Best Meal Delivery Services for Busy Couples

Sunbasket boasts a menu of nutritious recipes developed by award-winning chef Justine Kelly. Dishes are dietitian-approved and generally range from 500 to 800 calories per serving. Pick between two and four recipes per week; meals start at about $10 and increase from there. There are 10 subcategories to choose from, including diabetes-friendly and vegan plans. You can dine on options like steak with mushroom pan sauce and Brussels sprouts or chicken mole poblano tacos with cilantro-lime yogurt.

• Meal Kits: Start at $11.49 per serving (price varies depending on selection)
• Fresh & Ready Meals: Start at $9.99 per serving (price varies depending on selection)

Meal Kits

• Sea scallops over fresh fettuccine with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach
• Snapper with romesco, vegetables, and almonds
• Burmese chicken and sweet potato curry
• Sirloin strip tacos with zucchini scallion salsa

 Prepared Meals

• Broccoli mac and cheese
• Chicken chow mein with broccoli, mushroom, and toasted garlic
• Beef donburi rice bowl with edamame and kimchi-lime vegetables
• Burrito bowl al pastor with plant-based Impossible Beef

HelloFresh has a selection of 50 menu and market items to choose from each week (including breakfast options). With an easy-to-use app, you can also pause or cancel your subscription at any time thanks to the “no commitment whatsoever” approach, and the meals are fresh and affordable throughout the six plans: Meat & Veggies, Veggie, Family Friendly, Fit & Wholesome, Quick and Easy, and Pescatarian.

• 6 meals with 4 servings each: $7.99 per serving
• 6 meals with 2 servings each: $8.49 per serving
• 4 meals with 4 servings each: $7.99 per serving
• 4 meals with 2 servings each: $9.49 per serving
• 2 meals with 4 servings each: $9.49 per serving
• 2 meals with 2 servings each: $11.99 per serving
• Shipping: $8.99

• Crispy buffalo-spiced chicken 
• BBQ cheddar burgers 
• Tex-Mex pork with mango salsa 
• Pork sausage rigatoni rosa

With Dinnerly, skeptics can rejoice in the fact that taste and flavor aren't sacrificed for the price. The company uses the same quality ingredients as other kits but takes a simpler approach, enabling them to cut a few unnecessary costs. With digital recipe cards instead of paper, fewer ingredients per dish (which means less chopping and cleaning), simple packaging, and no fancy marketing campaign, this service is simplicity at its finest—and who couldn’t use more simplicity in their lives?

• 3 meals with 2 servings each: $6.39 per serving
• 4 meals with 2 servings each: $5.99 per serving
• 5 meals with 2 servings each: $5.89 per serving
• 6 meals with 2 servings each: $5.79 per serving
• 3 meals with 4 servings each: $5.69 per serving
• 4 meals with 4 servings each: $5.49 per serving
• 5 meals with 4 servings each: $5.29 per serving
• 6 meals with 4 servings each: $4.99 per serving
• Shipping: $9.99

• BBQ cheeseburger with sautéed onions and smashed potatoes
• Low-cal veggie drunken noodles with broccoli, peppers, and cilantro
• Grass-fed ground beef and cheddar quesadillas with corn
• Caramel chicken stir-fry with snow peas and jasmine rice

With a focus on health, energy, and empowerment, Purple Carrot is a plant-based ingredient and recipe delivery service offering seasonally-inspired dishes that are as nutritious as they are delicious. Two plan options include meals of two or four servings.

Purple Carrot's diverse and wide-ranging menu features meals from cuisines around the world, like Yellow Curry Tofu bowls With Cilantro Lime Quinoa and Edamame and a Blond Puttanesca with Chickpeas & Lemon Caper Sauce. Free shipping and the flexibility to pause or cancel your subscription at any time make this innovative service perfect for busy vegetarians, clean eaters, and anyone willing to try something new.

Purple Carrot’s pricing starts at $11 per serving, and the price increases from there depending on meal preferences and quantity. Shipping is $8, and there are discounts if you opt to subscribe to a recurring meal delivery service, which can be paused or canceled at any time.

Meal Kits

• Sesame orange tofu with roasted green beans and sticky rice
• Curry roasted cauliflower with masala chickpeas and ginger cucumber salsa
• Rajas tacos with avocado and roasted corn salsa

Prepared Meals

• Peanut noodles with gingered edamame and braised tofu
• Creamy mac and cheese with peso peas and sun-dried tomatoes
• Spelt risotto with summer vegetable caponata
• Chilled curried chickpea salad with dates and quinoa red pepper pilaf
• Tofu palak paneer with carrot biryani

Couples who lead an organic lifestyle will appreciate that Green Chef is the very first USDA-certified organic meal kit delivery service. Everything from the facility and process to the ingredients themselves is certified organic. And with one of the most inclusive selections of dietary preferences (think plant-powered, keto, paleo, and gluten-free), there are options for almost every couple out there.

Most meals will take 30 minutes or less, so you have more time to enjoy each other's company. Veggies arrive already chopped and complex sauces are assembled ahead of time so there's less work for you and your hungry spouse.

