Hobo Dinner Foil Packets

A hobo dinner foil packet is a foil-wrapped meal which is ideal for cooking on the go or camping. You just have to pick out your ingredients, enclose them in a foil package and then cook over the open flame of a camping stove or similar. You can make big ones to feed a crowd or individual portions.

Another use for hobo foil packets is meal prep, and you can make a whole batch at once in not much time.

These delicious foil-wrapped dishes are a nice way to use up any vegetables you have in the refrigerator that you want to use. You can make them ahead and then just put them in the oven (or on the grill) when you’re getting hungry. The following recipe is made with beef, potatoes, carrots, onion, cheese, and seasonings. Cooking them is just as straightforward as making them.

You  just have to put the ingredients in foil and cook.

Happy cooking!

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Why You’ll Love the Recipe

These are novel, unusual and delicious meals. They’re also fun to prepare and you can get the kids to help out. The best tip for making hobo foil packets is to use the thickest, best quality foil you can find. The cheap stuff will just tear and then your food will fall out on to the flames!

How to Serve Them

Open the foil, add cheese and/or more seasonings if needed, then enjoy hot.

Can You Make Them Ahead?

You can prepare the foil packets ahead of time and then just keep them in the fridge until it’s time to cook.

Ingredients:

• Baby potatoes halved
• Ground beef
• Carrots
• Salt
• Onion sliced
• Black pepper
• Olive oil
• Onion powder
• Italian seasoning
• Garlic powder
• Colby Jack cheese

Instructions:

Step 1. Mix together the ground beef, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Separate the meat into four evenly-sized patties. 

Step 2. Place one meat patty into the center of each of four large squares of tin foil. 

Step 3. In a mixing bowl, stir together the onion, potatoes, carrots, olive oil, and Italian seasoning. 

Mix well.

Step 4. Separate the vegetable mixture evenly between the four sheets of tin foil. 

Step 5. Bring the sides of the foil squares up, and fold them over. Fold both ends up and closed to create packets. 

Step 6. Place the foil packets on the grill for 45 minutes. 

Step 7. Open the packets and sprinkle them with cheese before serving. 

These fun little foil-enclosed meals known as hobo foil packets are easy to prepare and fun to cook. They’re ideal whether you’re planning a cookout or camping trip or you just to try something new.

Hobo Dinner Foil Packets Recipe

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

Looking for an easy hobo dinner recipe? Look no further than hobo packets! Hobo packets are essentially foil-wrapped meals, and they're perfect for camping or cooking on the go.

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Ingredients 

• 1 lb Baby potatoes , halved
• 1 lb Ground beef
• 3 Carrots , sliced
• 1 tsp Salt
• ½ Onion , sliced
• ½ tsp Black pepper
• 2 tbsp Olive oil
• ½ tsp Onion powder
• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
• ½ tsp Garlic powder
• 1 c Colby Jack cheese , shredded

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Instructions

• Mix together the ground beef, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Separate the meat into four evenly-sized patties.
• Place one meat patty into the center of each of four large squares of tin foil.
• In a mixing bowl, stir together the onion, potatoes, carrots, olive oil, and Italian seasoning.
• Separate the vegetable mixture evenly between the four sheets of tin foil.
• Bring the sides of the foil squares up, and fold them over. Fold both ends up and closed to create packets.
• Place the foil packets on the grill for 45 minutes.
• Open the packets and sprinkle them with cheese before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 546kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 335mg | Potassium: 1019mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 7996IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 288mg | Iron: 4mg

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Storage Instructions

Keep these refrigerated until you cook them and then keep any leftovers refrigerated and eat within 3 days.

Variations and Substitutions

You can use any kind of meat and vegetables in there, along with any type of cheese and whichever seasonings you want.

Hobo Dinner Foil Packets variations:

If you’re feeling creative, there are plenty of ways to mix up the ingredients to suit your taste. Here are a few of our favorite hobo packet recipes:

• Hobo Packet Sliders: Simply add your favorite mini hamburger patties and toppings to the packet before cooking.
• Hobo Packet Burritos: Swap out the burger for a burrito-style filling of rice, beans, and cheese.
• Hobo Packet Nachos: Top your foil packet with tortilla chips, shredded cheese, and all your favorite nacho toppings.
• Hobo Packet Pizza: Add some pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and your favorite pizza toppings to the packet before cooking.

So, next time you’re looking for an easy dinner option, don’t forget about hobo foil packets!

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Hawaiian Shrimp Foil Packets – A quick, easy and healthy meal that’s packed with flavor.