PIN THIS RECIPE FOR LATER So I did exactly one foil packet recipe here on The Recipe Rebel last summer. O-N-E. And it went wild. So I figured that this summer (how is it that Spring has rolled around again?!? Wasn’t it just Christmas?), I was going to try to bring you a lot more foil packet recipes and easy grilling recipes to get you cooking outside. We bought a camper last summer, and though we only took it out 4 times, we loved it. Our families have both always been into camping, and so it was a natural fit for us. I love having easy recipes like this on hand that we can prep and then just stash in the fridge on our way out to a camp site. Are you guys campers? What are your favourite easy camping meals? I know these Garlic Herb Steak Foil Packets are on my to-try list! I am no expert when it comes to Monterey Chicken, but that combination of barbecue sauce, cheese and bacon a top chicken breasts just sounded too good to pass up, and it’s our first foil packet recipe here this summer. I’ve added in some veggies (potatoes!), but you can make it healthier or more indulgent, depending on how you’re feeling about bikini season 😉 If you want to lighten things up, you can swap the cheese for low fat cheese, or use less, and you can swap the bacon for turkey bacon, or use less. You can also bump up the veggie content, just be sure to choose vegetables that will cook in the same amount of time as everything else, so they don’t end up total mush at dinner time.
How to Make Monterey Chicken Foil Packets:
I know that traditionally Monterey Chicken has some sort of marinade, and I seriously considered skipping it but I figured it would add a ton of flavour not just to the chicken but the potatoes, too. You can easily skip the marinade if you like and just season with salt and pepper. If you want to bump up the veggie content, try adding sliced zucchini or mushrooms to your packet before topping with the chicken! You can add in other vegetables, but keep in mind that they may cook more quickly. You can mix up the flavours a lot just by changing out the barbecue sauce — go sweet, go spicy, or somewhere in between!
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