These delicious filled hobo dinners are perfect for cooking a mixture of carrots, potatoes and your meat all in a foil packet. It is fun to make and an easy dinner option for the summertime! Foil packets are a MUST try this summer! Switch up the ingredients and create this Grilled Honey Barbecue Chicken Foil Packets, Butter Garlic Herb Salmon Foil Packets or Butter Garlic Herb Streak Foil Packet.
Hobo dinners are a huge hit in our house! Totally kid friendly and loved by all. They are so simple to make and come together so quickly and effortlessly. Making and creating your own foil packet is just a highlight of dinner. Feel in control of what you are adding to your packet and create the best dinner for the night. Each hobo packet is made individually and can be varied according to the person or make all of them the same. Kids love this and parents do too!
Make life easy with this dinner packet by simplifying dinner and creating a flavorful packet that everyone will love. The vegetables cook up so tender and soft while the hamburger is juicy and the cheese melts perfectly over top. It is the perfect combination all together! Have a fun night of creating your own packet and watching it cook right on the grill. It is one of our favorite family dinners in the summertime and the kids rave about it every time!
Ingredients:
1 pkg (14 oz; 392g) smoked beef and pork sausage, cut into coins
3 c (435g) thinly sliced Yukon gold potatoes
2 c (3-4 large; 221g) thinly sliced carrots
1 large (223g) thinly sliced yellow onion
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp of Italian seasoning, dried basil, dried parsley
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp dried thyme
4 tbsp unsalted butter, separated
Serve with: ketchup, fresh herbs (optional)
Directions:
Step 1: Prepare the oven and preheat to 200 degrees C or 400 degrees F.
Step 2: Slice the sausage into round shapes.
Step 3: Slice the potatoes to about 1/8-inch-thick cuts.
Step 4: Slice the onions as well into thin cuts.
Step 5: In a large mixing bowl, add the carrots, sausage, onion, and potatoes.
Step 6: Drizzle about 2 tablespoons of olive oil over the veggies, then sprinkle seasonings as well. Toss until well mixed.
Step 7: Fill four sheets of foil with the mixture.
Step 8: Add four slices of butter to each foil. Seal each foil tightly.
Step 9: Place them inside the preheated oven and cook for about 30 minutes or until done.
Step 10: Open each pack and garnish them with freshly chopped herbs.
Step 11: Serve and enjoy!
Notes:
Cook on the Grill:
Prepare the grill and preheat.
Place the packets over the preheated grill and cook for about 30 minutes or until the insides are fork-tender.
Serve and enjoy!
Cook on the Stove:
Place a Dutch oven on the stove, then add everything. Turn the heat to medium-high.
Cook for 15 minutes or until done.
Serve and enjoy!