Price Range: About $9-10/serving with free shipping, if you're doing 6+ servings per week (shipping is $7.99 if you're ordering less)
Must-Try Meal Option: Focaccia Pizza
How It Works: Blue Apron specializes in bringing you only the freshest ingredients, which includes meat that are naturally raised on antibiotic- and hormone-free diets. Each meal delivery kit is perfectly pre-measured, which makes for less waste as well. All you have to do is choose the best day of the week for your refrigerated box, so your food stays fresh and gets there when you need it.
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Price Range: $8-9/serving with shipping around $7
Must-Try Meal Option: Balsamic-and-Fig Beef Tenderloin
How It Works: You'll start by picking out a plan that will work the best for you and your family (each plan depends on how many recipes you'd like per week and how many people you're feeding). Once you receive your delivery, you'll be able to follow the simple step-by-step recipes with the help of the pre-measured ingredients. Its chefs even test each recipe 200 times to ensure the meals are simple and delicious to make and enjoy!
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Must-Try Meal Option: Starting at $7.99/serving with free shipping when you spend more than $45.
Favorite Meal Option: Sweet Chili Lettuce Wraps
How It Works: With Home Chef, you can use its Customize It feature, which allows you to choose from up to 26 fresh weekly options with the option to swap, upgrade, and double parts of each meal delivery kit. This service includes many different options like steak, chicken, pork, fish, and vegetarian options. Once you get the box, you'll use the easy-to-follow recipe card, the pre-portioned ingredients, and everything else you need to complete the meal.
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Price Range: ~$10/serving
Must-Try Meal Option: Lemony Carbonara With Bacon and Roasted Broccoli
How It Works: Featuring over 18,000 recipes from the Martha Stewart archives, Marley Spoon's menus range anywhere from classics like spaghetti and meatballs to more eclectic and creative dishes. Choose the best arrival date for you, and then you'll be off creating delicious meals with only the highest quality ingredients like grass-fed beef, artisanal vinegar, and seasonal produce.
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Price Range: $10-12/serving with free shipping for plans over $60
Must-Try Meal Option: Seared Steak Quesadillas
How It Works: You can skip the "What's for dinner tonight?" debate and count on Plated to do the choosing for you. Spend a few minutes on their website choosing from their wide range of recipes, set your best delivery day, and then enjoy cooking these simple recipes... without ever having to step foot into a grocery store.
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