After taking a hiatus from Blue Apron during Whole30, I sure was excited to see that box waiting at my doorstep last weekend!
If you’re a regular reader then you already know how much I love Blue Apron. If you’re new here, let me give you a quick introduction. Blue Apron is a delivery service that brings all the fresh ingredients you need right to your doorstep to make delicious, chef-created recipes. Everything is delivered in the exact portions you need and you can select from a two-person or family plan.
Today I’m sharing what I cooked in my latest delivery AND offering some great perks for you guys! The first 50 readers get their first two meals FREE and I’m giving away FIVE one-week trials!
But first…the food.
As I mentioned last week, our Valentine’s Day dinner was thwarted at the last minute due to no other reason than my lack of planning. Blue Apron to the rescue! We had just received our weekly delivery so I had three meals to choose from. Since the original plan was a crab and shrimp dinner, we decided to stick with seafood and make the Mexican-spiced salmon with black rice, avocado and orange salad.
The black rice salad featured toasted pumpkin seeds, oranges, cilantro, avocado and fresh lime juice and zest. I also added a few cherry tomatoes to it since we had some in the fridge. We both agreed that the black rice salad was a really nice combination of ingredients and something we’d make again for a veggie dish or topped with fish, shrimp or chicken. You can find the recipe on Blue Apron’s website.
Valentine’s Day saved! (Yes, I got very dressed up for the occasion in my cozy Lulu fleece.)
Mid-week I cooked pan seared chicken with maple glazed carrots and mashed potatoes. I added some roasted asparagus because we had some in the fridge and I like a little something green on my plate. This is the second time we’ve had a chicken and mashed potato combo from Blue Apron. Each time I thought it would be boring but that’s never the case. The chicken breasts are skin-on which adds so much flavor and the demi-glace they send for the gravy is killer. A squeeze of lemon brightens it all up. Such a great dinner for a cold night.
We made the last dish over the weekend when my fiance’s brother and sister-in-law came over for dinner. They also get Blue Apron from time-to-time and were excited that I was making the Lebanese Lamb and Beef Arayes because they’d heard from another family member that they were awesome.
These Lebanese flatbread sandwiches were pitas stuffed with a mixture of lamb, beef, onions, golden raisins and baharat, a Middle Eastern spice blend.
Since there were four of us eating and the entree was designed for two, I also prepared some salmon and served it along side roasted broccoli and braised red cabbage.
We all agreed that the flatbread sandwiches were a winner. We topped them with labneh, which is a rich cheese made from strained yogurt.
I had some leftovers with my lunch the day after and it was just as delicious. More updates on gluten reintroduction to come soon.
This post is sponsored by Blue Apron.
The Mexican Spiced Salmon looks amazing! Thanks!
yum! fresh beet linguine 🙂
I want to make the Salmon dish! I actually looked up the recipe after you mentioned it before.
Definitely the moo shu vegetables. How fun!
The spicy shrimp spaghetti!
Yum! I’d love to try the Miso-Honey Chicken!
Yum! I’d love to try to miso-honey chicken!
I want to try the vegetable bibimbap with kimchi. I’ve never made Korean food at home.
I’d love to try the Manhattan style chowder! For some reason chowder feels intimidating so the step by step process would help me out.
The goat cheese and butternut squash pasta sounds delicious!
I would love to try blue apron. I love Indian food and I moved to rural NH where I can’t order take out – the garam masala shrimp looks awesome and I’d love to try it at home!
chicken meatballs and creamy polenta!! I have always wanted to try polenta but never have. Looks like comfort food!
The Acorn Squash, brussels sprouts, and farro salad
I would LOVE to try the Mexican spiced salmon dish!!!
The pork and ricotta meatballs!
The Sumac-Roasted Sweet Potato & Farro Salad really speaks to me!
The seared salmon and apple mashed potatoes sounds so yummy! I think all of the seafood dishes look delicious and the seafood looks like quailty meat!
So many good choices! I’d love to try the Chicken and Sage Pot Pie and the Baked Empanadas!
I would love to make the flatbread sandwiches you had, as well as their veggie bibimbap!!
The broccolini and goat cheese polenta looks amazing!! ???
Pretzel burgers sound AMAZING!
I would love to try the mexican spice salmon!
The chicken schnitzel looks amazeballs.
The miso honey chicken looks good!
