I was looking through some vintage cookbooks recently, and found a recipe for a Hobo Dinner. We have all used foil to cook various things - but calling it a Hobo dinner was just fun. Oh course, being southern it quickly became a Hobo Supper. Michael, Drew and I each got a piece of foil and a chicken breast - we took some suggestions from the recipe but each of us got creative.
Drew went with a Chicken wing sauce, with jalapenos, mushrooms, onions, and a few slices of potatoes seasoned with salt and pepper.
Michael went with worcestershire sauce, jalapenos, mushrooms, onions, roma tomatos, and mushrooms. He added a few potato slices and seasoned with salt and pepper. Micheal contends that his was the best even though he did not taste the other two. That is SO Michael - (LOL).
I went with a pretty basic concoction - onions, roma tomato, potato slices, and lots of fresh mushrooms. Salt and pepper with some lemon juice. Everyone put a pat of butter under the chicken breast .
We wrapped the chicken up in the foil and placed on a small baking sheet in a 350 degree oven for one hour. These turned out fabulous but the potatoes were not fully cooked even though they were sliced thinly. We all decided we did not need the extra carbs and next time we will leave them out.
My Hobo supper was awesome - when it came out of the oven I added some shredded Swiss cheese. It was soo delicious! Creating different Hobo suppers was the conversation around the table. The original recipe called for onion, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, and celery. What about spaghetti sauce with mushrooms and cheese? What about a cajun version with sausage and cajun seasoning? What would your Hobo Supper look like? Please share............. Have a great day, Tina
