Hamburger Hobo dinners are so easy to make, you can even have your kids help you make their own. You start by adding dry onion soup mix to ground beef. Then you will want to make four hamburger patties.
Chop up the vegetables and add either some olive oil or some avocado oil, and some garlic powder with a small amount of salt and pepper.
Then you top it off with some condensed soup, like cream of mushroom, cream of celery, or our favorite, which is cream of chicken. I had left over cream of chicken because we had Hawaiian Haystacks a few days before and so I used up the rest of the gravy. That is the reason that it had chicken in it, and the Hobo dinners turned out great!
You can use whatever creamy soup you like. You can also use any color of onion that you like and any potatoes that you choose. Red are just my favorite.
What Ingredients Do I Need For Hamburger Hobo Dinners?
Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to make these brownie bites (scroll down for the full recipe):
- Ground beef
- Dry onion soup mix
- Red potatoes
- Carrots
- Purple onion
- Avocado or olive oil
- Garlic powder
- Salt
- Pepper
- Mushroom or chicken soup
How Do I Make Hamburger Hobo Dinners?
Here’s the simple steps you’ll follow to make these dinners (scroll down for the full recipe):
- Combine ground beef and dry soup mix in a bowl. Form into four ground beef patties and set them aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine potatoes, carrots, onion, oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper
- Stir the mixture until it is well coated.
- Place 4 pieces of aluminum foil (about 21″ long each) on a hard surface, such as your counter top.
- Divide the vegetables into fourths and place equal amounts on each piece of foil.
- Place a beef patty on top of each packet.
- Place condensed soup on top of each beef patty.
- Roll the foil together and seal each packet.
- Place the packets with the vegetables on the bottom of the packet, on a baking sheet.
- Cook in 375 degree oven for 30 – 35 minutes or until the center of the patty reaches 160 degrees and the carrots and potatoes are tender when checked with a fork.
How do I make Hamburger Patties?
- The best way I have found to make hamburger patties is to roll the hamburger into a ball and then place the hamburger ball onto a cutting board or wax paper, and then flatten the hamburger ball with the bottom of a glass.
Some important tips when making Hamburger Patties:
- Keep the hamburger cold as much as possible
- Do not overwork the hamburger; handle it as little as possible
- Keep your hands and work area clean
- Wash your hands and work area as soon as you are done making the Hamburger Patties
Making the Perfect Hamburger Patty:
- Keep in mind that the higher the fat content of the meat, the more the hamburger patties will shrink as they cook.
- It is a good idea to make the hamburger patties the same size so they cook at the same rate, avoiding undercooked large burgers and overcooked small burgers.
- When you flatten the hamburger ball with the bottom of a glass, make sure to keep your edges a little thicker than the center and make sure that the edges don’t have cracks between the meat, but that you have a solid uniform hamburger patty.
- Hamburger patties shrink as they cook, and this will help to keep the edges from breaking apart.
- Cook the hamburger patties soon after making them.
- If you do want to prepare your patties ahead of time; stack your hamburger patties up with pieces of wax paper between each patty.
- Wrap the stack tightly in foil and refrigerate until ready to cook.
More Delicious Dinner Recipes:
Easy Italian Chicken and Veggies Foil Dinners
Hamburger Hobo Dinners
Hamburger hobo dinners are a great way to end the day. This dinner comes together so quickly and you put it in the oven and wait for it to cook, then enjoy.
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1/2 packet dry onion soup mix
- 3 - 4 medium red potatoes cubed and peeled
- 2 large carrots peeled and sliced
- 1/4 - 1/2 sliced purple onion
- 2 1/2 Tablespoons avocado or olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- condensed mushroom or chicken soup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Combine 1 pound ground beef and 1/2 packet dry soup mix in a bowl. Form into four ground beef patties and set them aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine 3 - 4 medium peeled and cubed potatoes, 2 large peeled and sliced carrots, 1/4 - 1/2 sliced onion, 2 1/2 Tablespoons oil, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- Stir the mixture until it is well coated.
- Place 4 pieces of aluminum foil (about 21" long each) on a hard surface, such as your counter top.
- Divide the vegetables into fourths and place equal amounts on each piece of foil.
- Place a beef patty on top of each packet.
- Place 2 Tablespoons of condensed soup on top of each beef patty.
- Roll the foil together and seal each packet.
- Place the packets with the vegetables on the bottom of the packet, on a baking sheet.
- Cook for 30 - 35 minutes or until the center of the patty reaches 160 degrees and the carrots and potatoes are tender when checked with a fork.
Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 529Total Fat 19gSaturated Fat 6gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 10gCholesterol 105mgSodium 950mgCarbohydrates 47gFiber 6gSugar 5gProtein 40g
This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix
What a perfect weeknight dinner! I know my boys would love this for sure!
Thank you Kelly! I loved that you can put it together and put it in the oven and forget about it! We love them. And if you are a big camper, you can make them when camping. If you double the foil you can just put it right in the ashes! 🙂
Thank you for sharing at #ThursdayFavoriteThings. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too!
I’m very fond of hobo dinners and this brings back camping memories as my parents always made these while we were camping. Pinned and thanks for sharing.
Thank you. We love hobo dinners, especially when we are camping.
Thank you for sharing at #OverTheMoon. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too!
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These look wonderful! Thank you for sharing with us at the To Grandma’s house we go link party, I’ll be featuring you on my blog this week!
Thank you so much. They are really a good little dinner. We appreciate you.
I’ve always made my hobo dinners topping with a tomato slice, so that the juices run down and keep everything from drying out. I’ve never thought of using a condensed soup! I’m excited to try it out. I’m thinking of trying French onion. Yum!
That sounds delicious. Let me know how it works out. Thank you for coming by and leaving a comment!
Can you cook these on the grill?
If so, how long would you cook them?
Thanks
I am sure that you could. I would suggest, after you have all your hobo dinner ingredients in their little packets, you just place them on the grill and cook on medium for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low and continue cooking for 45 minutes to 1 hour until meat has reach the proper temperature and vegetables are tender, turning occasionally. Enjoy!
Thank you:)
Made this in oven Turned out great just wondering if we was to cook it on a grill how long should we cook it for?
Preheat the grill to medium or about 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the tin foil dinner on the grill and cook for about 10-12 minutes turning it over and then cooking it for and additional 10-12 minutes. If you have a meat thermometer check the meat after about 20-24 minutes, and then add a few minutes if you need. Thanks for the great question! Enjoy!!