Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Chicken packets

What's a chicken packet you ask?  It's a wonderful meal with veggies and chicken all wrapped up in a little tinfoil packet and thrown on the grill!  The decision to make these was a spur of the moment thing since I was starving and didn't really feel like putting much effort into cooking.  These are very easy to make and cook in about 10min on a outdoor grill.

I basically just threw whatever I had in my fridge into these, so its more of a hodgepodge meal than a well planned out one.  But at least I got rid of old veggies that were slightly wilted since crispness doesn't matter when making this meal, everything gets soft anyways LOL.

Here's what you'll need to get started:  Makes 2 packets

2 medium sized chicken breasts
1 bell pepper of your choice
1-2 stalks of celery
2 small red potatoes
2 medium sized carrots
juice from 2 small lemons
salt&pepper to taste
Montreal steak seasoning

How to make it:
First you're going to want to preheat your grill and get it nice and toasty.  Then cut up all the veggies and put them in a large bowl.  Add in the salt & pepper, Montreal seasoning, and the lemon juice.   Mix well.  Next pull off enough tinfoil to cover one of the chicken breasts and half of the veggies.  Place the chicken in the middle of the tinfoil and place the veggies on and around it.  Then close up the tinfoil so that you can't see the food inside.  Repeat for the 2nd piece of chicken.  Place onto the grill when its ready and cook for about 10-15 minutes or until the juices run clear on the chicken breast.  Serve immediately on its own or on a bed of rice and enjoy!

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