Get-together grilled chicken bundles

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 Chicken breasts, skinned and boned
2 mediums Potatoes, thinly sliced, or 3/4 lb new potatoes or sliced potatoes (precooked for 5 minutes
1 medium Zucchini, cut in 1/2\" slices
2 mediums Carrots, thinly sliced
1½ cup Mushrooms, whole
1 medium Onion, thinly sliced
Salt and Pepper
1 cup Apple juice (or cider)
½ cup Apricot preserves, melted (optional)

Directions

The Riverside Park in the historic little southeast Iowa town of Bentonsport is where Jane Dooley of Fairfield, Iowa, and her family gathers for summer reunions. Her chicken and vegetables steam on the grill in easy-to-serve foil packets.

1. Place each chicken breast on an 18-inch square piece of heavy-duty foil.

2. Divide all vegetables among foil packages and season with some salt

and pepper. Drizzle with some apple juice. Seal foil well, leaving

room for steam.

3. Place directly over medium-hot coals. Grill 20 to 25 minutes, turning

once, till chicken is done and vegetables are tender. Open packets to

serve. Drizzle with preserves, if you like.

Picnic Hint: Assemble chicken-filled packets at home, and transport them to the picnic site in a cooler filled with ice. To melt preserves, place in a heavy-duty plastic container and set it in the sun on your car's dash or back window. Or place in metal bowl off to the side on the grill till melted.

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