It did take a couple minutes longer than suggested to cook, but I think that was because I didn’t bring it to room temp first. A nice touch is that Blue Apron sends fresh fettuccine instead of boxed. Adding some crushed tomato and some fancy cheese to make a sauce.

Then there was chopping up kale and sauteeing again. This is similar to cooking bacon, but for a dish like this it should be kept a little more soft. Meal 2: Fresh Fettuccine with Prosciutto and Kale It was pretty good upon reheating for plate #2. For the first attempt from Blue Apron, I call it a success. The whole meal came together pretty well. The miso sauce was pretty easy to make too. The steak was a good size and cooked nicely to medium. I’m not sure kale is ever worth this much effort. Cutting a full bag of kale is rather time consuming. Kale needs to be properly chopped, sauteed until just slightly wilted and then seasoned. The potatoes and turnip were the easiest. I had to do the potatoes, kale and steak all separately. This was so easy for a meal that required cooking three parts separately. Every ingredient is very clearly labeled if it does have its own label or it’s not something obvious like a potato. The recipes were for steak with miso glaze and kale with potatoes, and Fettuccine with Prosciutto and kale. My first box contained more kale than I have ever eaten in my life. However, the third thing I will say, if the recipe says 30 minutes, expect it to take longer. The second thing I will say is the recipes were pretty simple. I gave over all my info and selected some recipes to try.įirst thing I will say, the Blue Apron recipes are for meals that you might not think to make at home. Blue Apron was offering 50% off the first 2 boxes. I had already spent way more than I wanted. Recently, I made the decision to try Blue Apron. After I accidentally forgot to cancel and received a box at full price I said I was done. My recipes were always so basic and the quality of the ingredients wasn’t so good. I had tried Plated in the past when I was provided a free shipment. Most of them work out at regular price to $12+ a plate. This is why I am so hesitant to sign up regularly for a meal delivery service like Hello Fresh, Plated, Blue Apron, etc. the time and effort to prep, cook and clean is just not worth it. After this, I almost feel like the cost vs. I generally don’t like my in home meals to cost more than $8 a plate, maybe $10 for a good steak, to prepare. After all, I have to put in all the effort to prep and cook the meal. I think this is a reasonable expectation. I really hate the idea of paying a lot for a meal I’m going to cook at home.

Last week's blue apron recipes