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Hobo Dinner Recipe

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Dining alone has its benefits...I can cook what I like! This is a favorite.—Pat Walter, Pine Island, Minnesota

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Hobo Dinner Recipe

Prep: 5 min. Bake: 45 min.

Yield: 1 Servings

5 45 50

Ingredients

1/4 pound ground beef
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1 potato, sliced
1 carrot, sliced
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1 sheet heavy-duty aluminum foil (18 inches x 13 inches)
Salt and pepper to taste, optional

Directions

Shape beef into a patty; place in the center of foil with potato, carrot and onion. Sprinkle with salt and pepper if desired. Fold foil over and seal well; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Open foil carefully. Yield: 1 serving.

Editor's Note: Dinner may also be grilled, covered, over medium coals for 45-60 minutes or until potato is tender.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (prepared with extra-lean ground beef and without salt) equals 371 calories, 16 g fat (0 saturated fat), 82 mg cholesterol, 81 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 28 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Hobo Dinner in Taste of Home August/September 1996, p16

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Reviewed on Aug. 01, 2012 by best of home cooks

I grew up on this 1. We always put chopped green peppers in ours as well. Gives it a much better flavor. So easy, fast and cheep meal.

Reviewed on Feb. 28, 2012 by wadeckiburn

made this and was extremely blah, so I tweaked it a little. I added some worcerterershire sauce,egg, garlic powder,chopped red and green peppers, and some Japanese panko crumbs to the hamburger mix and then layered it like someone suggested. I put the carrots on the bottom then the potatoes, onions and then the hamburg patty. cooked it for the time stated and got some flavor. Still not excellen, but a good small dinner. Will make again, just not too soon.

Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2011 by Builders

My family loves this, especially my dad who is a big meat-and-potatoes guy. We like to serve corn with it, it adds a little sweetness.

Reviewed on Sep. 05, 2011 by HappyTrailz

I always put my potatoes and carrots on the bottom...then the onions, (green pepper is also good to add here) a little minced garlic, and then the hamburger on top. Of course you can season this with salt and pepper. This way the juices flow down through the veggies and flavor them. Yummy EVERY time!

Reviewed on Mar. 10, 2011 by krystallozing

I love this! So easy when you're short on time. Any veggies can be substituted for the carrot and potato.

Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2010 by allaboutcookies86

Great recipe. I use to make these at camp. I loved them then and it still tastes as good out of a oven as it does the campfire. Thanks for bringing back those memories and showing me a new way to make it!