September 2018 Blue Apron Review

This September 2018 Blue Apron Review features 3 easy recipes using beef, shrimp, and chicken.

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Somehow I completely missed skipping this week’s Blue Apron delivery. I didn’t even notice until I got the email that my order would be on it’s way soon – oops! Thankfully, I liked all the meals being sent! I decided to do a review since it has been a while.

What is Blue Apron?

Blue Apron is a meal kit delivery subscription. Basically what they means is that every week, you chose 3 meals you like and Blue Apron will send you the recipe cards and all of the ingredients needed to make each one. You can skip anytime you want and canceling is easy with this particular company.

Who is Blue Apron For?

Blue Apron is for just about everyone! I love it for those busy weeknights when I don’t have a lot of time to cook or when I am running behind on getting groceries. It’s also great for beginner cooks, college students, families…you name it!

Blue Apron doesn’t label which diet’s their meals fit into for the most part. They do note vegetarian recipes and sometimes also do collaborations like with Whole 30. Otherwise you would have to check the recipe’s nutritional information to determine if it’s right for you.

How Much Does Blue Apron Cost?

Meal prices range from $8.99 to $10.99 a serving depending on which plan (2-person or family) and how many servings (2-4) of each recipe you order.

At the time of this post, Blue Apron is offering $60 off of your first two boxes (that’s $20 off of each box). To get this offer and check out the upcoming menu, CLICK HERE!

September 2018 Blue Apron Review

Like I mentioned at the beginning of this post, I completely forgot to go into my account to skip this week’s delivery, but after seeing which recipes were coming, I knew it would be good! Blue Apron has been collaborating with Bob’s Burgers and I was really excited to see that I was going to get to try one of their recipes out too!

Blue Apron Shipping

Shipping is included in the price of the meals. My box arrived on time. It was well insulted with 2 large ice packs. The proteins were at the bottom of the box on top of one of the ice packs to ensure they stayed very cold during shipping.

Blue Apron does not package the ingredients for each meal together. They do package what they refer to as “knick-knacks,” which are the smaller items for each recipe, together though.

Once I got my box, my 3-year-old was super excited to help me unpack it. I separate everything out by recipe and put it all in separate bags in the fridge for easier access when I am ready to cook.

The Gouda Wife Burger

This is a fun twist on a classic burger and fries. The Gouda cheeseburger had lots of chopped shallot and garlic in it for flavor. My 10-year-old son, who I shared this meal with, didn’t even complain once!

The vegetable salsa on top consisted of cucumber, radishes, and vinegar and added a nice crunch and lots of flavor. Sweet potato fries rounded out the meal.

Overall this was really delicious and easy to make!

Vadouvan Shrimp & Sweet Chili Sauce

I can’t believe I was actually worried I wouldn’t like this meal much. It was amazing and hands-down my favorite of the three.

Vadouvan is a type of curry powder! So this is basically a curry shrimp dish, but with a ton of other flavors that all complimented each other so well!

I saved this recipe card, so that as soon as I track down some Vadouvan curry powder, I can make it again!

Tuscan Chicken & Summer Vegetables

This was a great dish for the end of summer. The vegetables included green beans, zucchini, and tomatoes. I usually find zucchini to be really plain, but not in this dish! There was so much flavor!

There is a Tuscan spice blend that the chicken is seared in that was incredible with the other flavors of the dish. Overall, I was once again, very impressed!

Pros and Cons of Blue Apron

Blue Apron does some things really well, and other things not so well. These are some of the pro’s and con’s of this particular meal kit subscription box:

Pro’s

• the food arrives fresh and undamaged (in my personal experiences) and there is a Freshness Guarantee that if something is not as it should be, Blue Apron will make it right.
• the recipes have a ton of flavor
• the serving sizes are good, and the vegetarian serving sizes are very generous!
• shipping is included
• fun collaborations with brands like Bob’s Burgers and Whole 30.

Con’s

• there is no reminder for upcoming orders – most don’t have this service, so if you forget to edit/skip, you will be charged and the order will ship as is.
• Blue Apron does not really cater to specific diets. You would have to look at the recipe ingredients and nutritional information to determine if it’s right for you.
• there is excessive packaging. Even though Blue Apron does not divide the recipes into separate bags, almost every different item is still in it’s own plastic bag. We do reuse and recycle what we can, but this may be an issue for some.

How to Order A Blue Apron Box For Yourself

Overall, I highly recommend Blue Apron! I haven’t had any issues with this subscription at all and the food is always delicious.

So, if this September 2018 Blue Apron review has you ready to order, you can check out the upcoming menu and get $50 off of the first 3 boxes ($20 off of each box) by CLICKING HERE. On the top menu, click on “View Upcoming Menu” to see what meals are available in the upcoming weeks BEFORE you decide to start a subscription!

I hope you love it as much as I have!