For more than two years now, Ryan and I have been regular customers of Blue Apron, a meal delivery service that ships all the farm-fresh ingredients you need to make chef-designed recipes right to your doorstep. After discovering Blue Apron during a trip to visit one of my best friends in New York City, I came home raving about it, which inspired Ryan to give me a month of Blue Apron meals for Christmas one year. Ever since then, we’ve been hooked and I’m looking forward to partnering with the service again in 2016 to share some tasty giveaways and recipe highlights with you guys again!
(Someone apparently wanted to browse our latest Blue Apron menus for himself…)
Our most recent shipment included everything we needed to make a fresh salmon dish, a healthy one-skillet cacciatore-style recipe and a buffalo chicken sandwich that left both of us wowed!
Before our meals were shipped, I checked the Blue Apron website and swapped some recipes in and out to customize the meals we wanted to try. Ryan and I almost always include at least one vegetarian dish in our orders (we’ll often do all vegetarian and tend to love these dishes most) but this time I opted to include both a fish and poultry recipe in our box. (We ordered the two-person plan but there are family plans available.)
The recipe I was actually least excited to try – the Buffalo Chicken Sandwich – was actually my favorite of the bunch and easily rivaled the best buffalo chicken sandwiches I’ve had at any restaurant.
As always, I followed the picture tutorial recipe cards that come with every Blue Apron shipment and had no trouble following all of the steps.
The recipe cards also often give tips and tricks to make meal preparation easier and I’ve picked up a ton of great “cooking hacks” along the way. (Example: Peel fresh ginger with a spoon. It works so well and you don’t waste nearly as much ginger as you do when you try to peel it with a knife.)
His and hers buffalo chicken sandwiches… Served with a baby monitor on the side.
Ryan and I have used Blue Apron boxes to create a fun “at home date night” experience and now that we have a baby and our desire to go out for dinner is at an all-time low, these meals have truly helped us feel like we’re enjoying something special together from the comfort of our own kitchen.
We used the Seared Salmon and Salsa Verde recipe for a weeknight date night of sorts and prepared it together after Chase went to sleep.
It was fantastic and the salsa verde was easily the best part of the dish. I’ve already remade the salsa verde (a combination of mashed garlic, almonds, capers and parsley) a handful of times and used it on everything from baked chicken to tuna.
Unfortunately the photos from the Cacciatore Style Baked Eggs recipe didn’t turn out so well but it was definitely one of the healthiest (and easiest!) recipes we’ve received from Blue Apron to date!
It was packed with vegetables and the parmesan garlic toasts we served on the side were incredible. (I actually added an extra egg to our recipe because Ryan and I both love dippy eggs!)
Blue Apron Free Meal Offer + Giveaway
If you’d like to give Blue Apron a try for free, here is your chance!
Blue Apron is offering the first 100 PBF readers who purchase a Blue Apron box two free meals! To redeem this offer, please click here and you’ll be all set.
One PBF reader will also win a week of free Blue Apron meals for two. Woop! Simply check out the Blue Apron recipe page and leave a comment on this post telling me about one recipe you’re dying to try.
A winner will randomly be selected next Friday.
Good luck and happy cooking!
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Disclaimer: This blog post is sponsored by Blue Apron. I hope you enjoy the giveaway and sincerely thank you for your support surrounding sponsored posts.
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That white pizza with baked eggs was the best thing ever.
The seared Salmon!!
I want to try the Vadouvan-Spiced Parsnip Soup!
Chicken meatballs and creamy polentta sounds amazing!
Biscuit and sage chicken pot pie!!!
The steak tacos and mole verde recipe looks amazing!
I would love to try the Blue Apron “Chicken Scallopini”
I would give this gift to my sister to make cooking healthy diners. The cajun cat fish and collard greens looks delicious and I and my sister LOVE collard greens and any type of fish.
I would love to try the white pizza!
The steak tacos and mole verde sounds amazing!!!!!! I would love to try it!!
The tamarind glazed cod sounds fantastic!!
I would try steak tacos and mole verde! What a cool giveaway.
I would love to try buffalo chicken sandwiches! Yum!
Chicken and sage biscuit pot pie— yum!!
Would love to make the lamb and beef gyros!!!
The spinach and ricotta calzones look delicious!
Spinach and ricotta calzones omg!
So many yummy fish ones on their site! I’m glad they’ve been good for you guys!
The seared salmon and salsa verde looks fantastic!
The Garganelli Pasta & Tomato Sauce looks delish!
The white pizza is calling my name!
I would love to try the acorn squash, brussels sprouts and farro salad!
Shrimp and pineapple fried rice.
The spinach and cherry tomato quiche!
I would love to try the Smoky Swiss Chard & Black Bean tostadas! My parents went vegetarian recently and I find myself more often than not ordering that way when I dine out. Yum!
Tofu Drunken Noodles
I’d love to try the Ramp & Snap Pea Fregola Sarda!
Brown butter and butternut squash gnocchi sounds delicious!
White pizza!
Shrimp Bahn Mi!
Oh my goodness, that Chicken and Sage Biscuit Pot Pie looks amazing!! Perfect for a chilly night!
Steak tacos and mole verde sounds awesome!
Steak tacos and mole verde! Looks delicious!
Lamb and Beef Gyros!
I really love this concept and totally diggin’ how they have everything labeled and packaged so nicely. Seems easier than doing it all yourself since you have that precious little one! I would love to try the Cajun Shrimp & Cheesy Grits !
It’s hard to pick, maybe the Tuscan Ribollita soup. I’m an egg and kale fan.
And I have to add that compared to many blogs I read, I don’t mind your sponsored posts as much. You have a way of making them fun somehow with your enthusiastic energy and realness.
The gyros look delish!
I visited the page, but I really would like to try the buffalo chicken sandwiches that you loved so much! It sounds scrumptious to me!
The goat cheese and kale quiche looks yummy
The seared salmon with roasted broccoli & farro salad sounds yummy! So many to choose from!
Yummmm…the crispy tofu drunken noodles looks amazing. But they all look amazing!
The acorn squash risotto sounds really interesting to make! I’d love to try it!
I want to try the Lemon-Butter Shrimp
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I’ve just started to look into meal delivery services like Blue Apron. Thanks for the post! The goat cheese and kale quiches have my name written all over them!
I would love to try one of the quiches. Also I see they share the recipes online, that’s great!
The buffalo chicken sandwiches!
Acorn Squash Risotto!
The buffalo chicken sandwiches would be the first dish I’d like to try!
I am dying to try a recipe I saw on there that was an italian grinder! I always look at the weekly recipes and am just waiting for an opportunity to try this! Being a new mom, my meals are very simple and quick and this would give my family and I more variety!
I hope I win!!!!!!
Stephanie
Roasted brussel sprout and freekah salad! Yummy