Name: Steak foil packets
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb steak (680g, eg top sirloin, ribeye); 1 lb potatoes (450g); 1 red pepper; 1 onion (small); 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 cloves garlic (approx 2 tsp, crushed); 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp thyme; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; 2 tsp lemon juice

These steak foil packets are easy to prepare, the whole meal all cooked together and with minimal clean up. Flavorful, easy to adapt, it's one to enjoy year round.

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close up view of steak foil packets with potato and pepper

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If you're anything like me, you always have those nights when you just need something easy. But at the same time, you would feel guilty if you didn't cook and a repeat of last night doesn't cut it. Sound familiar?

This steak foil packet is perfect for those kind of nights. It's essentially steak and potatoes, but with some flavorful additions to make it feel that bit ore special. You can really add what you like, but here I've gone slightly Spanish in flavor with peppers, onions, paprika and garlic.

Steak foil packets with fork to side of piece of steak

Since this cooks relatively quickly and has minimal additions, I'd recommend you don't skimp on the steak as you will notice the difference. The best options are top sirloin or ribeye as both have good marbling and flavor.

Take a little time to cut everything up so that they cook evenly. That means similar sized pieces and the pieces of steak bigger than the potatoes.

diced steak, potatoes, pepper and onion laid out on chopping board

Steps to cook steak foil packets

Cut the steak into roughly 2 inch dice.
Cut the potatoes into a dice smaller than 1 inch (peel or not as you prefer) and the pepper and onion into a similar size.
Pre-cook the potatoes by either boiling or in the microwave until just cooked (boiled around 5min or 2min in microwave in a dish with some water).
Mix together the oil, garlic, paprika, thyme, salt, pepper and lemon juice.
Toss the steak, potatoes, onion and pepper in the oil mixture.
Cut foil squares and divide the steak and vegetable mixture evenly between them.
Seal up the foil packs and either cook on the grill for around 10 min or in the oven at 425F for around 20 min.
Open up the pack and finish the steak either directly on grill or put the whole pack under the broiler for a couple minutes to brown.
Serve directly in the foil pack.

Since these steak foil packs have a few vegetables in there, you don't particularly need anything else with them. However, if you want to make it a fuller meal you could serve a salad on the side.

Alternatively, you can add additional vegetables in with the pack such as mushrooms (halved or smaller, if big), or slices of zucchini.

Steak foil packet with potato, pepper and onion and garnished with parsley

These steak foil packets are an easy meal to put together, with minimal clean up, but without skimping on flavor. Change it up as suits, too, for a meal you'll soon find on regular rotation.

Looking for more one pot meals? Try these!

Spicy sausage pasta skillet
One pot braised lamb shoulder chops with vegetables
Taiwanese pumpkin rice noodles
Plus get more quick meal ideas in the 30 minute meals archives.

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