Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Foil Pack Cajun Chicken and Veggies
A packet of chicken and vegetables makes dinner feel a little like opening a present. The seasoning catches around the chicken, with tender vegetables tucked beside it in the foil. Open your packet carefully and enjoy the warm, savory first forkful once the steam clears.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 12 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Dinner
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cooking method
- Baking · Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
A few quick notes
1. Prepare the foil before mixing
Set out the four cut foil sheets first, ready for dividing the combined chicken and vegetable mixture among them.
2. Mix everything in the bowl
Combine the chicken, vegetables, oil and seasonings before portioning so the coating reaches throughout the mixture.
3. Fold and seal each portion
Close the foil around the filling before arranging the packets on the cooking sheet for baking.
Get to know the ingredients
Inch-sized chicken
Cut the boneless, skinless breasts into the listed pieces before mixing, ready to cook inside the foil packets.
Chopped zucchini
The large zucchini is chopped before joining the bowl with broccoli, pepper, chicken and seasonings for the packets.
Minced garlic
Use minced garlic alongside the listed garlic powder, combining both into the large bowl with the remaining ingredients.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Watch the trapped steam
Serve the chicken from its foil packet after baking, opening carefully because the directions warn of trapped steam.
A little more help as you go
Use a sheet underneath
Place the sealed packets on a cooking sheet for their oven cook instead of putting them directly on the rack.
Share the filling evenly
Spoon the mixed filling evenly among the four foil sheets before folding, giving each packet a share of chicken and vegetables.
A few questions you might have
Is the chicken cooked before wrapping?
The listed chicken pieces are mixed with the vegetables, then wrapped and baked inside their individual foil packets.
Do the packets stay open in the oven?
The directions fold and seal them before baking, then open them carefully afterward because steam is trapped inside.
Is the bell pepper chopped?
Yes. The ingredient list calls for chopped bell pepper, ready to mix into the bowl with the other vegetables.
Does olive oil go on the foil?
It is combined with the filling ingredients in the large bowl before that mixture is spooned onto the foil.
Which herbs season the mixture?
Oregano is included with the garlic, garlic powder, chili powder and paprika in the mixture before the packets are filled.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: gimmedelicious.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
