Menu Plan Monday: Battle of the Home Meal Kits

As mentioned previously, using a meal kit delivery service to stay Whole30 compliant isn't the easiest thing to do without some forethought and planning. On Instagram, the Whole30 account was touting their partnership with Blue Apron, so we thought we would try them out.



It's been one thing after another with Blue Apron...

Sign up for #blueapron because #whole30 approved. Then they make it difficult to add #whole30 recipes to order. WTF

— Annette (@daNanner) January 17, 2018

but the food finally arrived and we started Sunday night.

May be luck of the draw, but one appreciable difference between @blueapron and @plated is the amount of dishes that need washing created during prep.

— Annette (@daNanner) January 28, 2018

Menu Plan for Week of January 28 - February 3, 2018

Sunday:

Blue-Apron Chicken and Orange-Kale Salad (Whole30)

#blueapron Chicken and Orange-Kale Salad. This must be the month for me to try new things. I usually sub in spinach for kale. The orange made a huge difference in the flavor profile for this salad. #cook90 #januarywhole30

A post shared by Annette (@dananner) on Jan 28, 2018 at 3:56pm PST

Monday:

Blue Apron Steaks & Warm Lemon Salsa Verde with Roasted Sweet Potato and Broccoli (Whole30)

So instead of calling it what it is, pan drippings, they call it fond. As I scan I had to make sure 1) I didn't need my glasses and 2) that it wasn't a typo. The "browned bits" are pan drippings!

— Annette (@daNanner) January 30, 2018

I'm sorry @blueapron , but without tomatillos, I don't know how you can can call this salsa Verde. There's not even freaking tomatoes in this recipe! pic.twitter.com/W7EM9uLAjw

— Annette (@daNanner) January 30, 2018

Tuesday: 

Blue Apron Honey Mustard Chicken with Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges and Slaw

Wednesday:

Plated: Beef Bolognese Over Roasted Spaghetti Squash (yes, this is a repeat recipe - so good!) (Whole30 if you sub in coconut cream for the heavy cream)

Thursday:

Steak Bulgogi Nachos with Kimchi and Asian Pear

Friday:

Turkey Shepherd's Pie with Sweet Potato and Peas

Saturday:

Peanut-Thai Chili Chicken with Crunchy Slaw and Brown Rice

All-in-all, I'm not impressed with Blue Apron and I will be sticking with Plated for as long as I can afford it.

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Menu Plan Monday hosted by OrgJunkie