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Weeknight dinners can be a challenge during a busy work or school week. The last thing anyone wants to do after a long day is make a big dinner and then clean up after. The fatigue is probably setting in just thinking about it, which is why you need to embrace wrap-and-cook foil dinners.

This is one of the many aluminum foil hacks that will make your time in the kitchen a breeze . Wrap-and-cook foil dinners lock in moisture, especially with tender cuts of meat and fish. To get started, take a piece of foil that is about 24 inches in length.



Give the foil a coat of cooking spray and place a protein of choice and veggies on it. Sprinkle your ingredients with seasonings, drizzle some oil, and wrap it all up before cooking on a grill or in the oven. If you are cooking them in the oven, set the temperature to 400 degrees Fahrenheit, place the foil packets on a baking sheet, and cook for about 30 to 40 minutes.

If you prefer to put your packets on the grill, you want to heat it to about 425 to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Grill cooking requires between 20 and 30 minutes and they will need to be flipped halfway through the cooking process. How to cook evenly What goes into these meals? A traditional wrap-and-cook foil dinner uses onions, potatoes, and carrots, along with ground beef or sausage, but you can use whatever ingredients you want with this cooking method.

There are just a few things to consider with the first being your choice of protein. Chicken, pork, beef, and fish are all g.

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