I can’t help it: I like a deal!
I received a credit to try out two meals from Hello Fresh, and so of course I tried it.
We selected a family portion and tried Sweet & Sour Shrimp and a Penne Bake.
The service IS nice. The box was delivered late afternoon, so I had plenty of time to get it inside and start my meal prep. All in all, there is A LOT of cardboard, frozen ice and packing inserts, so I couldn’t help but feel it would be wasteful to do this EVERY week.
Okay, so the meals – I made the shrimp dish first, per the instructions. The ingredients were very fresh. My kids insisted on snacking on the snow peas before I could cook them up! That was fine with me! Go ahead & eat those veggies kids! This meal took a bit longer than suggested to prepare. I should have saved it for a weekend night versus during the week to have more time to prep. However, it was a hit. We had a LOT of leftover rice, and some leftover sweet & sour shrimp too.
Compared to the first meal, the second meal was another story. First off, the chicken sausage was missing from my shipment, so I made it a vegetarian meal. Second, the thyme was a pain to use fresh. I should have just used the dried stuff in my cabinet…though maybe it wouldn’t have been as fragrant. Third, the seasoning packet warned that it was spicy. I used a small amount, and it still was a bit much. I couldn’t even serve this pasta bake to my kids due to the spice. My husband and I thought it was okay. We really had a lot of this leftover. Ugh.
I did call customer service at Hello Fresh to tell them about the missing meat in my shipment. They were very nice and apologetic and gave me a credit for my account. I will be trying Hello Fresh another time after these mixed reviews. There is a nice convenience to the service, but I’ll have to determine if I think it’s worth the higher cost of meal planning.
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I was going to try this just to be forced to make something different and not running around the store looking for ingredients I don’t normally purchase. My sister in law did the chicken sausage pizza and LOVED it.
It is a good way to easily try new foods!