• 3 meals with 2 servings each: $13.49 per serving
• 4 meals with 2 servings each: $12.99 per serving
• 2 meals with 4 servings each: $12.99 per serving
• 3 meals with 4 servings each: $12.49 per serving
• 4 meals with 4 servings each: $11.99 per serving
• 3 meals with 6 servings each: $11.99 per serving
• 4 meals with 6 servings each: $11.99 per serving
• Shipping: $9.99
  

• Harissa-spiced shrimp 
• Sesame ginger bavette steak and shrimp 
• Middle Eastern-style chickpea bowls 
• Maple glazed carrots with figs

Under either a Two-Person Plan ($11.99 per serving, portioned for two people) or Family Plan ($7.99 per serving, portioned for four people), Blue Apron works directly with over 100 farms and “artisanal purveyors” to source the freshest ingredients. Delivering nationwide to most addresses, boxes arrive with insulation and ice packs to ensure your food remains fresh and ready to prepare. Customers can select from the weekly menu options in advance, so you’ll know—and have a say in—exactly what’s for dinner.

• 2 meals with 2 servings each: $11.99 per serving
• 3 meals with 2 servings each: $9.99 per serving
• 4 meals with 2 servings each: $9.49 per serving
• 2 meals with 4 servings each: $9.49 per serving
• 3 meals with 4 servings each: $8.49 per serving
• 4 meals with 4 servings each: $7.99 per serving

Meal Kits

• Togarashi shrimp and vegetable fried rice 
• Space Ranger chicken enchiladas 
• One-pan white bean and poblano shakshuka 
• Baked meatballs and romesco mayo 

Prepared Meals

• Sweet and spicy beef bowl with rice, peppers, and edamame 
• Chicken alfredo pasta with peas

Snap Kitchen’s meal subscriptions are available in weekly six or 12 meal plans, with each day customized by the subscriber. After selecting one of their base plans (High Protein, Keto Friendly, Vegetarian, Low Carb, Balance, Whole30, or Paleo), you then pick the options that best suit your needs either by using the app or easy-to-navigate website.

Snap Kitchen is among the most personalized meal services, even asking about your daily calorie goal so that your subscription keeps you on track. Snap Kitchen’s meals arrive ready to heat in the microwave or oven. You can skip, change, or reschedule your delivery if needed.

Snap Kitchen offers two subscription sizes:

• 6 meals per week: $82.99 ($13.84 per meal)
• 12 meals per week: $135.99 (11.34 per meal)

• Baked ziti with Italian beef sausage
• Stir-fry chicken and broccoli with garlic sauce
• Chicken vermicelli bowl with Vietnamese dipping sauce
• Herb butter steak with bacon roasted brussels sprouts
• Shawarma chicken bowl with lemon tahini sauce
• Peach BBQ brisket with loaded cauliflower

The cooking and lifestyle powerhouse that is the one and only Martha Stewart joined forces with Marley Spoon's service that offers more than 45 recipes each week. You'll be introduced to new ingredients that you might not already use. Try new and exciting flavors as a couple and choose from international dishes like Oven-Fried Fish and Chips, Harissa Chicken Sandwiches, and Croque Monsieur Panzanella with Tangy Greens, as you can cook your way around the world from the comfort of your kitchen for half the cost of takeout! Ingredients are sorted by recipe, so there's no rummaging through bags and boxes for what you need.

• 2 meals with 2 servings each: $12.99 per serving
• 3 meals with 2 servings each: $10.99 per serving
• 4 meals with 2 servings each: $10.49 per serving
• 5 meals with 2 servings each: $9.99 per serving
• 6 meals with 2 servings each: $9.49 per serving
• 2 meals with 4 servings each: $10.49 per serving
• 3 meals with 4 servings each: $9.49 per serving
• 4 meals with 4 servings each: $8.99 per serving
• 5 meals with 4 servings each: $9.99 per serving
• 6 meals with 4 servings each: $8.69 per serving

• Greek chicken gyro with chopped salad and garlic sauce 
• Broccoli Reuben, Russian dressing wedge salad 
• Oven fried beef taquitos, tomatillo salsa, and jalapeños 
• Gochujang turkey ragu with fresh udon, cilantro, and scallions

Thanks to its relationship with quality suppliers and professional chefs, Home Chef provides quality ingredients and weekly recipes that can be made into delicious, easy meals within 30 minutes. Each week's menu includes a variety of dinner selections, breakfasts, desserts, a fruit basket, and a smoothie, and is accessible to those with dietary guidelines, too.

Subscriptions are flexible, and at $6.99 per serving, it’s an affordable program for fresh and delicious food including options like the Piedmont Chicken Breast with fresh mozzarella, pesto, and balsamic reduction Caprese salad, or Teriyaki Ginger-Glazed Salmon with stir-fried bok choy and carrots.

Pricing will depend on the size of your order and which meal options you choose. Meal kit prices start at $6.99 per serving.

• Crispy sweet chili shrimp rice bowl 
• Creamy tomato and steak penne 
• Gnocchi and red pepper cream 
• Moo shu pork lettuce cups