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Vegetable Hobo Packets
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 
This recipe for foil packet vegetables, or vegetable hobo packets as I used to know them, will be your favorite grilled side dish with all your grilled meals.
Course: Side Dishes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Vegan
Servings: 6
Calories: 223 kcal
Ingredients
  • 2 ears of corn
  • 2 pounds about 6 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, sliced ¼-inch thick
  • ½ large red onion sliced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into chunks
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 to 4 sprigs fresh oregano
  • 1 large sprig fresh rosemary
  • Aluminum foil
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • Lemon wedges optional
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat your BBQ grill to medium – about 400˚F.
  2. Slice the kernels of corn off the ears and into a bowl. Add the potatoes and red onion and toss with the olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper. Season generously.
  3. Place two large pieces of aluminum foil, about 14- to 16-inches long on the countertop (you want the foil to be about 4 inches longer than the depth of your grill). Place the vegetable mixture down the center of each piece of the foil. Dot the vegetables with chunks of butter and scatter the oregano sprigs and rosemary sprig over the vegetables. Then, working with one packet at a time, fold the bottom and top of the foil together to meet each other and roll the pieces of foil down toward the vegetables to create a leak-proof fold. If necessary, wrap the packets with a second layer of foil so that the packets don’t tear on the grill.
  4. Transfer the vegetable packets to the grill and grill for 10 minutes. Turn the packets over on the grill and grill for another 10 minutes and then flip again for a final 10 minutes (5 minutes on each side) until the vegetables are tender. You can test by piercing through the aluminum foil into a potato, or by opening the packet to check. If the vegetables are tender, you can move these to an indirect area of your BBQ (you might have an upper rack that will work) to keep warm until the rest of your meal is complete.
  5. When you are ready to serve, transfer the vegetables to a serving bowl (or leave in the foil packets) and finish with parsley and a squeeze of lemon. Serve with grilled chicken, pork, fish or steak, or a selection of summer salads.
Nutrition Facts
Vegetable Hobo Packets
Amount Per Serving (1 of 6 servings)
Calories 223 Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 3g15%
Trans Fat 0.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Cholesterol 10mg3%
Sodium 15mg1%
Potassium 747mg21%
Carbohydrates 33g11%
Fiber 4g16%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 302IU6%
Vitamin C 34mg41%
Calcium 32mg3%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.