I’ve shared a little bit about my giant, overwhelmingly full homemade recipe folder with you guys before. It’s overflowing with recipes I’ve tried and loved from magazines and the internet and a large number of the recipes in this folder are ones I’ve saved from our four years of ordering Blue Apron deliveries. Today I’m excited to share five of my all-time favorite Blue Apron recipes with you guys that you can (and should!) try at home!
We’ve prepared so many Blue Apron meals in our house over the years and continue to look forward to receive chef-designed recipes and farm fresh ingredients on our doorstep. (Two-person and four-person plans are available.) One thing I’ve loved about Blue Apron deliveries from the very beginning is the detailed recipe cards included in each box that break down exactly how to make their recipes with picture tutorials. This makes the recipes easy to follow and – perhaps the best part – easy to recreate!
It didn’t take me long to discover that Blue Apron shares their recipes online as well, so if you happen to accidentally toss a recipe card after you’re done making it, you can still find a past favorite recipe on their website. This also means I can easily share some of my favorite Blue Apron recipes with you guys that you can make at home. Awesome, right?
All of the recipes I’m sharing below are recipes I received in a past Blue Apron delivery and absolutely loved. You may notice that many of them are vegetarian and that’s because Ryan and I often order vegetarian boxes because we love the way Blue Apron helps us find new ways to enjoy meatless, often veggie-packed meals that taste amazing. (When you request a delivery you can specify what kind of box you want and whether you’d like specific meats, fish or poultry excluded.)
Hope one of the recipes below catches your eye and that you find a delicious new dish you love!
Five Blue Apron Recipes You Should Make At Home
This recipe was in my most recent Blue Apron delivery and was actually the inspiration behind this blog post. In the past, I’ve made two or three udon noodle dishes from Blue Apron and they’ve all been slam dunks so I had high hopes for this one. The stir-fry was a breeze to make and packed with veggies (sweet peppers and a full head of bok choy) but the nutty flavor from the sesame oil and the tangy zip of fresh ginger stole the show. The slightly chewy udon noodles and flaky salmon got rave review from both me and Ryan and the entire dish took me less than 30 minutes to make win!
This recipe is a hearty, vegetable-packed stew that made our whole house smell fantastic. Keep this one on your radar as the weather continues to cool down because it’s the perfect dinner for a chilly fall or winter night. The base of the stew is sweet roasted butternut squash and it’s flavored with warm curry spices and garnished with bright marinated Brussels sprouts. It’s colorful, healthy and full of vibrant color, texture and flavor.
This recipe was one I was not all that excited to make but that’s one of the things I love most about Blue Apron… sometimes it’s the “underdog” recipe in your delivery that will end up surprising you most by becoming your absolute favorite. After I made this warm and comforting salad, I went on a mission to find a za’atar spice blend (a traditional blend of spices including oregano, thyme and sumac) and was so happy when I found it at Whole Foods so I could recreate this recipe at home ASAP. While it may look simple, it wows in the flavor department and there’s a reason so many people gave it rave reviews on the Blue Apron website. I’ve also doubled this dish so I could have extras on hand and it tastes great as leftovers, too!
As I look at my list of favorite Blue Apron recipes, it’s becoming increasingly clear that I love their dishes that involve salmon and chewy, earthy grains. This slightly sweet and savory dish was bursting with flavor thanks to crispy-fried rosemary (Ryan’s favorite part of the recipe), tangy tangelo (which I’ve successfully recreated with regular oranges) and sautéed apple. Something about this dish reminds me so much of fall – maybe the crisp the apples and the warm farro? – and I’m already excited to make this one again after we go apple picking in a couple of weeks!
Though I grew up eating a lot of fish as a kid (my dad loves spearfishing and we’re a huge seafood family), cod is one type of fish we didn’t eat a lot of in our house. I credit Blue Apron for opening my eyes just how delicious cod is and how easy it is to prepare it a myriad of ways. I still remember texting my mom about this dish when we realized we both ordered Blue Aprons during the same week. I love the way this recipe incorporates fish, grains (black rice!) and greens (spinach) but elevates these basic, healthy ingredients with the help of miso paste, fresh ginger, soy sauce and scallions. (Note: The one obscure ingredient that might be hard to find is yuzu juice, but I’ve swapped it for orange juice and we still loved the recipe.)
