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 Chicken and Sage Biscuit Potpie! It looks delicious!
shrimp and pineapple fried rice looks great!
I am a sucker for calzones, so the Spinach & Ricotta Calzones sound amazing!!
Beet and barley risotto! I love anything beets!
Spinach Calzones please!
White chili sounds yum! Do they make gluten free lines?
I want to try the Seared Salmon.
I have been dying to try Blue Apron… my sister has used it for years and love the service. The Cajun Fried Catfish and Collard Greens looks divine!
I have always wanted to try Blue Apron for my husband and myself since we are bored with making the same few thing over and over. I think most of the vegetarian recipes look delicious but I would really love to make the roasted sweet potato and caramelized onion pizza.
The Lamb & Butternut Squash Soup with Spinach & Barley sounds so good. I would love to try either that or the White Turkey Chili with Aged Cheddar Cheese & Blue Corn Tortilla Strips. It’s so hard to pick, everything looks so good.
I would love to try the seared salmon, as well as the spinach calzones!
I want to try the Tandoori Chicken & Brown Rice.
Well, they all look delicious! But the White Turkey Chili or the Squash and Sweet Pizza look like they’d be right up our alley. Yum!
The chicken meatballs and creamy polenta sound delish!
I have been obsessed with anything buffalo chicken lately so this is spot on!
I would love to try the Korean Tteok & Spicy Pork “Ragù”. looks so yummy! 🙂
I just signed up for my first box to arrive next week! I’m so excited I decided to make the leap and try it out!
However, I would love to try the Hoisin-Glazed Roast Pork or the Spiced Pork and Winter Hash. I’ve been on a pork kick lately and these both sound delicious.
Question though, are you able to suggest recipes for your box like you can for Naturebox or no?
Steak Tacos. Yum!!
The Carmelized Meyer Lemon Spaghetti looks AMAZING! Tons of fun-different recipes I would love to try.
The shrimp and pineapple fried rice is something I would want to try.
The caramelized meyer lemon spaghetti looks so good! I may have to try to hunt down a recipe for it.
Oh my gosh YUM! I have been so interested in Blue Apron, but would prefer to test it before I commit. The Parmesan & Provolone Pizza or Fresh Beet Linguine both look SO GOOD.
The Buffalo chicken sandwich sounds amazing! I’d want to try any of their spicy recipes. 🙂
I think the Hoisin Glazed Roast Pork would be a hit (even for the picky eaters in my house).
I want to try the Miso Honey Chicken.
I love Blue Apron! I need help with making steak, so I would love to try making their flank steak tacos.
I’ve been dying to try Blue Apron for a few weeks now. I would LOVE the Miso Honey Chicken!
would love to try the buffalo chicken or spinach calzone.
The spicy orange chicken wings sound amazing!
I’m dying to try the Roasted Sweet Potato & Caramelized Onion Pizza! Thanks for the chance to win!
the white chili. steak tacos. can i have them all?
Everything looks so good, but if I have to choose one, the white turkey chili is calling me!
I would like to try any of the lamb dishes! I never cook that on my own, so it would be nice to try something different. I’m having a hard time choosing!
Would love to try the sloppy joes and steak fries because of my boys. I think it would be a great hit with them.
I would love to try the Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches! They look delicious!!
The spinach and ricotta calzones sound delicious.
The shrimp and pineapple fried rice sounds amazing!
Dying to try the Chicken & Sage Biscuit pot pie!!! 🙂
this would help me out so much with being busy with an internship; the spinach and ricotta calzones sound fabulous!!!
We are on a buffalo chicken sandwich tour. If it’s on the menu we always order it so this would def be something we’d love to try.
I’ve been wanting to try blue apron for forever!!
I’ve never been good at cooking red meat and need all the help I can get. The chili rubbed steaks look incredible!
The beet and barley risotto looks incredible!
They have so many amazing recipes! I ‘d love to try the Shiitake Mushroom & Cabbage Dumplings, Vadouvan-Spiced Parsnip Soup, Hearty Sweet Potato, Broccoli & Quinoa Salad with Tahini-Lemon Dressing & Goat Cheese, Vegetable Bibimbap, and literally ANY of the salmon dishes haha. Sounds like an awesome service!
The lentil bolognese sounds delicious! Yum!
The Parmesan and provolone pizza looks amazing! I’d love to try that.
Mexican Spiced Salmon… you had me at Mexican!
The Miso-Honey Chicken looks great!
Yum, the Garganelli Pasta & Tomato Sauce looks delish!
I’m drooling over those Pretzel Burgers with Hoppy Cheddar Sauce and Sweet Potato Rounds!! Yum!! What a great giveaway!!