Description
Cook a complete meal easily over your campfire using foil packets. These potatoes cook alongside sausage and peppers for a simple, flavorful dinner with minimal cleanup.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 lbs small red potatoes, quartered
- 1 smoked sausage (like kielbasa), sliced into rounds
- 1 large bell pepper (any color), chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Heavy-duty aluminum foil
Instructions
- Prepare your campfire and let the wood burn down to hot coals. You need a steady heat source, not high flames.
- In a large bowl, combine the quartered potatoes, sliced sausage, chopped pepper, and chopped onion.
- Drizzle the mixture with olive oil. Add the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and smoked paprika. Toss everything together until evenly coated.
- Tear off four large sheets of heavy-duty aluminum foil (about 18 inches long each).
- Divide the potato and sausage mixture evenly among the four foil sheets, placing each portion in the center of a sheet.
- Fold the foil tightly around the contents to create a sealed packet. You want the seal to be secure to trap steam.
- Place the foil packets directly onto the hot coals or onto a campfire grate set over the coals.
- Cook for 20 to 30 minutes, turning the packets every 7 to 10 minutes to ensure even cooking.
- Carefully open one packet to check if the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork. If not, reseal and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Remove packets from the fire, let them cool for a few minutes, and serve directly from the foil.
Notes
- Use heavy-duty foil; standard foil may tear when moved on the coals.
- If you do not have sausage, you can substitute with pre-cooked chicken or skip the meat for a vegetarian option.
- For extra flavor, add a tablespoon of shredded cheese to each packet during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Foil Packet Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 packet
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 6
- Sodium: 850
- Fat: 22
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 14
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 6
- Protein: 20
- Cholesterol: 45