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Question of the Day
What is the go-to resource you use when it comes to finding new recipes to try?
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I love looking at the blue apron website for recipe inspiration. But usually I look to my saved photos in instagram as my pinterest boards have just gotten so overwhelming. I really need to take some time organizing them.
TOTALLY agree about Pinterest. My boards feel like a hot mess these days.
The Food Network has some of the best recipes! I also keep food magazine recipes and bookmark blogs on Pinterest.
After you sign up and your first four weeks are delivered, does Blue apron charge you again for the next four weeks automatically? Or do you manually go back and choose?
It’s a reoccurring membership, so you definitely do need to cancel if you don’t want to receive deliveries every week! I have the app on my phone which makes it really easy to skip weeks or select the weeks you want meals delivered.
I love blogs and PInterest for new recipes! I never knew that Blue Apron posted some recipes online so I will definitely be checking there now for new recipes. Your post yesterday inspired me to create a folder so that I can print out all the recipes I want to try instead of having them bookmarked online, screenshot on my phone or on Pinterest. Have a great day Julie 🙂
I never thought to check then out online for some recipe ideas! I still make my blue apron salmon burger recipe all.the.time. They always come up with the greatest flavor combos.
That salmon and udon noodle one was so good! I will occasionally browse their online recipes for inspiration, they have some great one.
I love Blue Apron! And I really need to put in another order soon – maybe next week?!
There are so many recipes that we remake all the time at home!
Thanks for sharing 🙂 Enjoy your day!
I loved, loved, loved that Broccoli salad. I’ve been dying to recreate it but I don’t know where to get the pasta. Also – good note about WF having the spice blend! Looks like I know where I’m headed this weekend!
oddly enough, i found that pasta on amazon and ordered it! but then again, i basically buy everything from amazon… haha!
Amazon- DUH! What a great idea! Ordering some now!
My husband and I tried Home Chef last year and it was very similar to Blue Apron. The quality of food was excellent and the recipes were easy to follow. We “paused” our account after a few months because we were spending more money per week on groceries. Since BA posts its recipes online, that’s even better. Thanks for sharing the recipes.
Both of those salmon recipes look TO DIE FOR! Salmon is definitely one of my favorite foods so it doesn’t take much to catch my attention!
I’ve had the hardest time getting into salmon! It makes me so sad, too, because these salmon recipes look incredible and the fish is so good for you. Any tips/tricks? Or could it just be an acquired taste?
Oooh, this post served up some inspiration! I saved the butternut squash and white bean stew, because I know it’ll be right up my alley. My boyfriend and I are mostly meatless, so when I’m in a recipe rut, I think back to my favorite meals that contain meat and make the swap. For example, last night we had burritos, but instead of adding meat, I roasted some tofu marinated in enchilada sauce and added beans and mushrooms and voila! Protein-packed veg burritos.
When we get back to living in the States I am going to have to try Blue Apron! I’ve read so many great reviews!
That salmon and udon stirfry looks insane! I also have a recipe binder full of recipes from magazines and Blue Apron orders…my Pinterest is overwhelming so I created a “keeper recipe” board so that I can actually remember to make the good dishes again!
I love Blue Apron meals! They make gourmet dishes seem so easy to cook. I saved a bunch of their recipe cards so I could remake the meals on my own in the future!
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The salmon and noodles was amazing! I love blue apron and am so lucky I tried it and stuck with it.
Wasn’t it great!? So many amazing flavors!
I always use Hello Fresh! Its so good and very similar to Blue Apron, but it might be cheaper 🙂 Its so convenient being delivered right to your door!
Made a really similar salmon dish tonight for dinner! I have never tried Blue Apron because of the extra expense, but I have always wanted to!
Yuzu cod was fucking fire – I used tilapia