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    Home » Recipes » Grilling and BBQ » Easy Steak Peppers and Onions Foil Packets

    Easy Steak Peppers and Onions Foil Packets

    Published: Jul 19, 2020 Modified: Jan 30, 2023 by Isabel Laessig

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    Our Steak Peppers and Onions Foil Packets will be your new favorite foil pack dinner! Steak in foil packets is an easy to make meal with minimal clean-up. It’s one of the best easy grilling ideas ever, with perfectly cooked, tender steak and so much flavor.

    Plus, you can make this easy foil packet meal on the grill or in the oven in just 30 minutes! It’s a super simple recipe to change up, whether you want to make steak and shrimp foil packets in the oven, or grill foil packs with steak and veggies like potatoes or corn.

    Close up of steak foil packets with peppers and onions and potatoes

    What do I need to roast or grill steak in foil packets?

    For those nights when you need a quick and easy dinner recipe, oven foil packs are a perfect choice. Not only are they super simple to make, but it’s easy to get so much flavor in a foil packet meal.

    All you need to make these foil packets on the grill or in the oven is some aluminum foil, a knife, and a boiling pot or microwave to parboil (partially cook) the potatoes. And, of course, you’ll need your grill or oven!

    Ingredients

    • Steak
    • Potatoes
    • Red pepper
    • Onion
    • Olive oil
    • Garlic
    • Paprika
    • Thyme
    • Salt and pepper
    • Lemon juice

    Our pepper and onion steak foil packets are a prime example of what you can make with a foil pack dinner! It’s essentially a steak and potatoes recipe but cooked together in foil with peppers, onions, olive oil, and seasoning.

    You can add whatever you would like to these easy foil packets. One of my favorite ingredients to add is shrimp. Surf and turf foil packets in the oven make some of the best family dinner ideas!

    Foil dinners and easy grilled steak recipes like this one are even more delicious when you add garlic butter sauce or Creamy Lemon Butter Sauce to the mix. A few simple ingredients, and boom! You have an easy-peasy meal with amazing flavor.

    What kind of steak is best to cook in a foil pack?

    Since this foil pack dinner cooks relatively quickly and has only a few other ingredients, you are best off choosing a high quality steak with a good natural flavor.

    The best options are top sirloin steak or ribeye steak, as both have good marbling and flavor. Our Picanha Steak and Reverse Sear Ribeye are the best examples of how flavorful sirloin and ribeye are!

    Chopped steak, potatoes, peppers, and onions on a cutting board

    How to Cook Steak and Potatoes on the Grill

    1. Cut steak into roughly 2-inch pieces. Dice potatoes, peppers, and onions into 1-inch pieces or smaller.

      Partially cook the potatoes by boiling them for 5 minutes on the stove or cooking for 2 minutes in a dish with some water in the microwave.

      Mix together oil, garlic, paprika, thyme, salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Toss the steak, potatoes, onions, and peppers in the oil mixture.
      Chopped peppers, steak, onions, and potatoes coated with oil and seasonings, close up
    2. Cut foil squares large enough to contain and fold over the steak and potatoes mixture, then divide the mixture evenly between them.
      Steak, onions, peppers, and seasonings with potatoes in a foil pack
    3. Seal up the foil packs and cook on the grill for 10 minutes. When done cooking, open the pack and finish the steak directly on the grill for a couple of minutes to brown. Serve in the pack or on a plate.
      Close up of steak foil packets with a fork

    How to Cook Steak in the Oven with Foil

    1. Follow the directions above until you reach the part where you cook the steak foil packets. Place the foil pack steak and potatoes in the oven at 425°F for around 20 minutes.
    2. When done cooking, open the pack and place it under the broiler for a couple of minutes to brown. Serve in the pack or on a plate.

    For exact measurements and more helpful tips, keep scrolling to the recipe card below!

    Side Dishes for Steak

    Since our steak foil pack dinner cooks with vegetables in the pack, you can enjoy them as is. However, there are plenty of easy side dishes that pair beautifully with this foil packet meal!

    Try serving it with any of our side dishes for BBQ, or a fresh salad such as:

    • Fresh Vegetable Salad with Creamy Balsamic Dressing
    • Tomato Cucumber Feta Salad
    • Grilled Peaches Salad

    You can add more vegetables (like zucchini!) into the pack, too, or cook them separately. I like to cook these dishes to pair with my steak foil packs:

    • Sautéed Mushrooms and Onions
    • Garlic Butter Button Mushrooms Recipe
    Cooked button mushrooms on a hexagonal pattern plate

    Foil pack steak pairs deliciously with other foil packets on the grill, like these easy grilling ideas:

    • Sous Vide Salmon
    • Corn on the Cob in Foil
    • Foil Pack Shrimp
    • French Onion Green Beans in Foil – from our Porterhouse Steak Recipe

    My favorite thing to do is to pair steak with seafood. Surf and turf foil packets are the best! Try pairing it with these dishes to make it a surf and turf recipe:

    • Grilled Crab Legs
    • Steamed Crab Legs
    • Fried Oysters
    • Shrimp Creole
    • Chili Garlic Prawns

    Drinks to Serve

    For a drink to serve on the side with steak foil packets, try this Moscato Sangria, or take a look at our suggestions for simple mixed drinks!

