Too Lazy to Cook? Try a Foil Packet Chicken Recipe!

Here are five of our favorite foil packet chicken dinners. There's a flavor here for everyone, whether they like spicy, savory or sweet!

1. Grilled Honey Barbecue Chicken Foil Packets from The Recipe Critic
Take your favorite barbecue sauce and dress it up with honey, apple cider vinegar, smoked paprika, and chili powder and you've got a sweet-tangy sauce for this chicken and veggie foil packet. It's meant to be cooked on the grill, so it's perfect for camping.

2. Pesto Caprese Chicken in Foil from Damn Delicious
This dish is so easy and perfect for summertime: Simply top chicken breast with pesto (homemade or store-bought), tomato, and fresh mozzarella, and then fold it up in a foil packet and bake in the oven. Pair with cooked pasta or quinoa and you've got dinner!

3. Foil Pack Italian Chicken and Veggies from Chelsea's Messy Apron
The key to even cooking here is to quarter or halve the small red potatoes, cut the carrots into matchsticks, slice the onion into rings, and chop the green pepper into thin strips. The chicken and veggies get tossed in a flavorful dried herb seasoning before cooking, and then are finished off with fresh parsley, lemon, and Parmesan.

4. Southwestern Chicken and Rice Foil Packets from Gimme Delicious
When you want a full meal to come together in one foil packet, this recipe is just the ticket. After soaking quick-cooking rice in a mixture of water and taco seasoning for five minutes, you can place it right in the foil packet to cook alongside the salsa- and cheese-topped chicken, bell peppers, onions, and black beans. Talk about easy!

5. Grilled Pineapple Chicken Foil Packets from Creme de la Crumb
The next time a craving for pineapple chicken hits, don't call for delivery — simply make this quick and easy version instead. Combine cubed chicken breast, bell peppers, onion, pineapple, and teriyaki sauce in foil packets and throw 'em on the grill. Serve with rice and you've got a better-than-takeout dinner at home.

Have you tried any of these foil packet chicken recipes? What are some of your favorite ways to cook chicken in foil? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!

Article Source: The Kitchen