Foil Packet Meals – Foil Pack Dinner
Pin RecipeToday’s crazy-busy moms rock it with foil packet meals! Foil packet food is versatile, nutritious and quick to prepare.
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Instant Brown rice (or White rice)
- ½ tablespoon Taco seasoning (for rice)
- ½ cup water
- 2 pieces chicken breasts (7-oz each)
- 1 oz cream cheese
- 6 tablespoon salsa verde
- ½ cup roasted corn
- ½ cup black beans
- ½ cup thin-sliced bell peppers
- ½ cup Mozarella cheese (or any melting cheese)
For Chicken Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder (garlic powder, salt and pepper, chili powder)
- 1 teaspoon paprika powder
Toppings (Optional)
- roasted green chiles (or lime, cilantro and sour cream)
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Instructions:
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Prepare 2 large sheets of foil and grease with cooking spray. You don't want your rice to stick to the bottom.
- Weigh and pound your chicken to get (2) 7 oz each piece with ½ inch thickness.
- Toss together the instant rice and water, add ½ tablespoon of taco seasoning. Mix all together and set aside.
- In a bowl, toss together all of the seasonings: cumin, garlic powder, salt, pepper, chili powder and paprika powder.
- Dredge each chicken breast evenly in the seasonings (both sides).
- Divide the rice and water mixture evenly among the 2 foil packets.
- Place the seasoned chicken on top.
- Put corn and black beans next to each chicken breast. Add a few pieces of thinly sliced red pepper to each packet. Add other optional toppings as desired.
- Slice the cream cheese into 4 equal pieces and place 2 pieces on top of each chicken breast.
- Pour 3 tablespoons of salsa verde on top of each chicken breast.
- Top some cheese on top of the chicken.
- Seal the packet allowing for expansion and make sure it is 100% sealed.
- Bake for 40 - 45 minutes or until the chicken is completely cooked through.
Notes:
The best recommendation is to make sure that your chicken is pounded to ½ inch thick and exactly 7 ounces. In my oven with a 7 ounce chicken breast it was completely cooked through at 40 minutes.
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 1087.46kcal | Carbohydrates: 118.11g | Protein: 69.1g | Fat: 37.27g | Saturated Fat: 14.35g | Sodium: 823.2mg | Fiber: 14.21g | Sugar: 7.37g
Please note that all nutrition information are just estimates. Values will vary among brands, so we encourage you to calculate these on your own for most accurate results.
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