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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Parmesan Basil Chicken patties for sure!
Parmesan-Basil Chicken Patties! I’d love to try anything from this company actually. : )
parm basil chicken patties
I’d love to try the Caramelized Onion & Heirloom Tomato Crostata!
The more I see you post about Blue Apron, the hungrier I get! The roasted veggies with Israeli couscous has my name written all over it!
The caramelized onion and tomato crostata looks delicious!
I would be excited to try the salmon burgers with corn on the cob! This is so neat- I will keep this in mind as a gift for people.
I would love to make the hanger steak and roasted potatoes!
Salmon Burger for sure!!!
Hanger steak and roasted potato looks delish! I’m a sucker for a juicy steak!
I would love to try the parmesan basil chicken patties…it sounds delicious!
The steaks for sure. I am the world’s worst cook so having all the ingredients to prepare a meal would be awesome
Onion and tomato crostata!
I would love to try the Caramelized Onion & Heirloom Tomato Crostata!
The carmelized onion & heirloom tomato crostada looks great!
The Parmesan basil chicken patties look yummy!,,
Parmesan and basil chicken patties sounds divine 🙂
The pasta looks so good! I would love to have this in order to experience different foods. It’s hard to know how to cook and prepare foods I’ve never had before!
oh my goodness, all of them look delish. I’d have to go with the Carmelized Onion and Heirloom Tomato Crostata.
The basil parmesan chicken patties sound delish!
Parmesan basil chicken patties look delicious!
I would love to try the Caramelized Onion & Heirloom Tomato Crostata!
Godlen Beer Borscht!!
Ahem…beet!
The Parmesan Basil Chicken Patties sound so good!!
Salmon burgers! YUM! This would be perfect for trying new recipes and cuisines!
oh wow! you are right about all these creative options and twists on meals.. i would have never thought of some of these! i’d really like to try the roasted veggies with couscous!
The Salmon with corn on the cob because I want it to feel like summer in summerless San Francisco.
I would love to try the Roasted Vegetable Salad over Israeli Couscous!! It looks absolutely delicious and combines flavors I would never have thought of!! As a vegetarian I sometimes get stuck and repeat the same meals week after week. Trying something new would be great!!
Salmon with corn on the cob
Hanger Steaks & Roasted Potatoes sounds delish & my hubby will love it!
I would make the Salmon Burgers and Corn on the Cob. It sounds like the perfect summer meal and it is a nice change from a regular old burger on the grill!
The caramelized onion & heirloom croustada looks delicious!
I would love to make the hanger steak and roasted potatoes! My boyfriend and I just moved and any help with meal prep is welcomed after a day of unpacking!!!
Crostata
Carmelized onion and heirloom croustada sounds fabulous!
I would love to try the Hanger Steaks with Roasted Potatoes! My husband is a true meat and potatoes guy so I’m sure he would love this!
Would love to try the salmon burgers
The baby squash and toasted quinoa sound amazing!
I want to try the salmon burgers!
The caramelized onion and heirloom tomato crostada sounds delish! That is the exact typpe of dish I drool over but with my limited cooking skills am too scared to try cooking. I can see how this service could get me out of my comfort zone!
I would love to try the Roasted Vegetable Salad over Israeli Couscous. All the recipes look so good I would actually like to try all of them. 🙂
I would love to try the roasted vegetable salad over Israeli couscous! I’ve been craving couscous as of late and this sounds delicious and also looks amazing.
Caramelized Onion & Heirloom Tomato Crostata – feta + arugula = SIGN ME UP! 🙂
Everything on the upcoming menu looks delish, but if I had to choose just one I think I would pick: Roasted Vegetable Salad over Israeli Couscous
with Toasted Red Walnuts & Sherry Dijon Vinaigrette!
I would like to try the Salmon Burgers
Everything looks so good, but I think my favorite would be the Parmesan-basil chicken patties!
I subscribed to their recipes and have been wondering how the service is. The caramelized onion & heirloom tomato crostata made my mouth water. Yum!
Caramelized Onion & Heirloom Tomato Crostata — YUM. It looks delicious!
Oh man, we just moved last month and no longer live in a delivery zone. 🙁 So sad. Would have loved this!