15 Forgotten Foil Packet Dinners Every 1960s Mom Made (No Dishes)

My cookbook can be found at https://grandmaedithcooks.com/ In 1962, that roll of aluminum foil in your kitchen drawer was a whole supper. Meat, potatoes, and vegetables folded into a packet, baked on a sheet pan, and eaten right out of the foil. When you're done, you crumple it up and throw it away. No pot. No pan. No dishes. Fifteen forgotten foil packet dinners every 1960s mom made, and every one of them is sized for one. In this video: ✅ 15. Hot Dog and Baked Bean Packets ✅ 14. Butter and Garlic Chicken with Potatoes and Green Beans ✅ 13. Smoked Sausage, Potatoes, Peppers, and Onions ✅ 12. Ham Steak with Sweet Potato and Pineapple ✅ 11. Salisbury Steak Packets with Mushroom Gravy ✅ 10. Cheesy Potato and Broccoli Packets ✅ 9. Lemon Butter Fish with Zucchini ✅ 8. Creamy Chicken and Rice Packets ✅ 7. Barbecue Drumsticks with Corn ✅ 6. The Leftover Breakfast Packet ✅ 5. Stuffed Bell Pepper Packets ✅ 4. Cherry Cobbler Packets ✅ 3. Onion Soup Chicken and Potatoes ✅ 2. Little Meatloaf Packets with Carrots ✅ 1. The Hobo Dinner The four foil packet rules: Double it: use heavy-duty foil, or two sheets of regular Leave a tent of air above the food so it steams instead of scorches Always bake packets on a sheet pan, never right on the oven rack Open every packet away from your face, peeling back the far side first Keep tomato, lemon, pineapple, and fruit off bare foil (use a square of parchment underneath), and never put foil in the microwave. Chicken is done at 165°F, ground beef at 160°F, and fish at 145°F. Prices mentioned are national averages, and your store may run higher or lower. If you're on a low-salt or diabetic diet, go easy on the sausage, ham, soup mix, and canned soups, and follow your doctor's advice first. Grandma Edith Cooks, The Complete Collection: 376 recipes across five cookbooks. One payment of $17.99, no subscription, digital download, with a 7-day money-back guarantee. grandmaedithcooks.com 👇 Did your mother make any of these? Tell me which one, and tell me her name. The supper that comes up most is the one I'll make next. I read every single one.