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What Are We Making Monday? ~Chicken and Summer Veggie Hobo Packs

This weeks what are we making Monday, is our Chicken and summer veggie hobo packs! This is a brilliant no mess, easy clean up, delicious summer meal! Whether you are using fresh produce from your own garden, a farmers market or even the grocery store, it’s a great way to add in seasonal vegetables to your meal. Bonus point, you don’t have to fire up the oven on a hot summer day! (unless you want to) Feel free to add or subtract any veggies to cater to your tastebuds. Let me know how it goes for you!

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Chicken and Summer Veggie Hobo Packs

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Servings 2 packs

Ingredients
  

  • 1-2 medium potatoes
  • 1 medium zucchini
  • 1 handful of garden fresh green beans
  • 6-7 cherry tomatoes
  • 2-3 mushrooms
  • 4 chicken breast tenderloins frozen is fine
  • Balsamic vinegarette
  • garlic salt, pepper, parsley, basil, turmeric

Instructions
 

  • slice the potatoes evenly, about a 1/4 inch thick and layer on an oil sprayed foil sheet, about 10-12 inches long
  • slice the zucchini about 1/2 inch thick and layer over potatoes
  • Rinse and snap off ends of the green beans and lay on top
  • slice mushrooms and add to stack
  • add in whole cherry tomatoes
  • nestle 2 chicken tenderloins on top
  • season with garlic salt, pepper, basil, parsley, and turmeric
  • drizzle with a moderate amount of balsamic vinaigrette
  • Seal the pack starting with the ends lengthwise, fold together and crimp. fold in ends and crimp
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  • Grill (or oven) at 375 for 40 minutes, seam side up, no need to flip
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Chicken and Summer Veggies Foil Packs

chicken and summer veggies foil packs

Summer nights, cooking on the grill, and fresh veggies from the garden. Is there anything better? This meal is the ultimate taste of summer. Not only is it delicious and healthy, it is easy, with little to no clean up! Especially if you transfer it onto paper plates! Summer just got even better.

I was fortunate enough to start my garden early this year. If the weather stays warm like they predict it will, I will be enjoying the fruits (well in this case, veggies) of my labor well into fall.

The balsamic vinaigrette used in this recipe is my absolute favorite. It is so versatile too! I use it for marinade on fish and chicken, splash it on my salads, use it in an amazing pasta salad, and in my deliciously easy spaghetti sauce recipe you can find here.

I hope you enjoy this recipe. Let me know. In the meantime, here’s to summer, growing your own garden and eating healthy, delicious meals!! Enjoying all the simple pleasures of life! Stay healthy and eat well.

chicken and summer veggies in a foil pack

Chicken and Summer Veggies Foil Packs

Robin
A great way to utilize your fresh, garden grown, summer veggies. An easy, no mess clean up, using foil packs. Throw it on the grill and enjoy those summer nights!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 1 person

Equipment

  • grill (or oven)
  • 20-24 inch foil sheet per pack

Ingredients
  

  • 1 medium potato thinly sliced
  • ½ medium zucchini washed and thick sliced
  • 1 small handful of green beans
  • 6-7 cherry tomatoes
  • 2 tenderloin chicken breast thawed, bigger breasts will take longer to cook
  • 4 Tblsp Balsamic Vinaigrette adjust to taste
  • 1 tsp Fresh or dried parsley
  • ½ tsp Fresh or dried basil
  • 1/4 tsp Tumeric
  • Pepper to taste
  • Salt (or garlic salt) to taste

Instructions
 

  • Spray foil with non stick spray
  • Layer in order: potatoes, zucchini, green beans, tomatoes, and half of amount listed above of salt, pepper, parsley, basil and balsamic.
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  • Add chicken and the rest of all seasonings, including tumeric.
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  • Seal up, starting with the longest length of foil, seal tight.
    foil packs first fold
  • Take one end and push ingredients in to be able to fold in and seal.
    Foil packs side fold
  • Stand upright on the end you just sealed and seal other end.
    chicken and summer veggies final fold foil pack
  • Place on grill, (or in oven on cookie sheet) potatoes down at 375° for 45 minutes.
  • Chicken should reach a temperature of 165°
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