Foil Packets

Ever since Andy came home from scout camp and introduced us to "Bunyan Burgers," I've loved the idea of cooking in foil packets.  We almost always have some when we go camping.

Last night we cooked up some foil packets for dinner.  We were going to use the grill, but I got home from an audition pretty late, so we just used the oven instead.  Also, I guess I really should say that Tom cooked the packets.  And they were awesome!

These are super easy, healthy, and delicious.  There's something about the combination of sweet potatoes and spicy food that is delicious.  We didn't really measure, but here's what we threw together.

• Sweet potatoes, peeled and roughly cubed.  Our pieces were pretty big, it cuts down on prep time.
• Onion, again big chunks is fine.
• Zucchini, you guessed it, big old chunks
• Red Pepper, cut however ya want, strips, squares, triangles?
• Olive oil
• Paprika
• Cumin
• Chipotles, one or two cut up depending on how much spice ya like.
• Salt (duh)
• Sausage, we used hot Italian because it was on sale, but you can use whatever you like.

Ok, so chunk up all your veggies.  Throw them in a bowl and toss with some olive oil.  Then throw on the spices til it looks good to go.  At this point I was doing some dishes and there's a chance that Tom added some garlic powder and African bird pepper.  Yeah, ours were super spicy. 

Once your veggies are spiced to your liking, put them on top of a piece of foil.  Then we just put an entire piece of sausage on top and folded up the foil.  You could probably cut the sausage if you want, but we saw no need to do that.  Anyway, we put the packets in the oven at 425 til it was done.  I think it was maybe 25 minutes?  I don't know.

If you're looking for a really quick but delicious and satisfying meal, I recommend this.  If you're vegetarian, you could likely replace the sausage with black beans or chickpeas or something?  Or maybe make a grain the stove and serve the veggies on top.

This is really about the combination of spices and sweet potatoes.  Ours were pretty darned spicy cause we had a healthy amount of chipotle peppers, hot italian sausage, and some African bird pepper.  Boy it made the beer taste good.

Any of you have an foil packet combinations you love?

Enjoy!

Molly