15th Hello Fresh Meal Kit Review & $40 Coupon


Tuscan Sausage & Pepper Spaghetti with Tomatoes & Parmesan


Ingredients


Creamy Shrimp Bruschetta with Monterey Jack Cheese on Baguette Toasts


Ingredients


This is a review of our 15th delivery from a weekly meal kit subscription box called Hello Fresh. This week we gave both recipes three out of five stars and we skipped making the 3rd recipe, Pork Wonton Money Bags, since we didn't make it within the five day deadline and we didn't think the pork was still good. Calories were 520 and 890 and preparation times stated on the recipe cards is thirty minutes and forty-five minutes. Actual preparation time was fifty-five minutes and over an hour.

Tuscan Sausage & Pepper Spaghetti with Tomatoes & Parmesan

While it looks tasty in picture above, we only gave this recipe three out of five stars. The sausage came in links which required removing it from the casing to crumble it. We would have preferred it ground without the casing. It was suppose to be sweet Italian sausage, but it wasn't very tasty at all and we normally love Italian sausage. It really lacked flavor. Our biggest complaint was there wasn't enough sauce and it lacked spiciness. They gave us chicken stock, spices and whole peeled tomatoes. We would have preferred marinara sauce. The spice was suppose to be hot, but it was not. Also, there was very little parmesan cheese. It was a disappointing meal. Calories were 890 which seems high and it was a large portion. Preparation time stated up forty-five minutes, but it actually took over an hour.

Creamy Shrimp Bruschetta with Monterey Jack Cheese on Baguette Toasts

We gave this recipe three out of five stars. This one really needed some spice to liven it up. The instructions were flawed since the bread didn't stay crisp, it was soggy. The topping shouldn't have been placed on top of the bread until it was ready to be served or at least not as long as they indicated. The other problem is the topping was too wet, it included too much cream cheese. It was tasty, but the cream cheese upset my stomach. I'm not sure if it was because it was in the top of the box during shipping too far away from the ice block or it was just my sensitive stomach acting up due to too much cream cheese. 

Bargain Alert: 

Hello Fresh - $40 off
Home Chef - $30 Off
Sun Basket - $40 Off

It wasn't a great week of recipes. They sure looked good on the recipe cards, so it was really disappointing. Hello Fresh is currently at the bottom of my list for favorite meal kits. Sun Basket, Home Chef & Blue Apron are my current favorites. Also, Plated, Gobble and Green Chef beat Hello Fresh. What's your favorite subscription box? I invite you to follow my blog via PinterestTwitterGoogle +Bloglovin', or Networked Blogs. Please share this post via Twitter and Facebook:

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