Campfire Hobo Stew Recipe In Foil Packets

The Hobo Stew Ingredient Bar

Step 1. Set up an ingredient bar with prepared ingredients. Got picky eaters? No problem!

Have a hobo stew ingredient bar set up so each camper can build their own stew with all of the ingredients they like, and none that they don’t. Because the packets are prepared for each individual, they make easy camping meals for large groups as well as simply making smaller portions when you are camping solo or just preparing camping meals for two!

You can really do any combination of veggies and proteins, just make sure your ingredients all get done cooking at the same time. That means cut/chop the ingredients so they need the same amount of cooking time. Remember, potatoes and carrots require more cooking time than onions, peas and mushrooms.

• Camp Cooking Tip: If you are using potatoes in your campfire stew in foil, make sure you cut them small enough to ensure they are fully cooked at the same time the rest of the ingredients in the foil packet are done (especially the meat, nobody likes overcooked dried-out meat.)

Our Favorite Ingredients

• Beef chuck
• Onions
• Baby carrots
• Peas
• Mushrooms
• Garlic
• Cherry tomatoes
• Baby potatoes
• Fresh rosemary
• Fresh parsley

Step 3. Add ingredients to packet and fold to seal tightly.

• Add the ingredients you like but be sure not to over-stuff the foil packet.
• You need to fold the foil into a packet that closes fully but still leaves room inside for the steam to build and cook the ingredients.
• Watch my short VIDEO to see how to fold a foil packet for your campfire meals.
• Don’t forget: If everyone has different ingredients in their foil packets, you will want to find a way to mark them so they land on the proper camper’s plate for eating.

Step 4. Cook the packets over the campfire or a BBQ grill.

Camping Cooking Tip: Make sure your campfire has a bed of hot coals before you begin cooking. You want to cook this recipe over medium heat.

• I like cooking these foil packets on the campfire grate over hot coals but you can also set them on the hot rocks that surround the campfire; as long as there is enough heat to cook the ingredients in the foil packets, you are good to go.
• Alternatively, you can place the packets directly on hot coals but avoid putting them in the flames.
• When it is time to flip the foil packets during cooking, you should use Extra-Long Tongs for protection from the heat of the campfire and the hot foil packets.

Flip Your Foil Packets During Cooking

Turn the packets about halfway through cooking.

Total cooking time will be approximately 20-30 minutes and will depend on the ingredients inside the foil packs as well as the temperature of the campfire.

Step 5. Garnish and serve. When your hobo stew is done, carefully remove the foil packets from the campfire to serve. Be careful not to burn yourself on the hot steam when you open the packet. Garnish with a little chopped fresh parsley and enjoy.

Even though we eat our hobo stew directly out of the foil packet, I like to use a camp plate to add sturdiness. Because we don’t actually put the food on the plate, there is no cleanup after the meal; we just toss the foil in the trash and we’re ready for dessert.

These foil packet meals also cook beautifully on a charcoal or propane gas grill. Because we live and camp mostly in Arizona, we have to deal with fire restrictions when we are camping which means we have to cook with propane rather than campfires.

If you like the idea of veggies cooked in foil but want to do them separate from meat, try these campfire veggie packets as well as these totally easy camping potatoes in foil!

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