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Weekend Lunch in Foil
This wonderful dish may be called “Weekend Lunch”, but that doesn't mean you should make it only at weekends, or only for lunch. In fact it is perfect for any occasion when you need or want to save a little time. As for the name: well, it has to be called something.
- Time
- 80 min
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
4.7 · 3 ratings
By Bojan Nikolić ·
Preparation
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1
Before you start, switch the oven on to 200°C.
Preparation
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2
Peel the onions and cut them into slices.
garlic
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3
Slice the carrots into rounds.
carrot
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4
Peel the potatoes and dice them.
potato
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5
Slice or grate the cheese.
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6
Salt the chicken breast on both sides.
chicken fillet
Filling the parcels
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7
Prepare four sheets of aluminum foil about 50 cm long. You will lay all the ingredients on one half of each sheet and fold the other half over.
Brush the half that will hold the ingredients with oil, over an area the size of the meat.
sunflower oil
chicken fillet
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8
On the oiled part of the foil lay first the onion slices, then the carrots, then the potatoes.
carrot
garlic
potato
Tip: Layering the vegetables in this order makes them release their juices evenly.
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9
On top of the vegetables place a piece of chicken breast and season it with vegetable seasoning.
vegetable seasoning (Vegeta)
chicken fillet
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10
Lay a thin slice of pancetta on the meat; it improves the flavor.
chicken fillet
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11
Arrange slices of Edam over the pancetta.
Edam cheese
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12
The clove of garlic can go either on the vegetables or on top at the end.
garlic
Wrapping the parcels
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13
When all the ingredients are stacked in the order shown, fold the free half of the foil over them.
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14
Fold the open edges of the foil inwards several times.
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15
Check once more that all the edges are sealed, so no juices leak out.
Make the other three parcels in the same way.
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16
Arrange the parcels on a baking tray and bake in the preheated oven for about 45 minutes.
Serving
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17
Serve hot.
The whole recipe, step by step, on www.becook.com/en/recipe/weekend-lunch-in-foil
