Simple Lemon Chicken & Asparagus Foil Packs are an easy and incredibly delicious 30-minute meal you can either grill, or bake any time of the year.
If foil packs are on your mind, you’ll have to try these other delicious foil packs like Steak Fajita Foil Packs, Herb Butter Salmon and Asparagus Foil Packs, and Lemon Herb Shrimp and Broccoli Foil Packs.
I’m feeling a little guilty for holding out on the greatness that is tin foil dinners for so long. It’s August, people. AUGUST. Besides the fact that summer always slips away far too quickly, I really can’t believe I didn’t share any of my favorite foil pack recipes with you earlier this year. I’ve been making them, eating them, enjoying the simple, no-fuss deliciousness… but somehow photographing and sharing with you somehow slipped my mind.
Let’s blame it on the heat.
You know that s i m p l e no-stress dinners are kind of my jam. (obvi) But foil packs just take the cake when it comes to easy, delicious meals. No pans to scrub, no dishes to wash, and if you are really dedicated to making your dinner-life a walk in the park you could even use plastic forks and knives so they can go straight into the garbage along with your used-up foil, absolutely no cleaning required.
Unless you are my mother in law who hand washes plasticware and saves it for another day.
What people are saying about these Lemon Chicken & Asparagus Foil Packs
“I really enjoyed this cooking method! Chicken came out juicy and the asparagus was flavorful. Great weeknight meal/hack. Thank you!” – LC
“Incredibly juicy and delicious, in so little time!!” – Kat
“Thank you for this delicious and very easy dinner meal! I added yellow rice as a side and it cooked exactly as stated. I used Purdue chicken breasts that come individually wrapped /5 to a bag. All about the same size and no pounding necessary! They are ready to go and makes this even easier and done in the 20 minutes!” – Cindy
“Yum this was a great idea for a quick dinner, and a small family of 3. Easy too! Thanks for sharing” – Fernando
Lemon Chicken & Asparagus Foil Packs
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts - pounded to even thickness, OR 6-8 boneless skinless chicken thighs (see note)
- 1 large bundle of asparagus spears - (about 1 pound)
- 1 lemon - divided
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons butter - melted
- 1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Lay four 12×12 inch squares of foil out on a flat surface. Place one chicken breasts (or 1-2 thighs) in the middle of each piece of foil.
- Trim the flat end of the asparagus at 1-2 inches from the end and discard. Cut the remaining spears in half and divided them between the foil packs.
- Thinly slice one of the lemons and divide the slices between the foil packs, tucking the slices in, around, and between the chicken and asparagus.
- Stir together butter, garlic, juice of the remaining lemon, and Italian seasoning. Brush over chicken and asparagus. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
- Fold the foil over the chicken and asparagus to close off the pack, pinch the ends together so the pack stays closed.
- Grill over medium-high heat for 7-9 minutes on each side OR bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and asparagus is tender. Serve immediately.
Had to tweek it a little bit,as I do on some recipes.. added a little chicken stock to add steam..it cooked faster as, 20 min not enough for the thighs, little more garlic and lemon & broccoli ..presto over pasta
Like everyone else said, my chicken was still raw after 20 minutes. I increased the temperature to 425 and baked an additional 20-25 min. I did not pound as they were small thighs.
I would either cut chicken breasts in half or use CHICKEN cutleTs RATHER THAN regular chicken breasts.
ALso can add small Whole mushrooms. We foil pack since we are fUll time rvers. We will try it this week!
Hi Candy- I hope that you love these foil packs! Mushrooms are so yummy in these foil packs! Happy camping to you! 🙂
Can I used liMe instead of lemOn?
Hi Sandra- it will significantly alter the flavor of this dish, but you could give it a try! Definitely let me know how they turn out if you do so! 🙂
I’d like to see nutrition information as I’m diabetic.
Hi Ray- I recommend using My Fitness Pal. They have an awesome online tool where you can input any recipe URL into and it will generate the nutritional information for you! Hope you love this dish! Thanks!
Thanks, Tiffany. I do use them. I was just thinking it would be nice to see the info next to the recipe on your site.