For most families, the holidays is a busy time of the year. One of the tasks that can be a bit cumbersome to manage at this time of year is weekday meal preparation. With everyone’s busy schedules, prepping and cooking a fresh, healthy meal may be the last thing you feel like doing night after night. This holiday season, see how you can save time cooking with HelloFresh!
HelloFresh knows how busy this time of the year is for families. They want to help with their flexible subscription service that provides yummy recipes featuring fresh ingredients that get sent straight to your door every week. asked if these meals could help save my family time cooking during the holiday by trying their service for two weeks. I gladly accepted their offer.
I reviewed HelloFresh last year and I absolutely became a fan! Planning out what we were going to eat for that week became really simple since we only had to think about four nights a week versus seven of them. Since most of the ingredients are premeasured, the time spent in the kitchen is considerably reduced. My family’s favourite part about HelloFresh was the variety of meals we got to savour. Each one was different and delicious!
Save Time Cooking This Holiday Season with HelloFresh
For this review, my family received two weeks’ worth of meals to cook and enjoy. I was really excited to see which culinary delights waited for us within our boxes.
With each week’s order you receive three meals to cook and enjoy. Each week’s shipment arrives in a refrigerated box to help keep ingredients cooler for longer. The recipes for each meal lays on top, with the produce separated from the meat (if selected). The meat sits upon a bed of ice packs to keep cool while being shipped.
There have been a few subtle changes to the way in which how the ingredients were shipped to my home. Before, the items for each meal were placed in smaller boxes to be separated once they arrived at your door.
Now, the produce for each meal is separated into durable paper bags instead of the boxes. I loved this change as it made taking the items out of the shipping much easier.
When it came to preparing and cooking our meals, HelloFresh makes these tasks simple. The recipes for each meal are broken down into six steps to follow. Each meal should take about 30 minutes to create from start to finish.
Pork and Apple Burgers Hello Fresh Meal
Since my family had six meals to try, it was hard to choose just one or two as family favourites. For a fun night, we loved the ease of the Pork and Apple Burgers. They were so easy to make and we didn’t feel guilty about eating burgers and fries for dinner.
What surprised me the most about this recipe was the addition of the apples to this burger. We were curious as to how much of a difference they would make to the overall flavour of the dish. There was a subtle sweet flavour, enhancing the flavour of the pork. The potato wedges and side salad brought this meal together and we have a fabulous time eating them.
One-Pan Chicken Pot Pie Hello Fresh Meal
The meal that surprised us the most has to be the One-Pan Chicken Pot Pie. It was the perfect family meal to make you feel warm and cozy on a dreary late fall evening. I was not sure how easy it would be to put together a meal like this since the dumplings acting as the crust for this dish was to be made from scratch.
From start to finish, this meal was simply spectacular! Having many of the veggies and the chicken prepped and premeasured gave me a sigh of relief. It would have taken much longer to cook this meal if this step had not already been taken care of for me. Besides the dumplings, everything else went into the pan to cook before placing them in the oven to cook. We savoured every bite of this dish and will be on our minds for years to come.
Conclusion
Overall, having some of our weekly meals prepared for us ahead of time by HelloFresh really helped us save time cooking. With the produce and meat prepped and the steps to put each recipe together at your fingertips, each meal was a breeze to create. The best part of this experience had to be the variety meals within each box shipped to your home. They ranged from cozy family-style meals to fun meals to savour. It was truly a pleasure and a time saver for my family with each meal we ate! A subscription would also make a great holiday gift idea this year.
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Disclaimer: I received products from HelloFresh in order to conduct this review. The views I shared are my own.
I would love to receive their PRONTO Plan, fresh meals in under 30 minutes is what I need coming home from work tired and not wanting to cook.
I would love to see pasta dishes!
Quick & easy meals because the holidays are so busy!
Would love to get easy, comfort style meals to help some over the holidays. Something like the Chicken Pot Pie would be great!
I’m not sure -I’d be open to anything that’s easy, I’m not the cook in the family!
I like comfort food in the winter – shepherd’s pie, stew, anything warm and dense.
Chicken meals would be best, no hot spices thank you.
I would love to receive meals that are quick and easy to prepare but also are nutritious and taste great.
Turkey dinner
I would to receive comfort food and easy to prepare.
Easy to prepare, healthy, low in sodium and no hot spice. Thank you
nice easy and fast ones..love Thai foods!
I would get the family plan to help me save time on shopping for groceries.
I enjoy simple easy yummy meals., shepphards pie, is a favorite here which would be nice.
Soup, Pasta, ingredients for salads and stir fries.
I have seen a neighbor getting a food box delivered.It sure wouldtake the guessing out f what to have for supper.
Easy to prepare.
I would like to receive some hearty soups to keep warm during the winter months.
Pork chops and potatoes are always good.
I would like to have some meals with a more ethnic flair.
I would like to see recipes based on pulses.
These all look just fabulous. Lots of veggie dishes.
I would go with the family plan. I have 2 kids so it would be interesting to hear what they thought of the meals.
The Pan Seared Pork meal looks good. I’d choose the Family Plan.
the Pronto plan looks great. would love to try the Family plan too. thanks
Quick & easy meals because the holidays are so busy!
