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Ground Beef Foil Packets for Camping Dinners
Hearty beef and root vegetables cooked directly in the coals. Make these zero-mess foil packs on night one of your trip when you want hot food fast.
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Added October 21, 2026

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 20 min
Serves: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- •1 Lb. Ground Beef
- •2 Cans Diced Potatoes
- •2 Cans Diced Carrots
- •1 Yellow Onion
- •1 Stick Butter
- •1 tsp. Garlic Powder
- •to Taste Salt
- •to Taste Pepper
- •Tin Foil
Equipment
- • Tin Foil
Instructions
- 1Prepare 4 - 18 inch pieces of tin foil for your foil packets.
- 2Drain your potatoes and carrots.
- 3Divide potatoes and carrots evenly onto each of the 4 foil packets.
- 4Divide 1 lb. crumbled (uncooked) ground beef evenly onto each packet.
- 5Place 1/4 stick of diced butter into each packet.
- 6Chop 1 yellow onion and distribute evenly into each packet.
- 7Optional: Garnish with garlic powder, salt & pepper to taste.
- 8Wrap the tin foil up tightly so nothing drips out.
- 9Cook seam side down for 10 minutes, turn and open to check progress.
- 10Reseal and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes. Cooking time varies based on the heat of the fire.
- 11Remove from fire & serve.
Camp tips
- • If cooking on a grill, cook on medium heat for 10 minutes on each side.
- • Ensure the meat is cooked through and the onions are translucent.
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