Tin Foil Dinner

Tin foil dinners are a simple name for a quick one "pot" meal minus the pot. You can use whatever meat you choose, chicken breast, pork chops or beef cubes all work well. Our favorite is a hamburger patty and that is what is included in the recipe below, feel free to change it if you'd like. You can also add more or different vegetables as you would like. These also make great camping meals!



Kids love to prepare their own packet dinner themselves so have all the ingredients out and let them assemble their own. Wrap up the tin foil, use an extra sheet if needed and write with a permanent marker each persons name. Place on a cookie sheet and bake. It really is that simple.

Hamburger patty -one for each person
Carrot sticks or circles
Potatoes, cut in circles or small chunks 1-2 per person depending on size
Frozen green beans
Onion, cut in rings
Cream of mushroom soup
Seasoning salt
Dry onion soup mix, optional

Tear off large sheet of tin foil, one for each person. Shape hamburger into patties. Prepare carrots, potatoes, and onion by cutting into circles or small chunks. Arrange everything on kitchen counter and let family assemble their own dinner.

Start with the hamburger (or other meat) on the bottom. Season with seasoning salt. Top with vegetables. Sprinkle with more salt and a shake of dry onion soup mix. Add one or two spoonfuls of cream of mushroom soup. This will help make a gravy. Wrap up tin foil. If needed use another sheet of tin foil to make secure. Write name on each packet hamburger foil dinner. Place on a cookie sheet in case the tin foil dinner leaks juice.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Check one tin foil packet to see if meat is cooked through and potatoes are tender. Be careful of steam when opening dinners.

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