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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I would love to try the shrimp and pineapple fried rice!
Ooo the spinach and ricotta calzones!!
The spicy orange chicken wings would be great for the Superbowl!
The Italian grinders look delish
Those spicy orange chicken wings seem very appealing!
The pork hash!
The spinach and ricotta calzones look delish!
spicy orange chicken wings!!
I would love to try the shrimp and pineapple fried rice, along with many others!
Spinach and ricotta calzones!
Spinach calzones!
I’d love to try the Garganelli Pasta & Tomato Sauce!
The chicken and sage biscuit pot pie sounds so comforting during these cold winter months!
Baked eggs sound great on a cold night
I’d love to try the goat cheese and kale quiche.
the leek & barley miso ramen!
The white pizza with egg and arugula looks amazing!
I would love to try the spinach and ricotta calzones!
The chicken meatballs and polenta looks awesome!
The spinach calzones sound good!! Mmmm!
The white turkey chili sounds amazing!
i’d love to try the spicy orange chicken wings
I have been dying to try Blue Apron – I keep hearing such good things about it! The steak tacos w/ mole look delicious. 🙂 My husband and I have tacos every Tuesday, so this would be perfect! I love steak but it’s a rare treat because we usually cook vegetarian or with chicken or fish. Thanks for the giveaway!
Spinach & ricotta calzones. Yum!
The spinach and ricotta calzones look delicious!
the chicken wings with sweet potato salad looks great – thanks!!
The goat cheese and kale quiche looks delicious!
I’d love to try the Spinach and Ricotta Calzones! Yum!
I’d love to try the seared salmon and apple mashed potatoes. I just noticed they do wine pairings/delivery, too? Awesome. I have an 8-month old, so this would be amazing.
I would love to try the shrimp and pineapple fried rice!
The Mushroom & Swiss Chard Quiche sounds delicious!
I would LOVE to try the Lemon-Butter Shrimp!
chicken meatballs and polenta!
Fresh beet linguini sounds amazing!
BBQ chicken wings!
I’d love to try the spinach and ricotta calzones.
I’ve been hearing lots of wonderful things about Blue Apron lately. I would love to try the Broccolini & Goat Cheese Polenta. I’ve never had anything like this menu item and it would be so fun to try it.
I want to try the creamy lemon linguine recipe.
spinach and ricotta calzones!
I would love to try the lemon butter shrimp or anything seafood related!! I’ve been wanting to try Blue Apron for a long time!!
The butternut squash chili looks great! Keeping my fingers crossed.
Tuscan Ribolita soup 🙂
Apple & Blue Cheese Panzanella Salad….it looks amazing!
I’d like to try the Spicy Orange Chicken Wings.
I keep seeing Bahn Mi sandwiches on TV and I have never tried one! I would love to try and make the Shrimp Bahn Mi Sandwich with Pickled Vegetables and Beet Salad, yum!
Bahn Mi SHrimp Sandwiches look delish and so unique
The hoisin glazed pork roast sounds amazing!
The calzones would be fun!
That buffalo chicken sandwich looks amazing!!
Ahh the spinach calzones sound soo delicious! I think they’d be a hit with the boyfriend too!