Mexican Chicken Parcels

How to make Mexican Chicken Parcels

Prep Time: 10 minutes        |        Cook Time: 20 minutes        |        Serves: 8

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup The Olive Tree olive oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 red capsicum, cut into strips
• 1 green capsicum, cut into strips
• Stonemill sea salt and cracked pepper
• 3 tbsp El Tora taco seasoning
• 250g cooked white rice
• 420g El Tora black beans, drained
• 2 large free range chicken breasts, sliced lengthways into quarters
• 1 avocado, peeled and sliced
• 2 limes, halved
• ½ cup Farmdale sour cream, to serve

Method

1. Heat half the oil in a pan over the fire or the stovetop on medium-high heat . Add onions, garlic and cook for a minute or so. Add red and green capsicum strips and cook for 1 minute until soft. Season with salt and pepper and 2 tablespoons of taco seasoning. Stir in rice and black beans. Allow to cool if packing up for transportation.
2. Heat remaining oil in a fireproof pan, over the fire or the stovetop on medium-high heat. Toss chicken strips in remaining tablespoon of taco seasoning. Sear chicken strips, until golden, for 2-3 minutes each side.
3. Tear off 16 large pieces of foil. Lay out 2 pieces in a criss-cross fashion. Line each foil case with some baking paper. Repeat with remaining foil/baking paper pieces.
4. Divide the rice mixture in between each foil case. Top with chicken strips and 2 tablespoons of water into each foil parcel. Wrap up, securing one side first then the opposite side, so you have a parcel.
5. Set the chicken parcels into the coals over a grill rack to cook for 10-15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and rice is hot.
6. Remove from fire. Use gloves as the parcel will be steaming hot.
7. Place onto a plate and allow each camper to add avocado, sour cream and a lime half, to squeeze over each parcel.

Tips: Prepare rice and vegetable components at home for easy transportation. Or take all the ingredients to prepare at the campfire.

Camp Cooking - Pre-planning your cooking site

• Get organised before you start. Set up a table with all cooking utensils, chopping board and essentials like salt, oils, tongs, foil, grill and camping pots.
• Make sure you have enough wood. It is always best to bring your own.
• Clear an area and use rocks to build a fire pit. This will help with wind protection.
• Start a small fire with kindling then add the bigger wood. Have a designated spot next to your fire for coals and a stainless steel mesh grill.
• Start your fire an hour before cooking, so you have hot coals to drag to the side and cook over.
• Use good wood! Dry hardwood is the best.
• Grab some bbq coals and firelighters to use, as these last longer and give a more even heat than wood.
• A good fire takes about 40-50 minutes to be ready for cooking. Cook over a grill, as this will ensure even, controlled cooking and heat. The coals are ready to cook when they have turned grey.