Ingredients:
~ Raw Chicken Breasts, cubed
~ Potatoes (Idaho or red), peeled and diced (the smaller they are, the faster they cook!)
~ Packaged Italian Dressing Mix (optional)
~ Butter Cubes
~ Salt & Pepper
~ Celery, Carrots, Onions; diced (all optional; I leave my onions fairly large)
~ Aluminum Foil
~ Shredded Cheese (optional)
Directions:
Layer 2 18" long sheets of aluminum foil per dinner. Place about 1 to 1 1/2 cups of potato pieces in the center of the foil and cover with chicken and veggies (as much as you'd like). Sprinkle with salt and pepper and generously with Italian dressing seasoning packets. Mix well with your hands and then spread out lengthwise in the middle of the foil to about 4" x 12". Cover with pats of butter, about 3-4T per dinner, depending upon how large they are. Bring together long sides of foil over meal and fold 2-3 times, ensuring there will be no leaks when dinner is flipped on the fire. Push meal flat and then roll the ends in tightly. Cook over hot coals for about 30 min. or until done. Flip for final 10 min. or so. We love to open them up and smother with cheddar cheese and Famous Dave's Rich & Sassy BBQ sauce (found at the grocery store).
Our friends who gave us this recipe have never used chicken or Italian dressing mix. They always use hamburger meat and other pantry seasonings. You could give that a try too!
Tip: This is much easier to throw together if made ahead of time. The trick is to place the potato pieces in a container covered with water until you drain and use them or they will turn yucky and brown.
Recipe from: Jon & Jessica Croxford