That Mexican spiced salmon sounds good, I think the flavors of the black rice salad sound yummy, definitely not something I’d think to put together myself. I’ve been interested in trying Blue Apron, a trial week would be a good way to determine how it could fit into our weekly grocery budget!
Miso honey chicken!
Your Blue Apron meals always look amazing! A lot of the recipes on their website are so creative.The Seared Salmon & Salsa Verde with Summer Vegetable & Quinoa Salad looks amazing!
The goat cheese and butternut squash looks awesome!
I’d love to try the miso honey chicken!
Roast chicken and potato latkes!
I would love to try the Udon Noodle and Tatsoi Soup; it looks delicious!
The mexican spiced salmon looks so good!!
Indian food is my favorite so the garam masala shrimp dish sounds to die for!! I also love hearty vegetarian friendly dishes so the acorn squash with brussels sprouts and farro sounds amazing too!
Jen…I want the Garam Masala Shrimp!
The white pizza looks amazing! So much good stuff!
Salmon!! 🙂
I’d love to try the goat cheese & kale quiche!
Goat cheese and butternut squash pasta looks right up my alley!
They all sound delicious! I’d like to try the chicken cacciorte
I would love to try the mushroom and Swiss chard calzones! I know it seems simple but I’ve always wanted to make them as a change up from our pizzas!!!
I would love to try the cauliflower cheesesteak sandwiches!!
Those Lamb Arayes look amazing and would love to try them!
The goat cheese and butternut squash pasta Looks amazing!
Everything looks so good! The squash risotto especially, the squash soup, empanadas…there are so many things I want to try. I’ve even gifted BA to others but not tried it myself, yet!
I want to try white pizza!!!!
The broccolini and goat cheese polenta looks astonishingly amazing. What an awesome combination of textures and flavors!
I want to turn my boyfriend into a believer….with cauliflower cheesesteaks!!!!
Steak au Poivre
I’d love to try the shrimp and pineapple fried rice!
I’d love to try all of them. Especially the Mexican spiced salmon!
The spicy shrimp spaghetti for sure!
Everything looks so good but I’d love to try Garam Masala Shrimp
with Garlic-Spinach Rice & Toasted Coconut Flakes 🙂
Goat cheese and butternut squash pasta!
There are several salmon dishes I’d love to try. I have one year old twins so having a meal planned out sounds like a dream
The shrimp and pineapple fried rice sounds amazing and very different! I’m ready to try it. ?
Goat cheese and butternut squash pasta!
I would want to try the Lebanese Lamb & Beef Arayes you showcased and the Trinidadian Chicken Curry! Everything on the Blue Apron site looks incredible 🙂
I would love to try the seared steakhouse salmon! I need to learn how to cook more fish. All the recipes look amazing!
I would try Seared Salmon & Salsa Verde! Looks so tasty 😉
I want to try the spicy shrimp spaghetti!
Chicken gumbo! Thanks
The udon noodles!
The baked empanadas look great!
The harissa lamb and beef burgers look so flavorful! The goat cheese and butternut squash pasta also looks yummy!
The harissa lamb burgers look so flavorful! And the goat cheese and butternut pasta also looks yummy!
I’ve been dying to try blue apron. It makes so much sense with my crazy schedule. The spiced chicken souvlaki sounds especially good!!!
The Za’atar chicken skewers look fun and different!
The udon noodle and tatsoi soup looks amazing!
I would love to try the Miso-Honey Chicken.
As a big meal prep-er, I would LOVE a week of Blue Apron for a vacation from the kitchen. 🙂 I would love to try something new and different, that I wouldn’t normally prepare at home. Maybe Catfish Meunière! 🙂
I would love to try the Trinidadian Chicken Curry with Coconut Grits & Collard Greens. My boyfriend is from South Carolina, so I would love to try the spin on grits for him, and I LOVE curry but have never made it at home. Figured this would be a great way to start!
Everything looks so good, but I’d love to try any of the salmon dishes. I love salmon but rarely make it myself.
I’d love to try the Acorn Squash, Brussels Sprouts, and Farro salad! I’d love to try anything, really. 🙂
I would love to try the Tandoori-Spiced Chicken!
Oh that Trinidadian Chicken Curry looks right up my alley! Yum!!
Anything with Salmon is a winner to me. I would love to try the Mexican Salmon dish.
The Mexican Salmon looks really yummy!
I would love to try the spinach and ricotta calzones!!
So many things look good! I would love to try the Baked Empanadas or Chicken Scallopini
Wow so many good recipes to choose from! i’d love to try the Spiced Chicken Souvlaki.
