Healthy and Quick Recipe

I wanted to share this treasure that I found several years ago in Food &Wine magazine... Scallop, Corn, and Basil Hobo Packets. YUMMERS!! And it's healthy and best of all very easy to clean up!! Don't like scallops? No worries, substitute any fish or chicken!

Using foil pouches, or hobo packs, is a fabulous way to grill seafood and sliced or cubed meat, because it allows food to steam in its own juices. Without any extra effort, you've got a naturally rich-tasting sauce.

Wine: Pair with a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, with its characteristic tartness, will provide a refreshing contrast to the sweet scallops and their basil-scented sauce. Try the 2002 Grove Mill or the 2002 Firstland.

Scallops, Corn and Basil Steamed in Foil* can sub any fish or chicken for scallops... also shake it up... use any veggie, herb, or I even made with my Tuscan Garlic dip mix!

Recipe by Marcia Kiesel

TOTAL TIME: 25 MIN
SERVINGS: 6

• Fast
• Healthy

Ingredients

1. 3/4 cup dry white wine
2. 2 medium shallots, thinly sliced
3. 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces
4. 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
5. 2 1/4 pounds sea scallops
6. 36 cherry tomatoes (from 2 pints), halved
7. 3 cups baby spinach (2 ounces)
8. 1 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels
9. 3/4 cup chopped basil
10. Salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions

1. Light a grill. Cut six 18-by-20-inch pieces of heavy-duty aluminum foil. In the center of each piece of aluminum foil, combine 2 tablespoons of the white wine with one-sixth of the sliced shallots, 1 piece of butter and 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Top with the scallops, followed by the tomatoes, spinach, corn and basil. Season with salt and pepper. Bring the sides of the foil together and fold to form neat rectangles.
2. Grill the foil packs over a medium-hot fire until steam inflates them and you hear the juices bubbling, about 10 minutes. Carefully open the foil packs to let the steam escape, then transfer the scallops, vegetables and their broth to shallow soup bowls and serve immediately.

Notes

One Serving: 297 cal, 10.6 gm fat, 3.3 gm saturated fat, 16 gm carb, 3 gm fiber.