Comments on: Tin Foil Dinners

By: singleindakitchen

singleindakitchen — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:49:02 +0000

Looks yummy! I can’t eat red meat but I think if I substitute ground turkey it will still come out great!

By: sarahwbs2506

sarahwbs2506 — Sat, 21 May 2011 01:05:49 +0000

these were pretty good. i love the concept and i did enjoy them as written…but i think next time i’ll spice them up with some other seasonings and veg. thanks for the great idea and recipe!

By: CookBakeandDecorate

CookBakeandDecorate — Fri, 20 May 2011 04:56:57 +0000

Oh I am sorry to hear that Catrina! But that is one thing that I love most about recipes is the memories that are tied to them! Thank you for sharing that story with me!

By: veshke

veshke — Fri, 13 May 2011 23:20:43 +0000

We make these all the time when we are camping!

Quick tip… to cook them over an open fire (the absolute best way), soak some newspaper in water and wrap each bundle in 2-3 sheets of paper – then another layer of foil. Place in the coals and turn about every 15 minutes. Works great on the BBQ too!

Put the potatoes on the bottom and then the meat and then the veg. That way the potatoes are sure to cook properly (and the might even brown up and crisp a bit on the edges… yum!!).

Even better, put out all the ingredients (add carrots, peppers, mushrooms, corn, etc… to the available veg) and let everyone build their own!

And throw in a couple slices of left over, cooked bacon from breakfast!!

By: catrina

catrina — Thu, 12 May 2011 15:37:04 +0000

My mom used to make these, and only after I’d grown up did she tell me we always had them at the end of the month because the groceries were getting low! She didn’t use Ranch dressing (in fact, it was so long ago that I’m guessing it hadn’t even been invented yet! ).
This is still in my menu rotation, and we have it about once a month. Lost my Mom two years ago this weekend, and I may just be making them real soon.
Thanks for the memory!