Lemon Chicken & Asparagus Foil Packs
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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.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I made this for dinner today. I read many comments that people posted saying the chicken was raw and didn’t cook properly. So I decided (after beating the poor chicken breast with a pan – and not seeing a whole lotta flattening going on) to saute the chicken in a fry pan and get a little browning on each side. Then I followed the rest of the directions and it came out fully cooked, very most, and flavorful…
Lisa I “try to remember” to brown most of the meats I cook first,it adds more flavor and helps with cooking time. I am anxious to try this recipe and in my initial quick reading before pinning it for later use, I missed the pounding the breast part. The chicken breast I normally purchase I make sure they are large so we can stuff them, butterfly them, etc for more variety. I will look for smaller (thinner) breast to use in this recipe and I have a good meat mallet if needed. Thanks for commenting about the skillet time.
This is very disappointing. I haven’t even been able to try it yet because I’m STILL waiting on the chicken to cook. Forty minutes in now (and I increased to 425 as suggested).
So good we loved it
Takes MUCH longer than 20 minutes in the foil, thought it would be a nice quick meal.
Takes MUCH longer than 20 minutes in the foil, thought it would be a nice quick meal. Ate at 9pm. :/
Hi Sarah, I’m so sorry this recipe took longer than you were hoping! Did you use chicken breasts or thighs? If you used chicken breasts you will need to pound them out so they are thinner. This will allow them to cook through much faster.
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!
Thank you for this recipe. I wanted to cook a nice dinner for my Dad, and this sure is nice! (And easy!)
20 minutes was not enough time in the oven. I ended up opening the packets up and covering the asparagus but leaving the chicken exposed, cooked for a total of 50 – 60 minutes before they were finally cooked through.
Will be trying this tonight, looks great
Are you going to address all of the comments about how off the cooking time is?
Hi Lindsay, I have made this dish many times as written and have no issues with cooking time, but if it is a concern for you be sure to pound your chicken breasts thin to help them cook evenly and you can up the temperature to 425 degrees as some have found this to cook their chicken faster. For me about 20-25 minutes at 400 degrees does the trick but some have needed more time (I’m guessing their chicken breasts are on the large side and probably didn’t pound them out). Hope you love this easy dish!
How thin do you pound the chix?
Pound chicken to 1 inch or less. 🙂
I COOKED my chicken for 30 minutes and it was raw. I’m angered.
Hi Jake, Sorry to hear that! Your chicken may have been too thick, pounding it thinner would have helped to speed up that cooking time. Also, You could bake at 425 degrees for a shorter time as well!