I was so excited to be offered a chance to try out Gobble, Inc. for a review. Personally, I love to cook. I love preparing meals that my family enjoys. And I have pretty adventurous eaters, as well. But I hate not having enough time to cook more varied foods and recipes, so this opportunity was awesome! You can also get cooking with Gobble with 50% off your first order!!!
I placed my order on their website and after payment, I went in to edit what I wanted to specifically receive for the week. The meals each serve two adults and you can order as many of each meal as you need. We tried two different meals: Chicken a L'Orange and Pan-Roasted Bistro Filet.
Let's start with the Chicken a L'Orange with Wild Rice and Green Beans (see picture above). This is a one-pan meal and the sides are heated up in the microwave. I seared the chicken on the stove top for 3 minutes and then put the pan into the oven for 6 minutes. While the chicken was cooking, I got the rice and green beans ready to heat up and peeled the Mandarin orange to add to the sauce. Once the chicken was done cooking, I added the sauce packet and Mandarin orange and simmered it for a minute or so. After I plated it, my 7 and 8-year-olds were quite impressed! They LOVED it! My 8-year-old had thirds. Yes, thirds. And the 7-year-old ate more green beans and rice. The chicken was moist and very tasty. The sauce was light and didn't taste salty like other sauces I've tried and it was ready to heat up and serve! The meal also included sliced almonds to top the chicken and orange sauce. Not only did it taste amazing, it looked amazing as well.
The second meal that we prepared was the Pan-Roasted Bistro Filet with Roasted Potatoes and Sauteed Spinach (see picture below). This one was a two-pan meal since I needed to cook the potatoes while the filets were cooking. I seared the beef on the stovetop for a few minutes and then put the pan into the oven for another few minutes and they were cooked to perfection. Honestly, my husband is VERY picky about his steak. I never prepare it - he always grills them (perfectly). But he LOVED it! He mentioned several times that evening about how amazing it was and how perfectly the beef was cooked. I was so afraid I would overcook it as I prefer it cooked medium and he prefers medium rare, but it was so easy and turned out perfectly! While the meat rested and then hubby sliced it, I heated up the demi-glace, sauteed the fresh spinach and finished up roasting the potato wedges. As I already mentioned, the beef filet was amazing - extremely tender and very flavorful. The roasted potatoes cooked quickly and I just had to slice them and add to a pan. Also included were green onions, fresh parmesan cheese sour cream to top the potatoes. We all loved this meal too!
Here's some highlights about Gobble, Inc.:
- Dinner kits are prepped, portioned and have easy-to-follow recipes to ensure ultimate success.
- Eliminate stress from the planning, preparation, and execution of routine dinners.
- Convenient and flexible menus can be mixed and matched to fit everyone's tastes.
- Home cooked gourmet meals are easy to cook when you have an executive chef that has done all the prep work.
- Simple recipes that everyone can do allows for families to spend more time together around the table and less time in the kitchen.
I have to say that having the dinners of our choosing delivered via UPS on our doorstep was pretty nice. Work has been super busy for both myself and my husband, so getting to the store has been an added chore that's been increasingly difficult lately. Also, the fact that things are basically ready to cook or heat up helped a lot. The wild rice was pre-cooked and I just needed to quickly heat it up which saved a lot of cooking time. The potatoes had been baked already, so after slicing them, they roasted very quickly in the pan. Not to mention the very fresh quality of the food we received. As I mentioned, I love cooking and so does my husband, but we tend to fall back on some easy meals, especially during the week. But the menu tends to stay similar from week to week (chili, tacos, spaghetti...repeat). So being able to try new things without a huge time commitment or even having to shop for those few little items typically needed to try a new recipe that you probably won't use much of was priceless! Give Gobble a try - you can get cooking with Gobble with HALF OFF your first order right now! Your only regret will be that you didn't try it sooner!
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I received meals from Gobble to try out and write this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