The hominy and pepper pozole looks fantastic!
The hominy & pepper pozole and the Korean-spiced chicken!!
I love the pozole my Mom makes and would love to try Blue Apron’s version. And tempura acron squash?? YUM
The goat cheese and butternut squash pasta looking yummy !! ?
I’m not entering the contest, but I will say I think all the blue apron meals sound delicious!! Unfortunately, not being able to eat garlic, onions, many common vegetables, a lot of dairy or gluten make it challenging to do things like meal planning services BUT looking at their menus have given me inspiration for meals and creating new recipes. I love the creativity they lend to each recipe!! 🙂
I’d love to try the Trinidadian Chicken Curry!
Steak au poivre and one of your favorites!
Would love to try the pork bolognese! That’s something I would never make on my own.
lemon butter shrimp!
I’d love to try everything!! If I had to pick just a few…Garam Masala Shrimp, Udon Noodle & Tatsoi Soup, and Beet & Barley Risotto (because I make my own beet risotto and I’d love to compare/get additional tips)!
Parmesan and Provolone Pizza
Oh, I would love this. My family has been down with the flu for weeks and we have been living off canned soup and frozen pizza! I would love the Udon Soup, the Empenadas AND the Garam masala shrimp. Though it all looks amazing!
I’ve made all sorts of authentic homemade Mexican food, but I’ve never tried Empanadas. I would LOVE to try those and maybe get over that little bit of fear.
The steaks au povire look delicious, and something I wouldn’t normally make at home!
Oh yummy. I’d like to try the Chicken & Kale Casserole
with Cheddar Sauce & Parmesan-Thyme Breadcrumbs.
(I think I may have to go ahead and print this recipe to make myself. Looks awesome.)
I’d love to try the Squash and Spinach Pizza. So great to see they have so many vegetarian options!
The Butternut Squash & Kale Calzones with Arugula & Apple Salad look amazing! I love that Blue Apron has tasty looking vegetarian options
I would love to try the Mixed Mushroom Risotto! I’ve never been able to make risotto that I loved. 🙂
The last time I had catfish was in NOLA and I have always wanted to try to make it home. I would love to try the catfish menuiere. Thanks!
I like to try something I probably wouldn’t cook on my own so the cauliflower steaks sound pretty interesting!!
Thanks for the giveaway! The Trinidadian chicken curry sounds delicious, and I haven’t figured out how to cook collard greens yet, so that would be a double win.
All of the meals look delicious! Would love to try the fresh beet linguine! Thank you 🙂
Garam Masala Shrimp!
Acorn Squash Risotto!
Your meals from blue apron always look so delicious! I’d love to try that salmon and black rice dish actually.
Blue apron food always looks and sounds amazing. I’d love to try the acorn squash risotto, Yum 🙂
Like to try the lemon butter shrimp !
I would love to try the Tuscan Ribollita Soup!
Yum goat cheese in a meal!
I would love to try the Mexican spiced salmon!
Oooo I’d love to try the Chicken & Sage Pot Pie.
Mexican salmon!
I would love to try the acorn squash risotto. yum!
I would love to try the Garam Masala Shrimp!
So many good choices, but the Vegetable Bibimbap & Kimchi sounds most intriguing to me!
I’d love to try the preserved lemon grilled cheese sandwiches!
The vegetable bimibap with kimchi!!
the fresh beet linguine looks amazing!
The vegetable bimibap with kimchi!
The sweet and sour cod sounds delicious!
Acorn squash risotto!
The glazed miso chicken looks delish!
The Mexican Spiced Salmon!
The broccolini and goat cheese polenta looks super yummy! Also, the Beluga lentil stew!
I would love to try tha salmon dish!!
would have loved to have tried the salmon. we had spicy shrimp spaghetti last night from blue apron and it was amazing!
The veggie bibimbap looks fantastic!!
The salmon burgers look great!
the alsatian spiced chicken looks delish!
goat cheese and butternut squash pasta- oh my goodness!
I want to try a few of their ramen recipes! That’s something I’d never make on my own.
The mexican spiced salmon sounds really good!
The steaks au poivre looks delicious!!!!
Love salmon so steakhouse salmon or the Mexican spiced salmon would be awesome to try
The chicken meatballs and creamy polenta looks divine! I always forget about polenta as an option.
vegetable bibimbap with kimchi sounds incredible!
The miso honey chicken sounds so yummy!