 "Grease" center of foil with margarine |
 marinade chicken ~ pierced |
 layer thinly sliced potatoessprinkle with season salt |
 add carrots |
 and garlic |
 add peppers |
 and zucchini! |
 Sasha tested ALL the veggies along the way! |
 time for the chickenthere is the marinade we love! |
 sprinkle with garlic powderI've found this makes my chicken extra tender! |
 make tents with the packets & crease |
 finished packets are sealed on ends, tooleave room for heat to circulate within packets |
 Bake at wait, what?That was supposed to be 450°. |
 Bake for 20 minutes. |
 cut into chickenensure juices run clear |
 serve beautiful yummy dinner! |
 save 1 packet with juices for late night snack |
Wordful Notes: This dish inspired by Campfire Potato & Cheese Bake and Reynold's Foil Packet Recipes. This was an exploration of food for me, too.
What I would do differently:
- slice carrots or leave them out - they didn't get tender enough
- MORE veggies! definitely more peppers. and potatoes. and... yeah, more.
- bake at correct temp
- add extra marinade to packets
- I think the dish would have been improved by being served over rice. I believe there is a way to do rice in the packets... I will be looking into it.
super yum!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to write up a recipe! The photos are so helpful. Too bad we don't eat chicken, though, alas.
ReplyDeleteBake for 2000 minutes? Yikes! ;)
ReplyDeleteI agree, the photos are helpful! As a vegetarian, I'm thinking I'd still make this, sans meat, and maybe do it on the grill! Looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteOff topic.... but I love your daughter's dress! So stinkin' cute! And yes, the meal was an inspiring idea too. ;)
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I love the idea of having your dinner all ready together in a handy packet. I'm wondering if I could do it with some kind of saucy tofu... hm!
ReplyDeleteThank you! We do this a lot with veggies, but I never thought of adding chicken.
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ReplyDeleteThat looks yummy and super easy! It would probably work great on a bbq, too, when turning on the oven seems unbearable in the summer.
Thanks everyone! The inspiration came partially from campfire cooking and this would be PERFECT for grilling, I just loved the convenience, even in the oven.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you Rosemary! So NOT off topic! I made sure to include a photo of my little helper sampling the zucchini. My mom made that dress for my older daughter a decade ago! I chose the fabric because it is reminiscent of Vincent VanGogh.
Looks yummy!
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Cool about Sasha's dress and the fabric!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of titling my recipes "exploring food," because that's what I'm always doing, too! Thanks for sharing your experience.