Make dinner in an instant with foil packet dinners. One of the key items needed for foil packet dinners is heavy duty aluminum foil. Foil packet dinners allows you to put your main dish and sides all in one, to make a complete meal. It is also mess-free, which means easy clean up.

Garlic Butter Salmon Foil Packets

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Servings: 2 servings

3/4 cup green beans

1 tsp olive oil

2 (6 ounce) salmon fillets

2-3 garlic cloves, minced

2 tbsp butter, melted

Salt and pepper, to taste 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Place two 12×12-inch pieces of heavy aluminum foil on counter. In a small bowl, add green beans and olive oil. Gently mix and sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper. Divide evenly onto foil sheets.

Combine melted butter and minced garlic. Place salmon on top of green beans. Sprinkle salmon with a pinch of salt and pepper. Drizzle melted garlic butter on top of salmon and green beans. Bring the longest ends of foil over salmon and roll them together. Roll short ends in, making sealed packets. Place foil packets on a baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool for five minutes.

Garlic Steak and Potato Foil Packets

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Servings: 2 servings

1 1/2 cup small red potatoes, quartered

1 tbsp olive oil

1 lb. top sirloin steak, cubed

2-3 garlic cloves, minced

2 tbsp butter, melted

Salt and pepper, to taste

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place two 12×12-inch pieces of heavy aluminum foil on counter. In a small bowl, add red potatoes and olive oil. Gently mix and sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper. Divide evenly onto foil sheets. Combine melted butter and minced garlic. Place steak on top of potatoes.

Sprinkle steak with a pinch of salt and pepper. Drizzle melted garlic butter on top of steak and potatoes. Bring the longest ends of foil over steak and roll them together. Roll short ends in, making sealed packets. Place foil packets on a baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes. Cool for five minutes.

Caprese Stuffed Chicken Foil Packets

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 2 servings

1/2 cup zucchini, sliced and halved

1/2 cup yellow summer squash, sliced and halved

1 tsp olive oil

1/4 tsp Italian seasoning

2 chicken breasts

1 tomato, sliced and halved

4 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced

1/4 cup fresh basil, thinly sliced

2 tbsp balsamic vinegar glaze

Salt and pepper, to taste 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place two 12×12-inch pieces of heavy aluminum foil on counter. In a small bowl, add zucchini, yellow summer squash, olive oil and Italian seasoning. Gently mix and sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper. Divide evenly onto foil sheets.

Butterfly chicken breasts. Layer tomato, fresh mozzarella and fresh basil on one side of chicken breast. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar glaze. Seal with 1-2 toothpicks diagonally. Sprinkle chicken breasts with a pinch of salt and pepper. Place stuffed chicken on top of squash. Bring the longest ends of foil over chicken and roll them together. Roll short ends in, making sealed packets. Place foil packets on a baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool for five minutes.