Our Favorite Meals that Use Aluminum Foil – Because You Deserve to Work Smarter, Not Harder, in the Kitchen

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Credit: Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Torie Cox There are a million and one ways that cooking has upgraded overtime. One invention that we’re especially grateful for: aluminum foil . We can’t think of a greater convenience than the easy clean up, cover up, […]

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Sheet Pan Nachos with Chorizo and Refried Beans
Credit: Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Torie Cox

There are a million and one ways that cooking has upgraded overtime. One invention that we're especially grateful for: aluminum foil. We can't think of a greater convenience than the easy clean up, cover up, and storing opportunities that aluminum foil offers us in the kitchen. Plus, there are so many other ways to use aluminum foil outside of cooking. We rounded up our favorite recipes that use aluminum foil for those nights where dinner needs to be an all-inclusive, fast affair – both the cooking and clean up. There are tasty sheet pan dinners and appetizers and several foil packet suppers for those especially busy nights. Some of the foil packet dinners can even be made in advance, so if you're heading out for an evening hike and need a portable trail dinner, then those are the meals for you. After you've enjoyed your tasty meal, clean-up is easier than ever, plus if there are any leftovers, you can use – you guessed it – aluminum foil to store them in the fridge.

Mini Meatloaves with Potatoes, Leeks, and Brussels Sprouts
Mini Meatloaves with Potatoes, Leeks, and Brussels Sprouts

By the time you've helped the kids finish their homework, this filling and healthy sheet pan meal will be out of the oven in just an hour. Mini meatloaves are paired with crispy Brussels sprouts and potatoes for a meal that everyone will love.

We love to switch up the expected palate of a recipe, so it should be no surprise that this Greek Pork Chops recipe is a winner any night in our book.

Before you head to work in the morning, prepare the marinade and coat the steak so you'll have a fast and easy dinner on the table within an hour of getting home in the evening.

We're all about a meal that's high in flavor and low on clean up. Caramelized grapes mellow out the paprika in the seasoning on this sheet pan chicken recipe.

You'll no longer be intimidated by cooking a whole chicken, if you use this method. Plus, everyone will be able to choose the meat that they like best. That's what we call a win-win.

It's like your favorite takeout meal, but healthier and oh-so simple to make. Be sure the salmon filets are all roughly the same size so they cook evenly.

If you can't make it to your local Mexican restaurant tonight, put this supper together in just 30 minutes. You can customize this dinner to be as spicy or mild as you like.

Who doesn't love a good clambake? The seasoning in these foil packets seep into every bit of the meal making it even better than a traditional bake.

Whether you eat these potatoes on their own as a savory dinner, or serve them as a delicious game day appetizer, their cheesy, herby flavor is sure to be a hit with any crowd.

This is not your typical flank steak dinner. A little southwest flair gives this taco dinner a major upgrade with the help of lime and ancho chile seasoning.

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