silver turtles (campfire)

 

this is a pretty filling recipe for a family of six.  we served with dinner rolls and butter, but only 2 kids were still hungry for them!

1-1/3 lb ground turkey (or beef, whatevs)
1 can cream of potato soup
1 can green beans (or your fave veggie)
shredded cheddar cheese
~ 6X9" rectangle of foil
i also used a smaller square of foil to keep the meat from burning

fill a chimney with charcoal and let burn til slightly ashy.
1.  season your ground meat to your liking.  we generally throw in italian bread crumbs, minced onion, garlic salt & pepper.
2.  skoosh seasonings into meat and form into 6 patties, one on each small foil square (about 4x4").
3.  place small foil onto large rectangle. 
4.  spoon soup on top of meat patty.
5.  place drained veggies on/slightly to the side of soup.
6.  sprinkle shredded cheese atop.
7.  fold short sides of foil up first.  make a tent of the long sides and fold over. (if patties have different ingredients, mark the fold with names before placing in the fire.) they should look like little silver ovals.
8. arrange coals in a circle, placing turtles on top of coals.  cook for about 30 minutes, turning turtles so that the sides away from the center get moved to the center coals (where it's hotter).  ground meat is done between 165-170 degrees. depending on the thickness of the patties and the heat of the coals, your turtles may cook faster or slower.

vent and serve straight from the foil packet.  they smell fantastic over the fire.  our next door neighbor said he could smell them from his house.  if you double wrap the foil packets, it may take longer to cook.  that is why i only doubled the bottom layer.  juices from the meat combine with the soup and make an almost gravy for the meat and potatoes.

we are heading out to the yard to make deluxe s'mores for dessert.  instead of plain chocolates, we use different kinds of candies: peanut putter cups, godiva chocolates, mr. goodbars, YUM!!!