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Butter Garlic Herb Steak Foil Packets have melted in your mouth beef with hearty veggies that are grilled to perfection with butter that has garlic and herbs inside. This is one amazing meal that you don’t want to miss out on!
Delicious and filling, streak and veggies are always a go-to in our house and this recipe is no exception because it is tasty AND easy! If you love steak, try this Philly cheesesteak, air fryer steak, or prime rib!
Why Cook Steak in Foil Packets?
There are SO many ways to cook up delicious steak!! If you haven’t tried cooking it in a foil packet, be sure to check out this tried and true recipe and you will be glad you didn’t miss it! Cooking steak in a foil packet is an easy, beginner way to introduce yourself to cooking juicy, tender steak. Not only does your meat turn out amazing but you are cooking your vegetables at the exact same time!
By cooking your steak like this, the vegetables and the steak combine their flavors and juices making it so yummy! You can mix and match in this recipe and what better thing to include with them than butter with garlic and herbs? It just melts while it cooks and creates the most tender and perfect steak and veggies. This is a great summer dish and we love having a big BBQ followed by a fire and s’mores. Foil packets are one of my all-time favorite things to grill. It is the perfect meal in one!
Ingredients for Steak Foil Packets
This steak is so delicious and a MUST try for any steak lovers! You only need a few basic ingredients and you will be on your way to an easy, yummy dinner! See the recipe card below for exact measurements.
- Red potatoes: Get these on the smaller side and cut them into fourths.
- Carrots: Slice up your carrots so they are about 1 inch.
- Red and green bell peppers: Cut each pepper into small cubes
- Red onion: Dice your onion into cubes.
- Salt and pepper: This is to add flavor that coats the veggies. Use pepper sparingly if you don’t like heat!
- Olive oil: This will help the flavoring stick to the vegetables and help them to not clump together while cooking.
- Top sirloin steak: Cut into one inch cubes (*see recipe card for note on searing the meat)
Ingredients for Garlic Herb Butter
- Butter: Make sure the butter is at room temperature.
- Parsley, rosemary and thyme: These herbs should be freshly chopped.
- Garlic cloves: Mince your cloves. If you don’t have fresh garlic, you can use minced garlic. 1/2 tsp is about the same as 1 garlic clove.
- Salt: This will bring out all of the flavors in the recipe!
- Pepper: This dish doesn’t have a lot of heat so you don’t need to worry about the pepper being too much. It adds some great flavor!
How to Make Butter Garlic Herb Steak Foil Packets
We absolutely loved these foil packets! They are easily one of our favorites. I love how the grill gives the slightly charred edges. These were full of amazing flavor and I loved the combination of the herbs.
- Toss: In a medium sized bowl add the red potatoes, carrots, bell peppers, and red onion. Add salt and pepper and toss with olive oil.
- Place on foil: Put four 18×12-inch pieces of heavy aluminum foil on counter. Evenly place vegetable mixture on each piece of foil. Top vegetables with steak.
- Make and top with garlic herb butter: In a small bowl add the butter, parsley, garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper. Divide evenly and place on top of the steak. Double fold top and ends of each piece of foil, leaving space for steam to gather.
Other Cooking Methods
- Grill: Place packets on the grill and cover. Grill 15 minutes or until steak is cooked through and veggies are tender. Carefully open packets and serve.
- Bake: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Unwrap and broil right at the end to give the steak a slight char.
Helpful Recipe Tips
You guys have got to grill these this summer. They are fantastic and will become a new favorite at your house as well! Here are a couple of tips that will make this recipe super easy!
- Steak: The recipe calls for top sirloin and I would definitely make sure to follow that. It’s important to use a cut of steak that stays tender when you cook it like this! You CAN use a ribeye or porterhouse cut but they are not as lean!
- Potatoes: If you use the baby red potatoes then you won’t have to peel them and they cook up so nicely in this recipe!
- Vegetables: Make sure that you are cutting all of the vegetables about the same size so that they cook evenly together. If you chops some up larger than others, they will not be done all at the same time!
- Olive oil: I prefer to use olive oil in this recipe but if you have another oil on hand in your kitchen, you can totally use that instead!
