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Chicken, Peppers & Rice Foil Packets

Foil Packetseasy1 packet per person servings· Prep 10 min· Cook 15–20 min
Chicken, Peppers & Rice Foil Packets

Chicken, onions, peppers, and rice in a packet. If it's your first trip, cook the chicken before you go — then this is just a reheat and there's no guesswork in the dark. Make one packet per person.

Ingredients

  • Heavy-duty foil (2 sheets per packet)
  • 1 boneless chicken thigh or breast per packet (precooked is easiest — see notes)
  • 1/2 onion, sliced
  • 1/2 bell pepper, sliced
  • A handful of instant or already-cooked rice
  • A splash of water or broth
  • Oil or butter
  • Salt, pepper, and seasoning to taste

Steps

  1. Heavy-duty foil (2 sheets per packet)
  2. 1 boneless chicken thigh or breast per packet (precooked is easiest — see notes)
  3. 1/2 onion, sliced
  4. 1/2 bell pepper, sliced
  5. A handful of instant or already-cooked rice
  6. A splash of water or broth
  7. Oil or butter
  8. Salt, pepper, and seasoning to taste
  9. Slice precooked chicken, or cut raw chicken into thin strips on doubled heavy-duty foil.
  10. Layer onion, pepper, rice, and chicken. Splash of water or broth, butter, and seasoning.
  11. Assemble and seal — full foil-packet method.
  12. Cook 15–20 min on coals at the edge, foil tail up, flipping once halfway.
  13. Puffed up tight means hot through. If the chicken went in raw, cut-and-peek — clear juices, no pink. Re-seal and give it more if needed. Pull packets with campfire tongs.

Tips & variations

$## Precook the chicken (first-timers, do this) Here's the trick that makes this one foolproof: cook the chicken at home or on the skillet first. Then the packet is just heating everything through, the puff means it's hot, and there's no raw-chicken guesswork by firelight. Raw works fine too — just slice it thin and peek before you serve.

Make it yours

Instant or pre-cooked rice keeps it fast; raw long-grain won't soften in twenty minutes. Swap the peppers for mushrooms, add a squeeze of lime, throw a handful of cheese on at the end. Fajita or taco seasoning is the easy win.

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Common questions

Raw or precooked chicken?
Precooked for a first trip — it turns the packet into a simple reheat and skips the only real worry. Raw is fine if you slice it thin and cut-and-peek before serving: clear juices, no pink.
Can I use regular rice?
Use instant or already-cooked rice. Raw long-grain won't soften in twenty minutes and you'll be eating crunch.
Why the splash of water?
The rice and the steam need a little moisture to finish — just a couple of tablespoons, not a puddle.

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