January 5, 2017
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By Gigi C
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Hello Fresh December 2016 Review – $40 off your first Box!
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Guest Review Alert- Gigi! I'm back again with another food box review – this time it's Hello Fresh! I try to cook homemade, healthy dinners as much as I can and this was perfect over the busy holiday season. Hello Fresh delivers “delicious and healthy recipes with all the pre-measured ingredients to your door each week.” Perfect for busy families like ours!
Hello Fresh comes in a big brown box with all the ingredients you need to make 3 delicious meals.
HelloFresh is a weekly recipe box subscription that includes a box of fresh ingredients and delicious recipes to make 3 meals. Each week their chefs create amazing recipes for you that are easy to prepare. The meals are interesting yet simple (no fancy equipment or techniques, and no obscure ingredients) and they ensure that your diet is balanced and varied. You can choose the 2-person option (3 meals per week for two people) or the 4-person option (3 meals per week for four people). Choose the classic box (starting at $69 for two) or the vegetarian box (starting at $59 for two). You always have 5-6 recipes from which to choose.
**Special offer – use referral code RW7DMF and get $40 off your first box!**
Each box contains all the recipes (packaged individually), the recipe cards, and the meats (in the bottom of the box packed in reusable Nordic Ice Packs)
The boxes are very well organized and each recipe is individually packaged in its own box. The meats (if you choose the classic box) are in the bottom of the box packed in Nordic Ice Packs, which are reusable.
The recipe booklet features full-color recipes with step-by-step instructions.
First Look: My last delivery featured 3 delicious recipes: Parmesan-Crusted Chicken, Tomato-Garlic Ragu, and Panko-Crusted Cod.
Parmesan-Crusted Chicken: I have a serious love of cheese, and cheese-encrusted anything is a winner in my book. In this DELICIOUS dish, panko and parmesan cheese form a crispy, super simple crust. I was a little hesitant about the salad (roasted sweet potatoes, arugula and cranberries) but it was also delicious. There's just something about arugula that makes any salad better. This was definitely a winner winner chicken dinner! We'll be making this again.
Tomato-Garlic Ragu: Ragu is a rich, well-seasoned stew of meat, poultry or fish that can be made with or without vegetable (thanks Epicurious for that definition!). This Hello Fresh version incorporated beef, parmesan cheese, and pepperolio oil. The secret ingredient was soy sauce, which gave it a slow-cooked taste. It was served over spaghetti – and turned out great. My super picky 5-year old son even ate this.. ALL of it, so I consider that a win!
A closeup of the beautiful sauce.
The final Ragu dish!
Panko-Crusted Cod: This recipe paired cod, a mild-flavored fish, with a spicy wasabi aioli to take this dish up a notch. Sides were quinoa and green beans with cherry tomatoes. I usually sautee fish with a little olive oil and spices, but this recipe called for baking the cod with a panko crust – and it was a nice change. Very good!
Closeup of prep work. 
The final product!
Final Thought: I love that everything comes to you ready to cook. There are no weird ingredients that you have to buy a whole jar of just for one recipe you'll never make again.. Everything is fresh, and it gives me an opportunity to try things I normally wouldn't.
I also love that everything is packaged individually – so everything I need for the recipe is in one box (within the larger box). The recipes are straightforward, very easy to follow, and don't take long to complete. Each recipe took about 35-45 minutes from start to finish. You definitely don't need to be a master chef to cook like one! 🙂 I also like that I can pause whenever I like, and start up again just as easily. It makes cooking with a hectic schedule (like most families I know) easy.
If you want to try HelloFresh, use referral code RW7DMF and get $40 OFF your first box! That's only $29 for 3 meals with the classic box (2-person) – that's a steal!
I hope you enjoyed my guest review – stay tuned and hopefully Erin will let me review another one soon! 🙂
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