Cooking With Kristin

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! Bacon Ranch Chicken Foil Packets

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place the steak Philly Cheesesteak Foil Packs slices in a large mixing bowl, a baking dish or a https://www.chelseasmessyapron.com/foil-pack-philly-cheesfreezer bag. Whisk together the lime juice, olive oil, esteak-dinners/ https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/bacon-ranchchicken-foil-packets/ 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, oregano, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper; mix to combine. Portion out the peppers mixture 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. 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 fine sea salt and freshly cracked pepper 6 slices provolone cheese 6 tablespoons melted butter Discard marinade. Close the foils and wrap them up tightly If using a grill: preheat to 525-550 degrees. If using an oven, 2 tablespoons ranch seasoning powder around the steak and vegetables. preheat to 400 degrees. Set out four large sheets (2 feet in salt and pepper to taste Arrange foil packs on a baking sheet and cook for 15 minutes length each) of heavy duty foil. Lightly grease with cooking spray. 4 medium size chicken breasts approximately 4 ounces each or until done. You can also grill the steak fajitas foil packets over Veggie prep: scrub potatoes clean and dry them. Cut potatoes 1 pound small potatoes halved or quartered high heat for around 7 minutes per side. An instant read ther- into bite-sized half-inch pieces. Cute the green pepper into bitenonstick 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 130 degrees for medium. Remove from oven or grill. Serve yellow onion. Thinly slice the mushrooms. Add all these veggies 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 cream and cilantro. and pepper to taste. Toss to completely coat all the veggies and Preheat the oven to 425 degrees or a grill over medium high heat. In a small bowl whisk together the butter, ranch seasoning and salt and pepper to taste. Coat four large squares of foil with cooking spray. Place potatoes in a bowl and drizzle with 4 tablespoons of the ranch butter over the top. Toss to coat evenly. Place a chicken breast onto each of the foil squares and season n Grab some zucchinis fresh from the garden, add some shrimp and some garlic and herbs, you’re all set for a quick and healthy meal. Garlic Shrimp Foil Packs then evenly divide this mixture among the for pieces of prepared foil. Meat prep: in that same bowl used for the veggies add the pound of ground beef. Add the 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 2 tablespoons ketchup, 1/2 teaspoon paprika, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon with salt and pepper to taste. Divide the potatoes evenly among https://gimmedelicious.com/garlic-shrimp-and-veggie-foil-packs/ cayenne pepper, 1-1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning, salt and pepthe four foil squares and arrange them around the chicken. Drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter over the chicken breasts. Fold the edges of the foil over the chicken and potatoes to make packet. Bake for 45 minutes or grill for 30 minutes. Open the packets and sprinkle the cheese over the chicken and potatoes. Leave the packets open and return to the oven or grill for 2-3 minutes or until cheese melts. Sprinkle with bacon and parsley and serve. 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined 3-4 cups chopped zucchini or your favorite vegetables 4 cloves garlic minced 2 tablespoon minced cilantro or parsley 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon paprika salt and pepper Add all the ingredients to a large bowl. Mix to combine. Place per. With your hands, knead the ingredients together until incorporated. Divide the meat mixture evenly into four parts. Coarsely crumble each portion of beef over the veggies in each foil packet. Completely seal the foil packets, making sure to leave some room for air circulation in each packet. Place packets in the middle of the grill and cook at high temperature for 10 minutes. Flip the packets and cook for another 5 to 10 minutes or until the veggies are tender. 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 at my house, it’s that good! or until shrimp and vegetables are cooking through. Serve with then return the foil packet to the heat source for a few minutes Chili Lime Steak Fajitas rice, bread or salad. to allow the cheese to melt on top. Enjoy immediately. https://diethood.com/chili-lime-steak-fajitas-in-foil-packs/ n Kristin Kveno scours the internet, pours over old 1 pound flank steak, thinly sliced This foil packet of goodness features ground beef in the recipe family recipes and searches everywhere in between to 2 limes, juiced for a twist on a Philly cheesesteak. Don’t worry all the usual pep- find interesting food ideas for feeding your crew. Do 2 tablespoons olive oil pers, onions and cheese are found in this foil delight! you have a recipe you want to share? You can reach 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano Kristin at kkveno@thelandonline.com. v 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 1 medium yellow onion, sliced 2 teaspoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste 1/4 teaspoon sweet or smoked paprika, or to taste

COOKING WITH KRISTIN

By Kristin Kveno

Letters to the editor are always welcome.

Send your letters to: Editor, The Land 418 South Second St., Mankato, MN 56001 e-mail: editor@thelandonline.com All letters must be signed and accompanied by a phone number (not for publication) to verify authenticity.