87 pocket recipes

Skip store-bought packets and make your own Italian dressing mix that will keep in the pantry for up to a year.

Easy peach rhubarb refrigerator jam made with fresh rhubarb, canned peach pie filling, and a packet of orange gelatin. No pectin, no canning. Spreads bright on toast or biscuits.

Easy rhubarb jam made with just three ingredients: fresh rhubarb, sugar and a packet of Jello for instant flavor and color. No pectin, no thermometer, 20 minutes start to jar.

Mexican hot chocolate whisks unsweetened cocoa with honey, cinnamon, and a touch of nutmeg into warm milk for a cozy, spiced sipper. From-scratch and naturally sweetened, no powdered packets required.

Salmon baked in foil packets on a bed of spinach, topped with a creamy horseradish walnut sauce. An elegant one-packet dinner with easy cleanup.

SPAM, sliced potatoes, carrots, and onions baked in foil packets with a sweet-tangy brown sugar, beer, and stone ground mustard glaze. A hands-off foil packet dinner with almost no cleanup.

Baked cod in a sack steams the fish in a sealed parchment or foil packet, so it comes out moist, flaky, and never dry. A clean, healthy, one-packet dinner that traps every bit of flavor and juice.

Homemade duck sauce from peach preserves, white vinegar, fresh ginger, and scallions. Four ingredients, 20 minutes, and far better than the takeout packets.

Salmon fillets baked in foil packets with fresh dill, sorrel leaves, shallots, and lime juice. A light, clean method that steams the fish to flaky perfection in under 10 minutes.

Pork chop and acorn squash foil packet dinner with butter, brown sugar, and honey. Sealed up tight and baked into a single-serving meal. Six ingredients, no dishes to wash.

Baked fish en papillote with sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, thyme, and lemon juice. Parchment packets lock in steam for flaky, tender fillets with almost no cleanup.

Rye sourdough starter made the old Jewish bakery way: rye flour, water, a packet of yeast, and a halved onion that pulls in the wild flavor for classic deli-style rye bread.

Grilled herbed steak marinated overnight in a tomato juice, basil, and oregano blend, served over tender foil-packet onions with a tangy pan sauce.

Ranch bread machine loaf: bread flour, olive oil and a packet of dry ranch dressing mix create a savory, herb-loaded bread perfect for sandwiches and dunking in soup.

Italian parmesan potatoes are easy foil-packet grilled potatoes tossed with olive oil, Italian herbs and garlic, then finished with melty Parmesan. A no-cleanup side that cooks right on the grill.

Salmon baked in parchment paper (en papillote) with Dijon glaze, tri-color bell peppers, red onion, and lemon juice. Steams in its own juices for a healthy one-packet meal.