That meal - and the fact that most of my meals in the last two weeks have been midwestern cream-of-someone-soup casseroles - inspired me to try something new for lunch today that included vegetables. I came across a recipe for chicken foil packs. They didn't sound like they were really going to make a meal I would enjoy that much, but I gave them a try anyway, and I'm glad I did!
These were super simple, delicious, and gave me lots of yummy leftovers for the next couple days!
Ingredients:
- 1 box stuffing mix (chicken flavor)
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- broccoli florets
- shredded cheese
- Ranch dressing
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Spray 4 large sheets of foil with cooking spray.
Combine stuffing mix and water. Spoon 1/4 of the mixture onto the center of each foil sheet.
Top stuffing with a chicken breast.
Top chicken with broccoli. I didn't measure the broccoli, I just tried to pile as much on as I could (probably around 1 cup per foil pack)!
Sprinkle roughly 1/4 cup of cheese on top of each.
Drizzle with around 1 Tablespoon ranch dressing.
Bring up sides of foil and fold to seal, leaving room inside for heat circulation.
Place packets in a 9x13" pan or on a cookie sheet and bake 40-50 minutes (depending on the size of your chicken breasts).
Remove packets and let stand for 5 minutes. Cut slits in foil to let steam out. Open and enjoy!
My roommate MB and I actually split one foil pack for lunch today and couldn't finish all of it. This made a really good sized meal, and a filling one!
If you have bacon in your fridge, crumbling a slice of cooked bacon on each pack before cooking would be tasty! (I don't usually have any on hand since TDN doesn't eat it...weird, I know)
Adapted from Best Life 4 Moms
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