Why You Should Be Grilling in Foil Packets
From French toast and grilled peaches to meatloaf and spaghetti, the options for outdoor dining are endless. Follow these easy recipes from Food Network Kitchen to prepare healthy foil packs for any meal.
Healthy Outdoor Eating
How do we love foil packets? Let us count the ways. These makeshift bowls are mess-free and perfect for preparing meals on a camping expedition, but best of all, this cooking method keeps calorie counts low. You’ll be amazed by how much unnecessary fat you can cut out by using a lightly buttered foil pack in place of the traditional skillet.
Healthy Grilled Shrimp Fajita Foil Pack
The only thing you’ll miss in these lightened-up shrimp fajitas is that iconic restaurant sizzle sound. Serve them family style and let your guests choose their own toppers, like classic cilantro, salsa and avocado — but go ahead and make up your own. (Cabbage and pickled carrots are test-kitchen favorites.)
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Healthy Grilled Chicken-and-Rice Foil Packs
If you’re looking to grill something besides burgers and dogs on your next campout, this low-fat chicken dinner will do the trick. Be sure to use converted rice instead of regular for this recipe (each grain contains tiny pinholes so it cooks faster than conventional rice).
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Healthy Grilled BBQ Meatloaf Foil Pack
What makes this low-fat meatloaf speedier than the typical oven version? The reflective surface of the foil packet, which traps and intensifies the heat like a mini silver oven. Plus, the loaf is slightly thinner, so it cooks more quickly while maintaining a flavorful char on the surface.
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Healthy Grilled Summer Vegetable-and-Spaghetti Foil Pack
Yes, you can make one-pot pasta outdoors! In this recipe, sun-dried tomato pesto and olive oil deliver loads of flavor, and whole-wheat spaghetti and veggies provide plenty of fiber. So even though it’s cooked on a grill, this garden-fresh sauce tastes like it simmered on the stovetop.
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Healthy Grilled French Toast Foil Packets
A lightly buttered foil pack steps in for the traditional skillet and cuts way down on the fat for cooking. For campground cooking, use canned nonfat evaporated milk (it’s one less thing to keep cold). Go for the nonstick foil to prevent sticking and burning.
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
One 12-ounce can nonfat evaporated milk
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, plus more for serving
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
8 slices multi-grain bread, lightly toasted
1 cup mixed berries
Special equipment: nonstick foil
Prepare a grill for medium-high heat.
Tear eight 14-inch pieces of nonstick foil and lay them out nonstick-side up. Brush the centers of each piece with the melted butter.
Whisk together the evaporated milk, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla and cinnamon in a small baking dish or large resealable bag.
Dip each side of each piece of bread in the milk mixture until fully submerged. Arrange 2 pieces of bread next to each other, without overlapping, on 1 piece of buttered foil. Repeat with the remaining bread and 3 pieces of foil.
Make the foil packs: Put the remaining 4 pieces of foil, buttered-side down, directly on top of the bread so the foil touches the bread and the edges line up. Fold and crimp the edges tightly to make 4 oblong packets.
Put the packs on the grill, close the lid and cook for 5 minutes. Turn the packets over, close the lid and grill 5 minutes more. Remove and let rest for a few minutes. Carefully open the packets (hot steam will escape). Both sides of the French toast should be browned and the center should be custardy. Keep in the packets or transfer to plates. Top each serving with ¼ cup of the berries and more maple syrup, if desired.
From Food Network Kitchen
Healthy Grilled Peach Crisp Foil Packs
Grill juicy summer peaches in makeshift bowls made of foil and eat them straight out of the pack for your own private piece of summer. (Frozen yogurt is optional, but our nutritional values include it.)
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