Variation Ideas
The great thing about recipes like this is that you can easily change them up to make them your own! Here are a few ideas on variations and what you could do to make this recipe fit your family just right!
- Vegetables: Your kids don’t like bell peppers or carrots? No problem! Try adding in any variety of vegetables that you like! Green beans, corn, broccoli or anything you can think of that will make this recipe better for you!
- More flavor: If you want to add a little more flavor, try adding in some cheese or some chopped up bacon! It will totally change things up but those are two things that you can’t go wrong with!
Can I Make These Foil Packets Ahead of Time?
Yes, you can! If you are planning on taking these camping or want to prepare them ahead of time for your family BBQ, you can do that! Here are some instructions.
- Meat and veggies: You can chop all of the ingredients up a few hours ahead of time (I wouldn’t recommend any sooner than that because your potatoes will start to turn brown). Put them in some ziplock bags in a cooler or your fridge and take them out and place them in the foil when you are ready to cook!
- Garlic herb butter: Make this ahead of time and store it seperately from your meat and veggies. You will want to wait until just before cooking to coat the food (make sure to stir the butter mixture before you begin tossing). By keeping this seperate and tossing it on the food just before cooking, the butter doesn’t harden up into uneven clumps on the food. This will keep it nice and even for cooking!
Recipes to Complete Your Meal
I absolutely love these tried and true butter garlic steak foil packets. They are a great way to change up the regular summer grilling menu! I especially love that I can easily add things to make the recipe different every time so then I can cook it more often! Here are a few more delicious recipes that will complete your entire meal!
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Butter Garlic Herb Steak Foil Packets
Ingredients
- 1 pound small red potatoes cut into fourths
- 2 medium carrots sliced
- 1 red bell pepper cubed
- 1 green bell pepper cubed
- 1/2 red onion cut into cubes
- salt and pepper
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 pound top sirloin steak cut into one inch cubes*
Garlic Herb Butter:
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 1/4 cup freshly chopped parsley
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl add the red potatoes, carrots, bell peppers, and red onion. Add salt and pepper and toss with olive oil.
- Place four 18×12-inch pieces of heavy aluminum foil on the counter. Evenly place the vegetable mixture on each piece of foil. Top vegetables with steak.
- To make the garlic herb butter: In a small bowl add the butter, parsley, garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt, and pepper. Divide evenly and place on top of the steak. Double fold the top and ends of each piece of foil, leaving space for steam to gather.
To Grill:
- Place packets on the grill and cover. Grill 15 minutes or until steak is cooked through and veggies are tender. Carefully open packets and serve.
To Bake:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Unwrap and broil right at the end to give the steak a slight char.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Good morning I would like to know if I can used a chunk roast thank you for the help .
Yes, a chuck roast would be fine! I would do the same thing with flipping it at the end. I haven’t tried it yet!! You will have to let me know what it tastes like!! Hope it turns out well! Good luck! Xo
I made this tonite on the gas grill at about *400. I was going to ask if you cooked it on its side or top up? I cooked it 20 min top up, slightly not on top of the fire medium flame. I could bite through the potatoes and carrots but they probably could have used 15 more minutes. I didnt want to overcook the meat. I couldn’t get a char either but it made a great flavor. I served it in a shallow bowl so the family could get the taste of the juices with each bite. What I liked MOST about this recipe, is that I got to sit at my prep table in the a/c to put it all together and then just check on the grill lol. That is important in TX. when it gets really hot (IMO). Thanks for sharing this recipe.
AWESOME!! That is great to hear! I am sorry it didn’t char but I do love how you served it to your family with ALL the flavors! It is one of our family favorites!! Not too much of a mess either:)! Good luck with your heat in Texas! Xo
Hey! So excited to try this looks great!
We have a charcoal grill and I’m assuming the one you used was propane?
May I suggest maybe a little more info next recipe if needed of course. We’re at over an hour in and it’s still not cooked and does looks like beef stew.
Still thankful and still excited! Thank you
Would like to confirm that I should have the grill at medium high heat. When I place the packets on the grill and cover, are they placed on indirect side? Then when I flip the packets should I place the packets on the direct side for another 10-15 minutes?
Yes, place the packets on direct flame before and after the flip. Hope that helps and it turns out great for you!!
