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.
Hi, my friend and I made this for a dinner and LOVED IT! I actually bought bone-in breasts because I like them more, and I really soaked them with lemon and spices. I also pounded them a lot like the recipe said. This isn’t healthy, but I poured in about three tablespoons of butter to each foil packet, covering the chicken and vegetables. Cooked for about 20 minutes on the grill. My note to the comments above about long cooking times is that in my experience, cooking chicken in the oven sometimes takes forever and that’s how it goes.
I used boneless, skinless thighs. Cooked on grill about 25 minutes. Came out perfectly done and very delicious. Will definitely be making this recipe again! Thank you.
Anyone with troubles with the cooking times: 1) your oven sucks 2) you did not wrap the foil tight enough 3) tenderize the meat and maybe even wait 5 minutes before opening to serve the chicken because it would continue to cook after coming out of the oven
This is really good with more lemon and lots of garlic
The beast that was used for this recipe is thinner than your average chicken breast. I strongly suggest either pound the breast as instructed or use the thigh recipe.
Have to make this it looks delicious.❤️💕🤗
I used 6 thin sliced chicken cutlets. Two in a foil pack. Each foil pack had 10 asparagus and 2-3 lemon slices and evenly split the herb butter. Grilled them on med high heat for 10-15 minutes. Should have cooked for less time like recipe said. Delicious anyway!!!
Yum this was a great idea for a quick dinner, and a small family of 3. Easy too! Thanks for sharing
So happy to hear that!
How many calories are in this recipe?
I agree with other reviewers. This absolutely takes more than 20 minutes to cook….I’m on 50 and they still aren’t done and I’ve pounded with a meat pounder to thin them out. The seasoning is very good, but the asparagus is wayyyy overcooked now.
Can you please adjust this recipe?
Someone needs to update the cook time. It takes way longer then 20 mins!!!!! If you are on time crunch don’t make this…. My husband ended up not having anything to take to work to eat for his graveyard shift because the cook time was wrong. I followed the direction and even made the chicken flatter so it would cook faster….. Currently at 45 mins and still not done or even close. 👎🏼
Made this tonight and thought it was great! I used thin cut chicken breast and cooked 30 minutes. Chicken a little dry but juices from foil packet corrected that. Also cooked 3cloves of garlic in the butter before putting on chicken.
How about roasting in a pan instead? Same temp and time?
I only used a single large chicken breast as it was very large and only needed 2 servings. I filleted the chicken and pounded it just a tad. My chicken cooked perfectly in 20 minutes and was very juicy. The flavor was good but not amazing. I would cook this meal again but probably add more garlic and maybe garlic salt in place of table salt. Thank you for sharing!
Don’t diss your grandma – plastic utensils are horrible for the environment. If you must use disposables, please purchase compostable!
That has a lot to do with the recipe. Thanks for the brilliant comment.
I find that a slightly lower temperature but longer baking time always works better for me. I went with a temperature of 350-375 (depending on your oven) for closer to 40 minutes and it worked fine.