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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.

Two opened foil packets showing cooked orange, green and yellow vegetables in front of veggie filled basket.


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.

Overhead view of two opened packets showing cooked orange, green and yellow veggies.

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.

Overhead view of a foil packet showing raw orange, green and yellow vegetables.

How to Wrap Vegetables in Foil

Layout the veggies in a longer path than wider. This keeps enough veggies for a servig without piling them too thick.

Grab the long edges on each side and pull up to meet at 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 is making 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 the size that you are wanting 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.

I hope it isn't too long before you too can be preparing your plates and opening your packets of delicious veggies.

Foil Wrapped Grilled Vegetables are wrapped up in a little package along with herbs and spices. The freshest most tender cooked vegetable imaginable.

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Small snapped and sliced vegetables areare piled high in an open foil package.
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Easy Grilled Vegetables in Foil

Easy Grilled Vegetables in foil are wrapped up in individual packages along with herbs and spices.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Grilling
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 34 minutes
Servings 4 Cups
Calories 136kcal
Author Ginny McMeans

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
  • 1/2 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.

Notes

This recipe can easily be doubled, tripled, etc.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Easy Grilled Vegetables in Foil
Amount Per Serving (1 Cup)
Calories 136 Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 9g45%
Sodium 612mg26%
Potassium 372mg11%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Fiber 3g12%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 6300IU126%
Vitamin C 60.2mg73%
Calcium 45mg5%
Iron 1.3mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This recipe has been updated from when it was originally published in July 2014. There has been information and photos added for instructional clarity.

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Foil Wrapped Grilled Vegetables (grill pan) are wrapped up in a little package with herbs and spices.

Foil Wrapped Grilled Vegetables are wrapped up in a little package along with herbs and spices.

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  1. Ginny McMeans

    Hahaha! Thanks Valentina - sorta cute 🙂

  2. Ginny McMeans

    Me too Iryna! They are cooked perfectly this way.

  3. Ginny McMeans

    Thanks Cynthia - all nice and neat 🙂

  4. Cynthia | What A Girl Eats

    what a great way to make a perfect portion!

  5. 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.

  6. Valentina

    I love this idea! Easy, delicious and sorta cute in those little "packages" 🙂

  7. Regina

    What a great way to get the smoky BBQ flavor on your veggies without any mess!!

  8. Kellie @ The Suburban Soapbox

    So colorful and easy! The best part is no clean up....I hate cleaning up after dinner!

  9. Nutmeg Nanny

    I love using my grill to make my meals. Especially veggies!

  10. Aly ~ Cooking In Stilettos

    I love how you prepped this for the grill - so easy and perfect cleanup too!

  11. Colleen (Souffle Bombay)

    Pretty, easy, good for you & no clean up - whats not to love!

  12. 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!!

  13. 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.

  14. Ginny McMeans

    Exactly Coleen! Good food and easy clean up is my way to go. 🙂

  15. Ginny McMeans

    Toni! Thank you and I appreciate your support so much!

  16. Coleen @ The Redhead Baker

    Sounds delicious! Love that I wouldn't have to clean any dishes!

  17. 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.

  18. Ginny McMeans

    Yes! Love the clean-up too Brenda!

  19. Ginny McMeans

    It is fun, isn't it Ashley! Thanks too!

  20. Ginny McMeans

    Very smart Amanda! Annnnd ... camping is so fun!

  21. [email protected]

    I love foil cooking, easy clean up and always tasty!

  22. Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes

    I do "grill" indoors in the winter sometimes - I can't go 6 months without grilling! Love this idea!

  23. 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 ;))

  24. Ginny McMeans

    Oh, you really do Crystal. They are so much fun!

  25. Ginny McMeans

    Mine too Rebeca! Thanks!

  26. Ginny McMeans

    Sounds like a party Heather. Thanks so much!

  27. Crystal Barrett

    Your vegetables look beautiful and full of flavor! At this point, I really need to invest in a grill!!!

  28. Rebecca {foodie with family}

    Oh gracious. Grilled veggies are one of my favourite, favourite things! These look so tasty!

  29. 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!