this full recipe, click here.
8. Cajun-Style Tin Foil Packets
Ingredients
- 8 to 12 pieces of corn on the cob
- 4 red potatoes, washed and cubed
- 20 to 30 uncooked shrimp (peeled or not, it’s up to you)
- 1 pound of smoked sausage, cut into chunks
- Melted butter (or olive oil), to taste
- 1/2 cup of chicken broth
- Cajun/Creole seasoning, to taste
- Salt and pepper, to taste
To check out this full recipe, click here.
9. Grilled BBQ Chicken and Vegetables
Ingredients
- 8 aluminum foil sheets large enough to wrap around one chicken breast
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
- 1 zucchini, sliced into thin rounds
- 1 red, green or yellow bell pepper, cut into thin strips
- 8 asparagus spears
- Salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
- Extra virgin olive oil
To check out the full recipe, click here.
10. Chicken Fajita Foil Packet Meal
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds of chicken breasts, cut into strips
- 3 bell peppers (I used a mix of red, green, and yellow)
- 1 red onion
- 2 tablespoons of chili powder
- 2 tablespoons of cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
To check out this full recipe, click here.
