The best meal delivery kits of 2022 to make your year easier
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You've had plenty of time to get reacquainted with your kitchen over the past two years. But being able to make a meal for yourself and actually knowing what to cook are two totally different things. That's where meal delivery kits come in.
These handy kits send recipes and ingredients straight to your door, taking the annoying question of what to make for dinner out of the equation. All you have to do is unpack your kit, follow the ingredients and enjoy — it's that simple. Many meal kits allow you to schedule deliveries as often as you'd like, and to even pause kits as needed. And, of course, the recipes are yours to keep, giving you inspiration for future meals.
Whether you're looking to eat healthier this year, want to go vegan or just need a hand in the kitchen, there's a meal delivery kit for you. Here are the best of 2022.
Home Chef
Home Chef has two major options for meal kits: the standard kits, which take about 30 minutes to create and special 15-minute kits that are prepped and pre-portioned, for those times when you're in a rush. Home Chef lets you narrow down the field by choosing calorie- or carb-conscious meals, and you can also weed out options by foods you want to avoid, like shellfish or peanuts. Every Monday, you’ll get an email with 20 or more meal options to choose from. Kits include dishes like New York strip with roasted garlic thyme butter, Thai-style peanut-crusted salmon and creamy tomato skillet lasagna.
HelloFresh
HelloFresh offers up meal kits with pretty recipe cards that help you see exactly what your dish is supposed to look like. Choose from more than 25 recipe options each week, including pecan-crusted chicken, apricot, almond and chickpea tagine and gouda pork burgers. The company is also big on sustainability and aims to get you your goods in as little packaging as possible. Choose from a range of plans that are easily narrowed down by categories like "meat and veggies," "family friendly," "fit and wholesome" and "pescatarian."
Blue Apron
Blue Apron practically invented the meal kit delivery service, and the company remains a popular choice thanks to its low prices, cool recipes and fresh ingredients. Blue Apron gives you plenty of options to narrow down your recipes, from different types of meat, vegetarian proteins like Beyond Meat, WW-recommended and diabetes-friendly options. Dishes include offerings like pancetta and beef bolognese, pan-seared scallops and caper butter and spicy white bean and spinach shakshuka.
Prices start at $7.49 per serving
Hungryroot
Hungryroot bills itself more as an online grocery store that happens to send ingredients and recipes you can turn into healthy meals. You can choose whether you want your recipes in the form of two- or four-serving sizes and narrow things down by proteins and plant-based options. Hungryroot offers up a wide variety of dishes, including grain bowls, tacos, veggie noodles and roasts, and their sauces are next-level. Prices vary depending on the size of your order, but plans start at $65 per week for smaller grocery orders.
Green Chef
Prefer to eat only clean foods? Green Chef is a certified organic company that specializes in sustainable, clean foods. You can choose from 10 recipes that change each week, including options like parmesan-crusted chicken, smoky pork and kale salad and Mediterranean chicken cutlets. There are also meal kits specially designed for people on a keto or plant-based diet. The kits come with ingredients pre-measured and prepped — all you have to do is cook them.
Prices start at $12.49 per serving
Sakara Life
Following a plant-based diet is healthy, but it can be tricky to come up with meal ideas. That's where Sakara Life comes in. This meal kit service is 100 percent plant-based and organic, so you can feel good about the food you're getting. Sakara is a little pricier than the competition, but it has an army of devoted fans. Choose from plans that deliver between two to five days a week, featuring meals like the Sakara Earth bowl, pad thai, maple sweet potato bowl and pasta a la vodka with kale "parmesan."
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