    One of my personal favorites is this Fruity Coconut Rum Cocktail or our Strawberry Daiquiri Recipe.

    Overhead shot of two tropical rum cocktails with toasted coconut on top and straws

    Definitely try our steak foil pack with air fryer frozen french fries and our amazing sriracha fry sauce. You just can’t beat a side of potato wedges or fries with steak!

    Our steak foil packets are so easy to put together. They are perfect as both a summer grilling recipe or for cooler days in the oven!

    It’s one of our favorite foil pack dinners, full of great flavors with easily adaptable ingredients to suit your taste and what you have on hand. Easy prep, easy clean up. Recipes with steak are always so delicious, but they’re even better when they’re this simple!

    Easy Grilling Recipes

    • Foil Pack Potatoes
    • Tender Grilled Pork Butt
    • Porterhouse Steak with Foil Pack Green Beans
    • Easy Paella Recipe with Beef and Shrimp

    Try our Espetadas Madeira (Portuguese Beef Skewers) with Grilled Potatoes and Elote Recipe (Elotes Mexicanos). I guarantee you will love these recipes on the grill as much as you’ll love these steak foil packets. They’re perfect for holidays like Labor Day!

    Take a look at some of our burger summer grilling recipes, too! We know you’ll love these:

    • Bison Burger Recipe
    • Mushroom Swiss Burger
    • Loaded Burger with Asparagus and Bacon
    • Poached Egg Burger with Caramelized Onions

    And, if you’re looking for more steak dinners to enjoy, try our Best Steak Pizzaiola Recipe!

    Make any cut of steak tender following our guide on How to Tenderize Steak.

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    Close up of steak foil packs with potatoes, peppers, and onions, cooked and ready to eat

    Steak Foil Pack

    Isabel Laessig
    Steak foil pack is an easy meal with minimal clean up! You can make this foil pack dinner on the grill or in the oven, and it's simple to change up, too.
    4.89 from 18 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Main Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 packs
    Calories 538 kcal

    Equipment

    • Oven or grill
    • Aluminum foil
    • Boiling pot for partially cooking potatoes or bowl to microwave potatoes

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 ½ lb. steak use top sirloin or ribeye for best results, chopped into 2" pieces
    • 1 lb. potatoes chopped into 1" pieces
    • 1 red pepper chopped into 1" pieces
    • 1 small onion chopped into 1" pieces
    • 3 Tbsps. olive oil
    • 2 cloves garlic approximately 2 tsps., crushed
    • 1 tsp. paprika
    • 1 tsp. thyme
    • ½ tsp. salt
    • ½ tsp. pepper
    • 2 tsp. lemon juice
    Cooking Conversions

    See our Cooking Conversions Chart for help converting measurements!

    Instructions
     

    • Cut 1 ½ lb. steak into roughly 2-inch pieces. Dice 1 lb. potatoes, 1 red pepper, and 1 small onion into 1-inch pieces or smaller.
      Partially cook the potatoes by boiling them for 5 minutes on the stove or cooking for 2 minutes in a dish with some water in the microwave.
      Chopped steak, potatoes, peppers, and onions on a cutting board
    • Mix together 3 Tbsp. oil, 2 cloves crushed garlic, 1 tsp. paprika, 1 tsp. thyme, ½ tsp. each salt and pepper, and 2 tsp. lemon juice.
      Toss the steak, potatoes, onions, and peppers in the oil mixture.
      Chopped peppers, steak, onions, and potatoes coated with oil and seasonings, close up
    • Cut foil squares large enough to contain and fold over the steak and potatoes mixture, then divide the mixture evenly between them.
      Steak, onions, peppers, and seasonings with potatoes in a foil pack
    • Seal up the foil packs and cook on the grill for 10 minutes or in the oven at 425°F for around 20 minutes.
      When done cooking, open the pack and finish the steak directly on the grill or place it under the broiler for a couple of minutes to brown.
      Serve in the pack or on a plate.
      Close up of steak foil packets with a fork

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    Notes

    RECIPE TIP:
    • You can mix this recipe up however you would like. Try serving it with a shrimp foil pack for an easy surf and turf recipe or cook your potatoes separately, as in our foil pack potatoes recipe.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 538kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 38gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 104mgSodium: 394mgPotassium: 1040mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1240IUVitamin C: 54.7mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 7mg
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    Photography by Caroline Williams.

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    About Isabel Laessig

    Hi! I’m Isabel Laessig, also known as Family Foodie, creator of Sunday Supper Movement and author of the Boujee Steak Cookbook. Sunday Supper is my mission to bring family back around the dinner table. Join me in making family meal-time a tradition to celebrate!

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    1. Tobius Holmes says

      May 11, 2020 at 8:26 am

      This recipe was quite good, but I skipped the step of pre cooking the potatoes and just added them straight to the foil pack at the begining and they were cooked just fine.
      Very good dish, thanks for the recipe.

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      • Em Beitel says

        May 11, 2020 at 2:22 pm

        Hi Tobius! We are so glad you enjoyed the recipe! And that’s a great tip – thank you for sharing. Have you tried our foil pack shrimp? It’s great with this recipe.

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