Santa Fe Chicken Packets
Grilled chicken breasts, topped with black beans, corn, spicy Ro-Tel tomatoes, Mexican cheese, green onions, and chopped cilantro, cooked outdoors in foil packets. Makes a delicious, nutritious, meal for camping!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 (15 oz.) can whole black beans drained and rinsed
- 2 c. whole kernel corn
- 1 (10 oz.) can Ro-Tel diced tomatoes with green chilies drained
- 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
- 6 (5 oz. ea.) boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 c. shredded Mexican cheese blend
- Chopped green onions for garnish
- Chopped cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat an outdoor grill to medium-high heat. In a medium bowl, stir together beans, corn, drained tomatoes and cumin.
- Spray six 18x12-inch pieces of heavy foil with non-stick cooking spray. Place 1 chicken breast in the center of each piece of foil. Spoon 1/6 bean mixture over chicken for each packet. Bring up short sides of each foil packet and double fold top. Double fold both ends to seal each packet, allowing space for steam.
- Place packets on the grill. Cover and grill for 15-20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center and reaches a temperature of 165 degrees. Carefully open packets; sprinkle cheese, chopped green onions, and cilantro on top of each breast. Close foil and let stand 2 minutes or until cheese melts.
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