2. Cut your veggies according to how long it will take to cook. For instance, zucchini takes less time than carrots and potatoes, so cut your carrots and potatoes thinner than your zucchini.
Other veggie ideas: onions, corn, bell peppers, baby red potatoes (sweet potato cubes, quartered), asparagus
3. If using hamburger, mix your spice into your hamburger (rather than shaking spice on top of the hamburger).
For 1 lb hamburger, you can mix in this recipe:
1 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Pepper
1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/2 teaspoon Chili Powder
1/2 teaspoon Brown Sugar
Other mains you can use: Chicken, hot dogs, ham, tender pork, pre-cooked roast cubes, cheese, corn on the cob, potato, refrigerator biscuit
4. It does not matter which side of foil (shiny or dull) is on the outside .... unless you are using non-stick. In that case, the non-stick side is a little bit dimpled.
5. Use cooking spray (instead of relying on your butter for flavor) on the foil for non-stick because it coats evenly whereas the butter ... doesn't ... but is good for flavoring veggies.
6. Build your dinner wide, long, and shallow. This will help your food cook more evenly than if you stacked it thicker.
7. Add sauce and dry spices.
Sauce Ideas Spice Ideas
Cream of Mushroom Soup Dry Onion Soup
Barbecue Sauce Dry Gravy Mix
Ketchup Steak Seasoning
Worcestershire Sauce Salt & Pepper
Soy Sauce
Steak Sauce
Ranch Dressing
Italian Dressing Foil Campfire Pizza: Pita Bread, sauce, toppings
Taco Sauce (however, leave air space over pizza and don't flip it over!)
Enchilada Sauce If the cheese is melted, the whole pizza is warm enough.
Salsa About 20 min. of cooking in coals.
Chili
Cheese
Butter or Olive Oil
8. Wrap food in regular aluminum foil. When you seal your foil packet be sure to get out as much air as possible. When the packets are heated in the coals the air expands and can cause holes or tears in the foil.
9. Wrap the packet with a layer of newspaper wrapped around the aluminum packet, then run water over the whole packet until the newspaper is wet (this will help steam the food), then wrap the whole thing with heavy duty foil. This method also helps keep your food from burning.
*Alternative: Simply use 2 layers of heavy duty foil (keep from burning) and place ice cube in with ingredients (steam).
10. Turn often (to cook evenly) and carefully (so you don't tear a hole in the foil).
11. Foil Packet Dinners take about 15-20 minutes (30 if big chunks) to cook in coals or on a grill.
Credit: https://www.littledairyontheprairie.com/tin-foil-dinner-hack/
and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoZElsSBEPk
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