Here’s a simple and classic way to make a Hobo Dinner—a convenient, all-in-one meal cooked in foil packets. 🥩🥔🥕
🥘 Ingredients (serves 4)
- 1 lb (450 g) ground beef, chicken, or sausage
- 4 medium potatoes, sliced or diced
- 2–3 carrots, sliced
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2–3 tbsp butter or olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Optional: garlic powder, paprika, or your favorite herbs
- Optional: shredded cheese, Worcestershire sauce, or BBQ sauce for topping
🥄 Instructions
- Preheat oven or prepare grill
- Oven: 400°F (200°C)
- Grill: Medium heat
- Prepare foil packets
- Tear 4 large sheets of aluminum foil (one per serving).
- Place a portion of potatoes, carrots, onion, and meat on each sheet.
- Season and add fat
- Drizzle with olive oil or dot with butter.
- Season with salt, pepper, and optional herbs or spices.
- Seal packets
- Fold foil over the ingredients and crimp edges tightly to seal.
- Cook
- Oven: Bake 30–40 minutes, until vegetables are tender and meat is fully cooked.
- Grill: Cook 20–30 minutes, flipping halfway, until cooked through.
- Optional finishing touches
- Open packets carefully (steam will escape).
- Add shredded cheese, a drizzle of BBQ sauce, or a splash of Worcestershire sauce.
- Serve
Eat straight from the foil for a rustic, fun presentation.
✨ Tips
- For extra flavor, marinate meat in your favorite sauce before cooking.
- Add other vegetables like bell peppers, zucchini, or corn for variety.
- Great for camping, weeknight dinners, or meal prep since packets can be made ahead.
If you want, I can give a slow cooker version of Hobo Dinner where everything cooks together in one pot, no foil packets needed. Do you want me to do that?
