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Going camping or having a backyard
cookout is a good time, but it
frequently means junk food. All too
often, people pack chips, canned
beans, and a cooler full of cold cuts
and cheese in their cooler. No one
has to live on beans, sandwiches,
and prepackaged snack foods. The
easiest way to make some real food
on a campfire is with foil packets.
Simply wrapping foods in heavy duty
aluminum foil and throwing them on
hot coals sounds too good to be true,
but it isn’t. The beauty of cooking
in a foil packet is that you can add
as much or as little of whatever you
like, and it’s almost impossible to
make something that isn’t delicious.
It’s a sure fire way to guarantee
that cooking on a campfire involves
nutritious eating.
Hobo Dinners
Hobo dinners are a classic campfire
meal. This foil packet dinner calls
for ground beef, potatoes, onion,
carrots, and green beans. Form the
ground beef into patties. Slice the
potatoes and onions. Spray the foil
lightly with cooking spray, and wrap
the beef patty, potatoes, onions, and
green beans. Some people like to add
ketchup, tomato sauce, or cream of
mushroom soup to the packet. Stick
this packet into the edge of the fire
for 20-30 minutes.
Blueberry Orange Muffins
For this tasty campfire treat,
you’ll need about six oranges and
a package of blueberry muffin mix
that only requires the addition of
water. Cut the tops off of the
oranges and use a spoon to scoop
out the fruit and eat it as you go,
if you would like! Be careful not to
puncture the skins. Mix the muffin
mix with water and pour it into the
orange skins leaving a little space to
rise. Wrap each orange individually in
foil, and poke holes in the top with a
fork. Place the foil packets upright
on hot coals, or near the edge of the
campfire, and allow to cook for 10-
Cooking on the
Campfire
with Foil Packet
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