Sounds like you need to show the grilling part in a video! Can’t wait to try this!
lol! Right?!? haha I am going to have to update my video soon!
Can i doit in the oven if yes in what temperature
Hi. We made this last night. It didn’t turn out the same as your video, and we followed your instructions to a tee (we even did the flip). When we opened the packets, it was more like the beef was stewed with the vegetables and there was a lot of liquid. Any suggestions Dow to prevent it from being beef stew the next time we make it?
OH BUMMER!! I am so sorry to hear that!! I would maybe recommend raising the heat to a higher temperature. It may help out. I am not sure what went wrong if you did the exact recipe and the flip. I hope you will try it again and it works better for you!
I’ve done something like this called Cowboy Stew for many yrs with hamburg and buillion cube in packet along with veggies and butter. Delious, tho I recommend not adding salt. Love this idea with steak as each person gets own steak/ veggies at same time. Gonna try Rib Eye steak. YUMO!
Just made this. Literally, eating it as I type. Came out great. I did the flipping the packets trick and got a nice char. Would reccommend a little more salt and a little more garlic (I didn’t use fresh, used the kind in the jar), but all in all delish! <3
PERFECT!! So happy to hear! I love that the “flip” trick worked for you too!! Thanks for sharing! Xo
How did you flip it without the butter all see
Jung out of that side of the package?
Let’s try that again without the typos. How did you flip it without the butter seeping out of the seamed side?
My foil packets are wrapped very tight. Nothing can get out of them!! Make sure to seal them as tight as you can before grilling them. Hope that helps!!
They also haveborenade foil bags at the grocery store with all sides sealed except one end. That’s what I use.
Sorry pre made foil bags
Sorry pre made foil bags typo error
Um,do you pre cook potatoes before hand,I don’t see raw potatoes done in 15 mins
Thats what I came here to find out! And the Carrots too they often take longer..
I am grilless …. 🙁 … Was wondering it i would be able to do this in the oven? Guess I could pop them open under the broiler instead of flipping them over, you think?
The oven would work great too! Place the packets on a baking sheet in the oven at 400* for about 55 minutes to one hour until the potatoes are soft and the meat is cooked through to your liking. Flip half way through. Check it half way through. I haven’t made this recipe in the oven yet! You will have to let me know how it turned out!! Good luck!
I think I would probably quickly brown the meat first & then add everything to the packets to cook the inside.
Hello made these tonight. They didn’t look all charred like yours. They were ok. My husband asked if to add more flavor to meat if I was to marinade the meat before grilling. Peppers,onions, herbs all came straight from the garden. I just wanted the meat to have more flavor. It was top sirloin cut in 1″ pieces. Any suggestions.
Literally just made this. Still chewing! Great flavors, but to come out like the picture, I would recommend only doing the veggies in the foil packets and cooking the steak seperately, directly on the grill. Definitely looks nothing like above, but still tastes great. No charred areas whatsoever on the steak or veggies, and there is oily, watery stuff at the bottom of each foil packet. Love this recipe though, will use again – but will tweak moving forward. Came together easily and with little mess, which is great when it’s hot and you don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen assembling, cooking and cleaning up! A couple of questions – open or closed grill? Also, what heat do you get your grill to? Thanks!
What temp would you grill at?
Every grill setting is different but we had ours set to medium high for 15 minutes with the lid closed. It may vary depending on your grill. I hope that helps! Good Luck!!
The sirloin steak was tender after only 15 minutes?
YES!! It is so flavorful and tasty!! If you would like your steaks cooked longer that is great too! Just make sure to flip them at the very end so they can have the charred look and appearance when serving them!! Hope that helps! Xo
How well would these do in the oven? We’re currently grill-less, but these look amazing!
i did 350 for 30 mins…. checked them and they needed to go back in so did another 30 mins it was great.
Thanks, Kim. That was going to be my question. We’re the steaks done medium rare?
You can do foil packets anywhere if you have something like a metal trash can lid also an area outside, get coals started in a chimney and pour on lid then spread out coals and lay packets on coals turn over cook longer
I’m just wondering I’d you grilled the steak before adding it to the packets. It us so beautifully browned and I can’t see that happening being steamed in a foil packet.
