Sign up for Blue Apron and get $110 off across your first five boxes and free shipping on your first box. You can pause or skip deliveries and modify your plan at any time. Once you've made your selections, you'll fill out the shipping and billing information, set your first delivery date, and then choose your meals for the following week-which you'll be able to do every week online. Or, if you and your partner just need a couple of meals to supplement your cooking (or takeout orders, let's be real), then you could choose two recipes with two servings every week. Families might consider ordering three or four recipes for up to four people per week. Next, you'll decide how many meals you want in each shipment. The wellness menu offers nutritionist-approved recipes. The signature menu features a mix of meat and fish and more traditional meal offerings, whereas the vegetarian menu highlights meat-free meals with fresh produce and seasonal ingredients. To sign up for this popular meal kit, choose your meal plan from the signature menu, wellness menu, or vegetarian menu. Ingredients don't always arrive in pristine condition No options for more than four servings per meal to accommodate large families Strong initiatives for sustainability and social impact Good variety of meals for different dietary preferences Simple instructions for preparation and cooking

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I received four sample meals from the Blue Apron menu, and for two weeks, my dinner game soared. As a vegetarian, I really appreciated the variety of meals, and as a wannabe chef who can't cook, I liked that I could still make these meals without (too many) incidents. Regardless of what you like to cook, Blue Apron's menu has a little something for all preferences and dietary restrictions.

On this particular night, it was a simple but elegant pesto pasta with broccoli and lemon ricotta. Yet, I watched a meal come alive via my own hands by just reading recipe cards from Blue Apron. Did I ever think I'd be crafting a whipped lemon ricotta in my kitchen on a Thursday night? Absolutely not-it sounds like something I'd order at a brunch spot where I slightly wince at the price of a mimosa (but get it anyway).

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