Campfire Foil Dinners

5 from 1 vote

Campfire Foil Dinners, cooking in campfire coals, on a grill, or in an oven. This is a tasty dinner that is so easy to make, with hearty, seasoned ground beef, tender potatoes, sweet carrots, aromatic onions, all slathered in a delightful mushroom gravy!

Prep Time20

Cook Time30

Total Time50

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: campfire cooking, campfire dinner, camping, foil dinner, ground beef foil dinner, hamburger foil dinner

Servings:

Calories: 372kcal

Author: Rachael

Equipment

1 Campfire
8 Foil Sheets
1 Tongs Metal

Ingredients

2 pounds Ground Beef
2 cups Potatoes Cubed, 1-centimeter size
2 cups Carrots Cubed, 1-centimeter size
1 Onions medium, diced
2 tablespoons Olive oil divided, or melted butter
Salt and Pepper
3 teaspoons Zoup! Culinary Concentrate™ Beef Base with Bone Broth divided
16 ounces Zoup! Portabella Mushroom Bisque or mushroom soup of choice

Instructions

Campfire Instructions

Start by chopping your carrots and potatoes into even sized pieces. 1-centimeter cubes are best for campfire cooking. If you want to cut them into larger pieces, put them in a microwave safe bowl, cover with water, and microwave for 5 minutes to start them cooking and help them be a little more tender. This will ensure they cook through in the campfire, and are done at the same time as the ground beef. Package for camping by covering chopped vegetables with water in an airtight container, and set aside.
Chop onion into 1 centimeter sized pieces, and package up for camping.
Prepare your campfire by building a medium-sized fire and allowing it to burn down to hot coals.
In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of pepper, and 1 1/2 teaspoons Zoup! Culinary Concentrate™ Beef Base with Bone Broth, stir until well combined.
Drain water off chopped potatoes, and in a zip top bag or bowl, add potatoes, 1 tablespoon of olive oil or melted butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons Zoup! Culinary Concentrate™ Beef Base with Bone Broth. Toss everything together until well coated. I like using a zip top bag, as it makes this part easy.
Drain water off carrots. In a bowl, toss carrots with a little salt and pepper and 1 tablespoon olive oil, stir to evenly coat.
Tear off 8 large pieces of heavy-duty aluminum foil (about 18 inches long each) and place it on a flat surface.
Divide the ground beef mixture between the pieces of foil, about 1/4 pound of ground beef on each piece, placing the spoonfuls in the center of the foil. Gently press the ground beef mixture into a patty shape, about 1/2 an inch thick.
Pour about 1/4 cup of Zoup! Portabella Mushroom Bisque over each of the ground beef patties.
Top with 1/8th of the onion, 1/4 cup carrots, and 1/4 cup potatoes.
Fold the foil over the mixture, sealing the edges tightly to create a packet.
Place the foil packet directly onto the hot coals of the campfire.
Cook for about 20-30 minutes, flipping the packet halfway through cooking, until the meat is cooked through and the vegetables are tender. To make things easier, use an instant read thermometer, when ground beef reaches 155 degrees F, remove the packets from the coals.
Carefully remove the foil packet from the fire using tongs or a heat-proof glove.
Let the packet cool for a few minutes (5-7) before opening it to avoid steam burns.
Top with fresh chopped parsley as a garnish, and enjoy your delicious foil dinner straight from the campfire!

Grill Instructions

These foil packs can also be grilled at medium heat for about 45 minutes or until potatoes are tender and ground beef reaches 160°F.

Oven Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F.
In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of pepper, and 1 1/2 teaspoons Zoup! Culinary Concentrate™ Beef Base with Bone Broth, stir until well combined.
Add chopped potatoes to a bowl with 1 tablespoon of olive oil or melted butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons Zoup! Culinary Concentrate™ Beef Base with Bone Broth. Toss everything together until well coated. I like using a zip top bag, as it makes this part easy.
In a bowl, toss carrots with a little salt and pepper and 1 tablespoon olive oil, to evenly coat.
Tear off 8 large pieces of heavy-duty aluminum foil (about 18 inches long each) and place it on a flat surface.
Divide the meat between the pieces of foil, about 1/4 pound of ground beef on each piece, placing the spoonfuls in the center of the foil. Gently press the ground beef mixture into a patty shape, about 1/2 an inch thick.
Pour about 1/4 cup of Portabella Mushroom Bisque by Zoup! Good, Really Good over each of the ground beef patties.
Top with onion, 1/4 cup carrots, and 1/4 cup potatoes.
Seal foil packets well.
Place beef side up on a large baking sheet and bake 35-45 minutes or until potatoes and carrots are tender and ground beef reaches 160 degrees F.

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