Too Busy To Cook? Peapod Meal Kits to the Rescue!

I received free goodies from Peapod. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

With holiday parties, pot lucks and other obligations seeming to come from all directions lately, who’s got time to sit down to a home-cooked meal let alone actually make one? The struggle is real. Earlier this year I was had my first (very pleasant) experience with Peapod grocery delivery service, and recently my friends at Peapod invited me to make something from the Skinnytaste Air Fryer Cookbook.

Peapod Meal Kits

Houston we have a problem…or so I thought…because I don’t have an air fryer. After further research though, I learned an air fryer was not, in fact, mandatory to use the cookbook. Alrighty then, game on!

I learned that Peapod offered Meal Kits back in June when I made Fast Pho from Mark Bittman’s Dinner for Everyone cookbook. For a limited time, Peapod also has a meal kit for Skinnytaste’s Cornflake-Crusted “Fried” Chicken with Romaine Slaw, available in their New York City, Chicago, Indianapolis and Milwaukee markets.

Okay so Fried is usually an “F” word here. Other than some light sauteing here and there, I don’t fry anything. A family history of heart disease scared me far away from the deep fryer years ago. This is precisely why the prospect of crispy, coated chicken that was HEALTHY appealed to me. If there is a healthy version of fried chicken, I am up for it! My kids may have been even more excited than I.

I placed my order online and scheduled delivery. My usual guy (who is awesome) arrived right on schedule and delivered my order right to my kitchen counter.

Everything I needed came in the familiar meal kit bag.

It contained every single ingredient (down to the salt) I’d need for the recipe, along with a fully illustrated, step-by-step recipe card. Everything was so perfectly and clearly labeled, there was no question as to what was what.

Is this not the cutest packaging for olive oil you’ve ever seen?

I totally appreciate the simple, high-quality ingredients, even in the slaw dressing. 

I got the chicken seasoned, coated and ready to bake, which was actually very quick and simple because everything in the meal kit is pre-washed, chopped and measured for you.

While the chicken baked, I put the slaw together. Super simple, yet fresh and delicious.

 

It’s a meal that was super quick and easy to make and most important, the entire family enjoyed it.

Checkout Peapod for all of their meal kits and shoppable recipes. Their Express Shop feature helps you quickly locate the ingredients you need. The Order Genius will even auto-fill your shopping cart with your most frequently purchased items. Total time saver right there! There is no required membership fee and delivery ranges from $6.95-$9.95, depending on the time of day you choose.

Have you tried a meal kit? Used a grocery delivery service? Have you tried air frying?