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THE LAND — JULY 9/JULY 16, 2021
These recipes put the yum in aluminum (foil) It’s time to grab a roll of foil and get cooking. There’s something comforting about a meal cooked over a fire. Clean up is a breeze and the food tastes amazing. Here’s a few tasty ways to cook with foil. The result is always the same: tender, delicious and fun! A little bacon, some ranch and chicken breast, throw in a couple potatoes and some melty cheese. It’s stuff that dreams are made of!
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place the steak slices in a large mixing bowl, a baking dish or a freezer bag. Whisk together the lime juice, olive oil, garlic, cumin, chili powder and salt. Pour marinade over the steak slices, mix around until evenly coated and cover. Refrigerate for 15 minutes or up to 24 hours. Remove steak from the refrigerator and set aside. Place bell pepper slices and onion slices in a large mixing bowl and season with olive oil, COOKING oregano, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper; WITH KRISTIN mix to combine. Portion out the peppers mixture By Kristin Kveno and arrange in the center of each foil sheet. Remove steak from marinade; portion out the steak slices and arrange over the vegetables inside the foil packs. Discard marinade. Close the foils and wrap them up tightly around the steak and vegetables.
Philly Cheesesteak Foil Packs
https://www.chelseasmessyapron.com/foil-pack-philly-cheesesteak-dinners/ 2 large Yukon Gold potatoes, chopped into bite-sized pieces 1 large green pepper, chopped into bite-sized pieces ½ cup yellow onion, diced 1 cup thinly sliced brown mushrooms 2 tablespoons ketchup 1/2 teaspoon each: paprika, onion powder, garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1-1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning Bacon Ranch Chicken Foil Packets fine sea salt and freshly cracked pepper https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/bacon-ranch6 slices provolone cheese chicken-foil-packets/ If using a grill: preheat to 525-550 degrees. If using an oven, 6 tablespoons melted butter preheat to 400 degrees. Set out four large sheets (2 feet in 2 tablespoons ranch seasoning powder length each) of heavy duty foil. Lightly grease with cooking spray. salt and pepper to taste Arrange foil packs on a baking sheet and cook for 15 minutes 4 medium size chicken breasts approximately 4 ounces each Veggie prep: scrub potatoes clean and dry them. Cut potatoes or until done. You can also grill the steak fajitas foil packets over 1 pound small potatoes halved or quartered into bite-sized half-inch pieces. Cute the green pepper into bitehigh heat for around 7 minutes per side. An instant read thernonstick cooking spray mometer should read 120 degrees in center for medium rare and sized, one-inch pieces (discard seeds and ribs). Finely dice the 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese yellow onion. Thinly slice the mushrooms. Add all these veggies 130 degrees for medium. Remove from oven or grill. Serve 4 slices bacon cooked and crumbled immediately over tortillas, with avocado slices, lime wedges, sour to a large bowl and add the 3 tablespoons of olive oil and salt 2 tablespoons chopped parsley and pepper to taste. Toss to completely coat all the veggies and cream and cilantro. then evenly divide this mixture among the for pieces of prepared Preheat the oven to 425 degrees or a grill over medium high n foil. heat. In a small bowl whisk together the butter, ranch seasoning Grab some zucchinis fresh from the garden, add some shrimp and salt and pepper to taste. Coat four large squares of foil with Meat prep: in that same bowl used for the veggies add the cooking spray. Place potatoes in a bowl and drizzle with 4 table- and some garlic and herbs, you’re all set for a quick and healthy pound of ground beef. Add the 1 tablespoon Worcestershire meal. spoons of the ranch butter over the top. Toss to coat evenly. sauce, 2 tablespoons ketchup, 1/2 teaspoon paprika, 1/2 teaPlace a chicken breast onto each of the foil squares and season Garlic Shrimp Foil Packs spoon onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon https://gimmedelicious.com/garlic-shrimp-and-veggie-foil-packs/ cayenne pepper, 1-1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning, salt and pepwith salt and pepper to taste. Divide the potatoes evenly among the four foil squares and arrange them around the chicken. per. With your hands, knead the ingredients together until incor1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined Drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter over the chicken porated. Divide the meat mixture evenly into four parts. Coarsely 3-4 cups chopped zucchini or your favorite vegetables breasts. Fold the edges of the foil over the chicken and potatoes 4 cloves garlic minced crumble each portion of beef over the veggies in each foil packet. to make packet. Bake for 45 minutes or grill for 30 minutes. 2 tablespoon minced cilantro or parsley Completely seal the foil packets, making sure to leave some Open the packets and sprinkle the cheese over the chicken and 2 tablespoons olive oil room for air circulation in each packet. Place packets in the midpotatoes. Leave the packets open and return to the oven or grill 1 teaspoon paprika dle of the grill and cook at high temperature for 10 minutes. Flip for 2-3 minutes or until cheese melts. Sprinkle with bacon and salt and pepper the packets and cook for another 5 to 10 minutes or until the parsley and serve. veggies are tender. Add all the ingredients to a large bowl. Mix to combine. Place n four 18x12 inch pieces of heavy aluminum foil on counter. Place To bake: place the packets on a large sheet pan lined with foil I love fajitas and I love foil meals. Putting them together makes the shrimp and veggie mixture on the foil. Fold the foil over the and bake for 28 to 32 minutes. Remove packets from heat and perfect sense. This will definitely be in my regular menu rotation shrimp to seal. Grill or bake at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes carefully open. Immediately place provolone cheese on top and or until shrimp and vegetables are cooking through. Serve with at my house, it’s that good! then return the foil packet to the heat source for a few minutes rice, bread or salad. to allow the cheese to melt on top. Enjoy immediately. Chili Lime Steak Fajitas n https://diethood.com/chili-lime-steak-fajitas-in-foil-packs/ Kristin Kveno scours the internet, pours over old family recipes and searches everywhere in between to This foil packet of goodness features ground beef in the recipe 1 pound flank steak, thinly sliced for a twist on a Philly cheesesteak. Don’t worry all the usual pep- find interesting food ideas for feeding your crew. Do 2 limes, juiced you have a recipe you want to share? You can reach pers, onions and cheese are found in this foil delight! 2 tablespoons olive oil Kristin at kkveno@thelandonline.com. v 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon chili powder or to taste salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste 2 to 3 bell peppers, all different colors, sliced Send your letters to: Editor, The Land 1 medium yellow onion, sliced 2 teaspoons olive oil 418 South Second St., Mankato, MN 56001 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano e-mail: editor@thelandonline.com 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste 1/4 teaspoon sweet or smoked paprika, or to taste All letters must be signed and accompanied by a phone number (not for publication) to verify authenticity.
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