Plated is a weekly dinner kit subscription box with high-quality ingredients and chef-created recipes. Each week you’ll choose from a variety of quick gourmet meals that range from meats, chicken, seafood, and purely vegetarian options. There’s enough selection to please all palates, and the recipes are seasonally focused. You can choose any lineup of recipes from the available options and skip any week you don’t want.
Plated ships fresh ingredients and complete instructions right to your door. The food arrives protected within insulating padding made of recycled thread material.
Boxes are always packed with the meat on the bottom with a several big ice packs – the rest of the food is set on top on a cardboard barrier. Putting all of the ice in the lower compartment prevents frost damage to the more delicate veggies.
Plated sends a weekly email – it doesn’t tell you much about your meals, other than what you need from home. They now offer three-serving meals! This is a great option for small families, pooled cooking among roommates, or just for guaranteeing leftovers for a tasty and easy lunch!
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On-card information is streamlined and includes only prep-time, number of servings and calorie count. Most of Plated’s meals serve two people. Unless stated otherwise, our pics of finished dishes show a single serving.
Plated’s recipes rely on mise en place, prepping everything before cooking. This works well, but we always read ahead – you can save time and cutting board space by shifting some steps around, like prepping garnish later while something bakes, instead of at the beginning. The recipes are easy to follow, with ingredients printed in bold and tips to avoid common pitfalls.
All the food comes bagged up and separated (mostly) into the recipes – meat and some large or delicate items are bagged separately. The recipe cards tell you anything you need from home – usually just cookware, salt and pepper, and some olive oil – occasionally you’ll need an egg.
Crispy Chicken Spiedini with Rosemary Potatoes and Spinach. 40-50 minutes, medium, 610 calories per serving.
Spiedini is an Italian dish that features cubes of breaded meat cooked on a spit until crispy. In this particular version from Plated, the dish is made tastier by the Parmesan on the breading. The kit included fresh bay leaves to skewer with it for an added aroma. This was my first time using the fresh version of the ingredient — Plated is great about using one or two unique ingredients in each dish to make every meal a discovery. We served it with roasted potatoes and lemony wilted spinach that made the whole thing extra tasty. The breading and skewering took a little time, but it was still very simple, as it was a single-step breading technique! The dish was very satisfying — filling without being heavy.
Moroccan Spiced Meatballs with Spinach, Couscous, and Homemade Pita Chips. 35-45 minutes, medium, 930 calories per serving.
Moroccan cuisine is all about warm, earthy, and aromatic flavors. This dish delivered exactly that! Plated even sent us a Moroccan spice blend called ras el hanout, which combines cumin, cardamom, cinnamon, and ginger, along with smoky harissa and bright green mint, oregano, and parsley. Half of the pack we received went into the meatballs, while the other half was added to the sauce. Toasted pita chips made a great side — I used them to scoop up the meatballs. This dish had a wonderful fusion feel to it, a bit like an exotic version of a classic spaghetti and meatballs with Italian bread dinner. It was similarly satisfying, but the Israeli couscous and pita complemented the hearty meat portion and made this version much lighter. This dish was simple to make, too!
We love Plated because they offer a wide variety of delicious, healthy, and easy to prepare meals. Their guides are really detailed – you just have to follow it exactly to get the desired result. This week’s recipes struck a perfect balance between heartiness and vibrancy of flavor, and the portions were very generous.
What meals are you getting this week from Plated?
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