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All of our ingredients were fresh upon arrival and lasted throughout the week while we made the recipes. Dinnerly recommends that you make seafood dishes within 1-2 days, ground meat and chicken within 2-3 days, and other meat and veggie dishes within 3-5 days. We thought we received everything but realized later that we only received a half portion of broccoli with the pork tenderloin dinner. We added a salad that we had on hand to complete the meal, but this is obviously disappointing. On the other hand, we had more than enough rice for the pepper steak dinner, noodles for the peanut noodle dinner, and potatoes for the pork tenderloin dinner. Get a coupon >>
Much of the Dinnerly packaging can be curbside recycled including the box, box liner, bottles, and containers. The ice gel packs can be emptied into the trash and then recycled at a local recycling center that accepts #4 plastic. The cool pouch and foil pouch can be recycled at centers that accept #4 and #7 plastic.
We love that Dinnerly uses less packaging compared to other meal kits, but that means your ingredients will need to be sorted and recipe cards do not come in your box. This isn’t a big deal for us, but some may have to get used to not having paper recipes or ingredients bundled together. If you love to keep your recipes to use later, don’t fret, they are all saved in your Dinnerly account.
Dinnerly Reviews: Meal Kits
The 3 Dinnerly meal kits that we ordered included the Stir-Fried Peanut Noodles, the Chinese Take-Out Pepper Steak, and the Tuscan Rosemary Pork Tenderloin.
Tip – Remember that all recipe instructions are online. This means that you have to pull them up on your phone, tablet, or laptop while cooking. We don’t mind this as it saves paper, but if you like to have paper recipes you may want to print out a copy before you start cooking for the week.
The instructions are simple by design as Dinnerly uses fewer ingredients in their recipes. This cuts down on cost and prep/cook/clean-up time. The instructions do not include images for each step, like other meal kits, but are still easy to follow. We always recommend reading the whole recipe before you begin!
Our favorite Dinnerly meal this week was the Chinese Take-Out Pepper Steak. It was both easy to make and tasted delicious. Like take-out but better (healthier and less expensive!). Our second favorite was the stir-fried peanut noodles. It was packed with flavor, easy to make, but a little light on the veggies and heavy on the carbs. I lean toward meal kits that I couldn’t make easily at home so that both I learn something new and so that we never get bored. The pork tenderloin was nice, but nothing special. We’ve seen this recipe before on Dinnerly as well as on other meal kit sites. Get a coupon >>
Dinnerly Reviews: Holiday Meal Kits
We were super excited to try the Holiday Meals as we have never ordered them before. We knew that we would be spending Easter at home this year and decided to add the brunch bake and scones to our weekly order.
Dinnerly often has a dessert meal kit or premade dessert on their weekly menu and we have also seen smoothies and breakfast items along with protein packs. A couple of times each year, like Easter, Mother’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, they have special holiday meal kits. Keep an eye out for these as they often feed a crowd and are a great value!
I made the scones with my 9-year-old son and he loved how easy they were to make. He read through the instructions and completed the recipe with little adult help. Yay! And they turned out so yummy. We had plenty of chocolate chips and cherries to pack into every scone.
The sausage, egg, and cheese brunch bake was ok, but we felt like there was too much bread and not enough flavor. We added some red chile flakes to bump up the heat which helped. I would say this was more of a brunch stuffing that could be served as a side dish than your main course. Get a coupon >>
Dinnerly Reviews: Extra Protein
Dinnerly, like other meal kit services, has added the ability for customers to add extra protein to their boxes. We love this option for two reasons. The first reason is you can add more protein to your meal kits if you have children or an additional adult to feed. There are 2 adults and our son in my house and we like to buy the 2 person meal kits and supplement with extra meat/seafood and/or veggies. The second reason we love the protein pack addon is it’s nice to have extra meat on hand to whip up a quick meal without having to go to the grocery store. Get a coupon >>
Dinnerly Reviews: Cost and Shipping
Serving size options: 2 or 4 people
Recipe selections per week: 3, 4, 5, or 6 recipes per week
Dinnerly’s simple approach to meal kits – fewer quality ingredients + simple recipes, make for affordable meals that the whole family will love delivered directly to your door.
We enjoy Dinnerly for the ease of recipes, simplicity of meals, and low cost. The meal kits are easy to make, though getting used to a digital recipe card took a little time. We love that in addition to 16+ meal kits each week, Dinnerly also has dessert and protein pack add-ons.
We really enjoyed the Holiday Meals and would purchase them again as they made cooking our Easter brunch a breeze. With only 3 people eating we had plenty of food and leftovers for days. Our family loves global flavors and likes to try new recipes so for us we will order from Dinnerly when the menu is interesting and will keep them in our meal kit rotation.
If you are looking for an easy and affordable meal kit with simple recipes and a few quality ingredients, Dinnerly could be just what you are looking for! Get a coupon >>