It will cook perfectly on your grill all together in the foil packets. If you like your steak cooked medium well or well done then you may want to keep it on the fire a little longer. If you need to speed up the time or doing it over a campfire I would recommend cooking it before on the stove and warming them up in the foil packets on the grill or campfire.These are perfect for camping too! I am in LOVE with tinfoil dinners!
For this dinner I cooked it all in the tinfoil packet and at the end I flipped the packet over and placed it directly on the flame to give the edges a slight char. Hope that helps!! Xo
Yep! Just made. Definitley no charred areas. Cook meat seperately, and only do veggies in the packet if you are looking for it to come up like the picture.
I just made this also. Really great taste, but no char.
Alyssa stated, at the end of the grilling time, take the packet off the grill and place it directly on the fire. That should char the ingredients.
Can you please describe how you ‘flipped the packets over’ to get a char. Do,you,mean you opened the packets and,flipped the contents onto a grilling pan on the grill? Or just flipped the unopened packets over? Not sure what you mean….in order to,obtain a char on the contents.
I just used tongs and flipped the whole unopened package so the hot grilled side was facing up. I flipped it after 10 min., turned the grill heat up to high and finished it off (5-10 min. depending how well done you want your steak). I like it charred and this seemed to work the best for my grill.
I gave this 4 stars due to tweaking but it shows 5?
I flip my packets usimg 2 spatulas
How would you get char on steak wrapped in foil?
I flipped the packet at the end and cooked it on direct heat for the remainder of the time. I have the instructions at the bottom of the recipe for more clarification! Hope that helps!! Xo
So you cooked it using indirect heat then moved it over the flames (still in the packet) to brown it up?
Exactly!! It is always a tasty meal and charred on the edges for our family dinners!! Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!! Xo
Curious….Its like 110 here this weekend….nobody wants to go outside and I sure don’t want to turn the oven on…Has anyone tried searing the meat and then cooking it a crock pot?
I sear our steak in a hot skillet (have the stove top fan on high) and put it in the crock pot- it cooks all day on low and it is really tender and juicy
MMMM! That sounds delicious!! Thanks for sharing!! Xo
Do you put any liquid in with the meat when you cook it this way in your crockpot?
Can it be cooked in the oven too? how long and what temperature?
thx!
Yes! Just put it on a cookie sheet to bake. 400* for 30-40 minutes. You will want to flip it and cook another 15 minutes or until the steak is cooked to your temperature liking. Others have said 350* for 60 minutes too. Good luck!! Let me know how it turns out!! XO
Literally just cooked this in the oven! YUMMY! Family loved it!! Thank you for such an awesome recipe ???
Oh AWESOME!! That is SO great to hear!! I am glad it worked out great in the oven!! Thanks for sharing!! XO
do you cover it it when u cook it in the oven
So no foil but baking paper?
Hi Alyssa, we are teaching our 11 year d son to cook. He loves using the grill and also loves packet cooking. This dish is going to be his next endeavor. Planning on 4th of July. For Father’s Day, he made his Dad the shrimp boil foil packets and they were amazing. Excited to let you know how these turned out for him. Any other packet recipes would be appreciated.
AWESOME!! That is so great he loves to cook!! Way to go!! I will keep that in mind for about another recipe:)! Always trying new and fun things here. I am so happy he is great at cooking and has been making some of my recipes! That puts a smile on my face!! Keep up the great work. Thanks for sharing! Xo
Good Morning Alyssa and thanks for posting this recipe.
What would you recommended I use for a meat marinade the night before grilling?
Thanks in advance~☺
How high do you put your grill on? What temperature? It looks delicious..want to try it tonight!
What temperature do you have the grill on when you cook for 15 min.
I was wondering the same thing
hey girl= yummy!
What a brilliant idea. Having just bought a brand new barbecue I’m looking for great recipes. This totally hits the spot, especially as I’m the world’s worst steak griller!
I’m going to give these a try today. I’m going to switch up the veggies a bit as it’s time to empty the fridge & no one will eat cooked carrots. I have onions, mushrooms, peppers, green beans & potato’s . So we’ll see how what I can do with this .
That sounds delicious!! Thanks for sharing! XO
If u don’t own a grill.. can you bake or broil in oven? If so what temp and how long?