🥔 4-Ingredient Foil Packet Meal (Hobo Dinner)
🛒 Ingredients (per packet)
1 small potato (sliced thin)
1/4 lb ground beef (or small patty)
1/4 onion (sliced)
Salt & pepper (counted as one basic ingredient)
🔪 Instructions
Preheat
Oven: 200°C (400°F)
OR prepare hot coals if cooking over a fire.
Prepare foil
Tear a large piece of aluminum foil.
Lightly grease or spray it (optional but helps prevent sticking).
Layer the food
Place sliced potatoes on the bottom.
Add the ground beef (form into a patty or crumble).
Top with sliced onions.
Season generously with salt & pepper.
Seal the packet
Fold foil tightly into a sealed packet so juices stay inside.
Cook
Oven: Bake for 35–45 minutes
Campfire: Cook over coals for about 25–35 minutes, turning once
Serve
Carefully open (steam is hot!)
Eat right from the foil or plate it up
🔥 Optional cheap add-ins (if you have extra)
Carrots or cabbage
A dab of butter
A splash of soy sauce or ketchup
💡 Why it works: The steam trapped in the foil makes everything tender and flavorful with almost no effort—perfect when money and time are tight.
