Next up, West African Peanut Chicken with Sautéed Kale and Rice. The other negative was the amount of dishes I had after making this – it was a bit over the top.

I’d much prefer something that was a little closer to 30 minutes to prepare and was glad that we had something else for Luke because he’d never last that long waiting for dinner on a weeknight. It took me an hour and 10 minutes from start to plating the meal. Overall, I’d give it a 6 out of 10 for ease of cooking – the time frame was definitely off. The sweet potato wedges were really good and we’ll definitely be making those again – also, portion size with just using one potato – perfect. There was a lot of prep involved in making these and each step took a good bit of time. The beef was already sliced and ready to be seasoned, which was extremely helpful. I like that the portion sizes were perfect for two (Luke ate something else for dinner) we didn’t have leftovers or a lot of waste after preparing the meal. I set my stopwatch on my phone to see how evenly this matched. The Prep Time was 15 mins and the Cook Time said 25-35. The meal card for each meal that came in the box was helpful for pulling all the ingredients out, but after opening the app and reading some of the tips/reviews – I found that the steps and directions within the app were much easier to follow and didn’t have you doing “unneeded” prep. I also downloaded the app to my phone (I highly recommend). I received an email the day before our delivery telling me our box was on the way and it arrived on time. I was able to preview my menu, switch out meals, and pick the day for our delivery. We had the 3 meals per week for two people, which is priced at $59.99. For those of you that share in our curiosity of “ is it worth it?” here’s your chance to read about our experience and see if you’d like to give it a go. This is our first time trying Blue Apron and a chance to see how well it works for our family versus the normal weekly grocery shopping and (very last minute) dinner choice.

Blue meal delivery