Blue Apron is a service that sends you all of the fresh ingredients you need to make three delicious meals a week for $9.99 per person per meal (with free shipping). All ingredients are delivered right to your doorstep in a refrigerated box and come with three chef-designed recipes that are easy to follow thanks to beautiful pictures of each step of the recipe. An added bonus? All meals can be prepared in 40 minutes or less!
Merri signed up for Blue Apron to improve her cooking skills and she raved about how much she and her husband loved every single meal they made. After trying my first Blue Apron meal with Merri, I signed up for one week of Blue Apron meals myself because I loved the idea of skipping out on some grocery shopping and meal planning. Plus, I wanted to get out of my cooking rut and experiment with different cuisines and ingredients I might otherwise never try!
Ryan actually surprised me with a few weeks of Blue Apron meals for Christmas and I decided to opt for the vegetarian meals to try to help me expand my meatless meal ideas. As many of you already know, I loved this gift and raved about the Blue Apron meals I made on this blog more than a few times! (The white chili with rainbow chard and tri-color quinoa recipe was probably my all-time favorite!)
When Blue Apron reached out to me this month to host a giveaway and try another batch of meals, I was 100 percent on board! From the comments I received on past Blue Apron posts, I know the service interests a bunch of you, so I figured a giveaway would be a great opportunity for someone to try the service for free. (Blue Apron currently delivers ingredients for meals for two, four or six people.)
In the vegetarian box I received last week, I received ingredients for the following three recipes:
- Three Pea Salad with Farro and Goat Cheese
- Trofie Pasta with Golden Garlic
- Roasted Poblano and Quinoa Sopes
Blue Apron ingredients are fresh and sourced from quality local suppliers and artisans and come packaged with labels so you can easily identify which ingredient you need for each recipe. The preparation, cooking and eating is up to you!
The three meals I made this week were all absolutely fantastic. I truly have not made one Blue Apron meal I haven’t adored. The only downer is that sometimes the recipes call for the use of a lot of bowls, pots and pans, so the plethora dishes that are leftover after cooking can be a bit of a pain to clean.
But when you sit down to a fresh and flavorful dinner that was basically planned for you, it’s hard to complain!
I really like the way Blue Apron incorporates cuisines from various cultures (like the Bangaladumpa Upma Koora I made in the past <— so good!) so I feel like I am truly learning about different spices and flavor combinations as I cook. And let me reiterate one more time how delicious these meals taste!
Okay, enough from me! Now it’s your turn to give Blue Apron a try. One PBF reader will win a free week of Blue Apron meals for two!
To enter this giveaway, please pop over to Blue Apron and check out what’s on the menu for this week and leave a comment below telling me which recipe you’d be most excited to create! Please note: This giveaway includes a week of meals for two people. Blue Apron delivers to 80 percent of the United States. In order to win this giveaway, you must live in one of the delivery zones. (A map of the delivery zones may be seen here.) I will randomly select a winner on Friday.
And please don’t worry if you don’t win! The first 250 readers who try Blue Apron will receive two free meals on their first order! To receive this promo, please click here to order.
Good luck!!!
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Disclaimer: While this post is sponsored by Blue Apron, affiliate links are not included and I am not receiving any compensation for orders placed with Blue Apron. Thank you for your support!
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Im most excited to try the crostata!
I would love to try the salmon burgers or the crostata!
I would love to try making the salmon burgers or the roasted vegetable salad with Israeli couscous!
I’d love to make the Salmon Burgers & Corn on the Cob with Basil Butter
I’m excited to try the Parmesan-Basil Chicken Patties!
The pasta you made looks fantastic!. This week Parmesan basil chicken looks right up my alley.
I’d love to make the Caramelized Onion & Heirloom Tomato Crostata
I would definitely go with the Parmesan-Basil chicken patties! I love love love the idea of giving this service as a gift! 🙂
Parm basil chicken patties!
I’ve heard so many great things about Blue Apron, I would absolutely love to give it a go and see what all the rage is about. All of the items on this week’s menu look delicious but I’d be the most excited to make the Caramelized Onion & Heirloom Tomato Crostata. I love anything topped with arugula, so I’m sure I’d love this!
I would love to try the salmon burger with the corn on the cob!! Thanks for the giveaway Julie 🙂
Hanger Steak!
The Parmesan Basil Chicken Patties sound delicious!
The Crostata and the Chicken Patties both look equally delicious! I would love to try them both!! 🙂
I’d like to try the crostata.
Pick one?? That is almost impossible! The roasted veggies look amazing- I will pick that one if I must!! What a neat company- a great idea for our busy culture! This seems to be meeting a need for Americans! Too cool!:)
The hanger steaks!!!! YUMMMM!!! ALWAYS needing better recipes for red meat 🙂
I’ve always wanted to try borscht, so I’d get the Golden Beet Borscht!
I would love to try to salmon burgers!
I think the Caramelized Onion and Heirloom Tomato Crostata sounds delightful to me!
Parmesan basil chicken patties
Those salmon burgers look delicious! Actually it all does!
The salmon burgers sound delicious and perfect for summer!
I’d love to try the roasted veggies and couscous!
Oh my goodness, they all look so good! I’d love to try that crostata!
I would love to try the Roasted Vegetable Salad over Israeli Couscous…YUM!
Hanger steaks for sure! I also am too nervous to attempt cooking fish on my own so the salmon cakes would be fun to try
yay! in the ship zone! I would choose roasted veggie salad over Israeli couscous
The caramelized onion and heirloom tomato crostada looks awesome!
The Caramelized Onion & Heirloom Tomato Crostata looks amazing!
I’d love to try this! The hanger steaks intrigue me! Thanks for hosting!
The roasted vegetable salad over couscous looks delicious to me!
They all look delicious but I’d love to try the Parmesan-basil chicken patties! Yum!
The Parmesan chicken patties look great… But I think the crostata would definitely take me out of my comfort zone! Both look tasty!
Salmon burgers with corn on the cob!
I would love to try the caramelized onion and heirloom tomato crostata, because onions and tomatoes and two of my favorite foods! I have been so interested in Blue Apron since you first posted about it!
Wow- they all look delicious! I think I’d try the Parmesan basil chicken patties!:)
MMMMM the Hanger Steaks & Roasted potatoes look amazing! But so do the chicken patties 🙂
I think the “Caramelized Onion & Heirloom Tomato Crostata” looks divine – and very seasonally appropriate! As a vegetarian, I am always looking for additional veggie-appropriate recipes that my meat-eating husband will also enjoy.
Thanks for the offer!
The Caramelized Onion & Heirloom Tomato Crostata sounds perfect for this vegetarian!
I would love to try the couscous!
I would love to try the salmon burgers.
The chicken patties look amazing! But I bet the carmalized onion and heriloom tomato pizza meal is also to die for!
Parmesan-Basil Chicken patties – sounds so yum!
Hanger steaks and roasted potatoes!! mmmmmmm!
I would love to try the hanger steak recipe and I know my husband would love it too!
OMG–I would absolutely love to make the caramel used onion and heirloom tomato crostata. It looks delicious!
Oops–I meant caramelized! Darn iPad autocorrect!
Salmon Burgers with Corn on the Cob – oh my gosh, looks amazing!
I’d pick the Caramelized Onion & Heirloom Tomato Crostata. It looks delish!
I would definitely go for the salmon burgers