I think we would like comfort food and/or easy to prepare
Meals that are inspired by other cultures
I’m interested in their veggie plan!
Would like some quick stir fry or baked recipes.
Anything fast and easy to make.
lots of veggies and protein would be good
For the holidays I think I would like the family plan.
This would be an item I would get for my daughter as in the small towns in SK there is no home to home delivery and delivery trucks usually just leave every thing at our local Esso for the town to pickup from. My daughter likes a lot of veggies and her place doesn’t have an oven so it would have to be simple types like a crock pot or an electric frying pan type of meal.
id love to receive some healthy yet hearty and filling meals from hello fresh
I like healthy meals with a variety of veggies but fills you up
quick easy and delicious meals, maybe some vegetarian options
I like comfort food in the cold Winter months!
I want winter/holiday comfort foods
I would love some healthy but quick meals during the holidays – it would help so much when being so busy!
I would love the Hello Fresh Pronto Plan; my schedule is insane (without the holidays thrown in), so it would be perfect. I would love some bold, flavours and recipes from all around the world; my family has a very diverse cuisine palette and would dive whole-heartedly into any meal. Thanks!
I would love to receive meals that are quick and easy to prepare
Any food help is great when u work full time!
That chicken pot pie looks rather delicious. I would love anything that has great chicken and hearty vegetables… mostly greens and carb like vegetables.
I would love pasta dishes!
Good comfort food that’s fast and easy!
I’d like comfort food meals with a a good amount of vegetables.
I’d love to try out some new vegetarian dishes that are heathy and quick to prepare!!
I would love to have the One-Pot Chicken Pot Pie and other comfort food meals that are fast and easy to prepare!
I’d love to see some Grilled Fish dishes in Japanese style like the Gindara (black cod).
I would love to receive healtht, low carb meals!
I’d love to receive some hearty comfort food in my Hello Fresh Box.
We are pretty experimental eaters and we love our classics and trying a few new recipes each week. I’d be open to any kind of meal.. love the idea that everything you need is in the box!
Above comment was me, just remembered I put Missy in the entry box 🙂
I would love to receive some healthy but tasty meals, comfort food, in a healthy way!
I would love to see comfort foods.
Pasta and chicken dishes. Sometimes it hard to make a great meal after working long hrs. Thanks
Kid-friendly meals
I’d love to see lower carb/paleo dishes focusing on meat and fresh veggies.
I would try all of them, but I love trying new plant based meals
Comfort foods with lots of veggies.
We love casseroles in the winter but enjoy flexibility to avoid food sensitivities. I’m also trying to introduce different flavours to the little ones before they get too stuck in a rut.
We love flexible ingredients for food sensitivities & to be able to introduce new flavours to the little ones. Casseroles great in winter!
i would make pot pies and stews
I like things that are quick and easy!
I love stir frys
I would definitely want to make some “healthier” comfort meals. Quick and easy for weeknights would be a big help, too.
I like salmon, tuna and cod. I enjoy meals that are not too complex. I enjoy turkey and chicken which are my favourite.
The family plan with ones that are kid friendly!
Would love to receive gf vegan meals
I eat alot of Chicken but I need a healthy meal with low salt content. These meals described look tasty.
Itwould have to be a chicken meal
Wow, how convenient! I’d be happy to receive anything as long as it’s gluten free.
I would love to receive fish and pasta dishes.
I love comfort food type meals.
I would love to try an recipe that I don’t have to shop for! We love anything pasta too.
I’d love to get some tasty and flavourful dishes with a healthy twist!
I would love dishes with pasta and vegetables.
I love the one pot, super simple meals – especially when you’re low on time.
I have been interested in your company since its inception. I am looking at that Chicken Pie and I am drooling. Yum.
I would like to try comfort food type recipes using their Family plan.
Any pasta dish is great for us.
Some simple and healthy dinners!
I am longing for a chicken pie.
I’d like to see some ethnic dishes like curry or pho
I like most of your yummy looking healthy meals. I am diabetic and on a low carb eating plan. Do you have salt free and sugar free meals?
Some vegetarian options would be great.
All dishes with high protein and lots of veggies
I would love to receive fresh easy to follow and make meals
A turkey dinner meal would be great!
I would love to receive their Family Plan
I would love to receive their Pronto Plan. Easy to prepare and tasty!
Vegetarian meals!
We would enjoy things like stir fries, and cuisine from different countries to try. Sometimes I don’t try recipes because I can’t find the fresh herbs required or cooking sauces in them. These meals would have them all. I love the convenience.
Would love to try some new vegetarian recipes! Thanks
I would love to try some seafood dishes, and also ethnic recipes
We’re always in the go so quick meals would be great!
I would love Quick & easy meals because this time of year is always so busy
I’d love meal kits with most of the prep done – don’t make me peel a potato! 🙂 Would love Hello Fresh, I’m sure!
Chicken meals would be the best as my daughter is picky about other meals, and of course can’t be spicy!
I love fresh food. You can make so many healthy meals with very little.
Quick and nutritious meals.
I’d love to see quick meals that are protein rich! Thanks for the giveaway.
Easy to prepare meals? I’m not so good at cooking…
I’d want to see healthy, filling meals!
Anything chicken because my kids are so picky
I would like to have meals that are easy to prepare and are kid-friendly.