Think about the best meal you've ever had. Maybe it was a hearty beef stew or a juicy roast. What makes these dishes so satisfying is a combination of deep flavors and tenderness that most think can only be achieved by all-day cooking. That's why a lot of us save those time-sucker meals for the holidays, when we have time to spare. But delicious dining doesn't have to take hours on end. Some of the best meals can also be made quickly, when you take a few helpful shortcuts. HelloFresh, the meal-delivery service that sends health-conscious meals to your home, has created quick (even for non-chef) solutions that don't skimp on flavor. Here's how.
A lot of people are turning to meal-delivery services because they take the hassle out of deciding what to eat for dinner every night. But the problem with most is that they still can take quite a bit of time to prepare. While most HelloFresh meals take 30 mins to make, I noticed HelloFresh introduced a Rapid Meal, which had a cook time of only 20 minutes. From the description, Rapid Meals seem to cut down on prep time so that you can get to the best part even sooner: eating. With hacks like microwaving over baking (which is a great tip for potatoes), HelloFresh is making it even easier to cook a healthy and delicious meal without sacrificing that cooked-all-day taste.
One of their signature rapid meals is the Butternut Squash with Kale in a Sage Brown Butter Sauce. All you have to do is first wash and dry all produce, slice your shallots, mince your garlic, and chop up some sage leaves. Then, cook the kale with the shallots for 4 to 6 minutes, adding the garlic. Toss the agnolotti into boiling water and cook for 5 to 7 minutes. Add some butter to the kale pan to make your sage brown butter, and assemble! With only 5 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes total cook time, this delicious pasta dish looks and tastes like it took much longer.
Every HelloFresh meal is designed to be easy to prepare. Each meal comes in mini boxes packed with everything you need, including perfectly-portioned, fresh ingredients and simple to follow recipe cards. The Classic Plan provides three nights of dinners for two people each week, which makes a healthy and just-as-easy alternative to ordering takeout. You can also skip weeks or cancel at anytime.
Life is busy, and eating great food shouldn't have to take all day. By using a meal-kit service to take some of the tedious tasks out of cooking, it makes it so much easier to cook at home three days out of the week. Then after you've built up your cooking skills, it will be easier than ever to make healthy choices. HelloFresh's rapid meals are just one meal type within their diverse meal preferences, which also includes a "Fit" plan, a "Variety" plan, and options for seafood-free, beef-free, pork-free, or vegetarian. Whatever your food preferences, HelloFresh wants to make dinner a lot more easy, quick, affordable and fun!
