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New Media PublishingThe preparation method known as "en papillote" involves cooking food in a parchment packet so that the food instead steams gently and comes out moist, tender and fused with the flavors of herbs, spices and vegetables tucked away in the packet. But for those who don't have parchment paper on hand, or, in the instance of one recipe here, you are cooking over an open fire, aluminum foil serves as a great substitute for achieving the same delicious result. These foil dinner recipes and parchment dinner recipes show you delicious ways you can cook foods "en papillote."

Tin Foil Dinner Recipes

Foiled Fish
A little bit of butter, olive oil, garlic, lemon, salt, pepper and finely chopped herbs go into a foil packet to transform any fish fillet into a moist, flavorful meal.

Fish Baked in Foil with Tomatoes
Mark Bittman's recipe incorporates Roma plum tomatoes, which lend their rich juices to flavor fish fillets or steaks.

Chicken in Foil
Mushroom soup, potatoes, carrots and onions transform chicken breasts into a savory full meal.

Foil-Pack Chicken Fajita Dinner
A taco seasoning mix and salsa turn chicken breast halves into a Mexican-inspired dish.

Parchment Dinner Recipes

Salmon in Parchment
Italian chef Marco Canora prepares parchment packets that infuse fish with the flavors of white wine, black olives, parsley, shallots and ground black pepper.

Wild Salmon with Watercress, Ginger and Lemon in Parchment Packets
In these packets, salmon gains flavor from white wine, chicken broth and watercress.

Winter Roots Pilaf in Parchment with Basmatic Rice, Pine Nuts and Dried Cranberries
You can even prepare hearty root vegetables like parsnips, artichokes and turnips in parchment paper.

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