Easy Grilled Vegetables in Foil are wrapped up in individual packages along with herbs and spices. A simple way to serve a healthy side dish while keeping an outdoorsy atmosphere. The freshest, most tender cooked vegetables imaginable.
I have grilled these veggies on a gas grill and in a grill pan, and both ways turned out tender fresh veggies. In fact, I've cooked them on a hibachi too. Way way back when but it worked just as well.
This is a summer story, but you can get your 'grill on' without going outside too.
Even if it is snowing outside, you can still make these wonderfully fresh and healthy Easy Grilled Vegetables in Foil. There are so many really cool stovetop grill pans out there that you can pretend the temps are in the 70's all year round.
It's funny how grilling makes the atmosphere feel festive. Grilling outside just seemed like a party for some reason.
If you've got a little bit of lawn, you might as well pull out an old fashioned game such as croquet and badminton. Or heck, if everybody wants to play touch football, that would be fun too.
One way or the other, with this grilled vegetables recipe, you'll have the freshest cooked vegetables imaginable.
How to Prepare for Easy Grilled Vegetables in Foil Packets
Check out the photo below.
All the veggies are sliced thin - either julienned or in disc shapes.
Fresh Vegetables are just waiting to be sprinkled with a little melted dairy-free butter, herbs, and spices.
Table of Contents
How to Wrap Vegetables in Foil
Layout the veggies on a path that's longer than wider. This keeps enough veggies for a serving without piling them too thick.
Grab the long edges on each side and pull up to meet in the middle.
Carefully fold over the top length by about one inch. Fold over again by about one inch so that you are double sealing the top. Fold over again.
Lay flat with the fold down the center. See the photo below.
Now fold each short end up and fold over again and again. This makes very secure edges so the moisture and dairy-free butter doesn't drip out of the packets.
Grilling in Foil
If you'd like to have a buffer between your food and the foil, there is an easy solution.
- Cut the pieces of foil to the size that you want to use.
- Cut a piece of parchment paper that is a little bit smaller than the foil.
- Lay the parchment paper on the inside of the foil. Place your food on the parchment paper.
- Now seal the foil just as you would normally. Don't use wax paper as the wax will melt at high temps. It has to be parchment paper.
- Your food is protected from the foil.
📋 Recipe
Easy Grilled Vegetables in Foil
Ingredients
- 1 cup red, green, orange and yellow bell peppers (I bought one of those bags of small/mini bell peppers and had many left over for other recipes and fresh eating), sliced thin
- 1 cup baby carrots, cut in thin discs
- 4 medium plum tomatoes, diced small, roma
- 1 cup whole green beans, snapped
- 3 tablespoons dairy-free butter, divided
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Tear off 4 squares of foil that are 12" x 12".
- Divide the vegetables by four and place in the center of each foil square.
- Drizzle a little bit of the melted dairy-free butter over each pile of vegetables.
- Pinch and scatter a little bit of the oregano, salt and pepper all over the veggies.
- Spread the vegetables in a longer flat rectangle on the foil. This is so there is a larger area touching the heat and they cook evenly.
- Pull up the long side of the foil to meet at the top and fold over three to four times to make a good seal.
- Flatten down, lightly. Be careful not to tear the foil.
- Fold over each end three to four times. See the photo above so that you can visually see what I mean.
- Place on the grill over medium indirect heat (or grill pan) and cook about 14 minutes (7 minutes on each side) or until tender.
- You can set them aside, unopened, and they will stay warm a while.
Heather @ Sugar Dish Me
Please come to my house so we can grill and play croquet and badminton. And let's make these veggies!!! I love your photos here Ginny! L.O.V.E. So much color!
Rebecca {foodie with family}
Oh gracious. Grilled veggies are one of my favourite, favourite things! These look so tasty!
Crystal Barrett
Your vegetables look beautiful and full of flavor! At this point, I really need to invest in a grill!!!
Ginny McMeans
Sounds like a party Heather. Thanks so much!
Ginny McMeans
Mine too Rebeca! Thanks!
Ginny McMeans
Oh, you really do Crystal. They are so much fun!
Amanda @The Kitcheneer
Grilled veggies are my favorite! And I love foil packet ideas for camp season ( I go in the fall to avoid bugs ;))
Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes
I do "grill" indoors in the winter sometimes - I can't go 6 months without grilling! Love this idea!
Brenda@SugarFreeMom
I love foil cooking, easy clean up and always tasty!
Ginny McMeans
Very smart Amanda! Annnnd ... camping is so fun!
Ginny McMeans
It is fun, isn't it Ashley! Thanks too!
Ginny McMeans
Yes! Love the clean-up too Brenda!
Toni | BoulderLocavore
Ginny these vegetables are gorgeous! The photos are truly breathtaking. What a great way to make vegetables and the color combination makes them irresistible.
Coleen @ The Redhead Baker
Sounds delicious! Love that I wouldn't have to clean any dishes!
Ginny McMeans
Toni! Thank you and I appreciate your support so much!
Ginny McMeans
Exactly Coleen! Good food and easy clean up is my way to go. 🙂
Nisa Homey
Wow! these look amazing and healthy....here in Kerala, we do with with banana leaves....but I like ur foil idea and your pictures are really amazing.
Rose | The Clean Dish
Yum. Grilled veggies are divine!! Also, you have just giving me some inspiration for what to bring to our next BBQ we're invited to. Fantastic idea!!
Colleen (Souffle Bombay)
Pretty, easy, good for you & no clean up - whats not to love!
Aly ~ Cooking In Stilettos
I love how you prepped this for the grill - so easy and perfect cleanup too!
Nutmeg Nanny
I love using my grill to make my meals. Especially veggies!
Kellie @ The Suburban Soapbox
So colorful and easy! The best part is no clean up....I hate cleaning up after dinner!
Regina
What a great way to get the smoky BBQ flavor on your veggies without any mess!!
Valentina
I love this idea! Easy, delicious and sorta cute in those little "packages" 🙂
Iryna
I absolutely love grilled veggies. That's a great idea to cook them in foil. All juices will stay inside and it's healthier that way.
Cynthia | What A Girl Eats
what a great way to make a perfect portion!
Ginny McMeans
Thanks Cynthia - all nice and neat 🙂
Ginny McMeans
Me too Iryna! They are cooked perfectly this way.
Ginny McMeans
Hahaha! Thanks Valentina - sorta cute 🙂