Riverford Organic Recipe Boxes Review

Riverford Organic Recipe Box

I knew Riverford Organic did vegetable boxes and I’ve actually had those in the past but I didn’t know they did recipe boxes until I was contacted and asked if we would like to review a box on our girls weekend away in Richmond.  You can read about our full weekend on Mini Travellers soon, but I wanted to show you  few more photos of what we got and how easy it was to cook (particularly as a few glasses of fizz had been consumed before we started!).

The box we chose was described as “Quick 3 meals for 2 people”.  The reference to quick meant that they took under 30 minutes to prepare. I was advised that the meals were substantial (and this was correct) and that we would have had enough for 3 people for 2 nights.  The box was delivered straight to the barn we were staying at, and I can highly recommend this as a way to order and cook food over a weekend away, as literally everything you need comes included. Tasty organic home-cooked meals; seasonal organic produce, step-by-step recipe cards and all the ingredients in exact quantities. No waste.

Riverford Organic Recipe Box

Riverford Organic Recipe Box

The dry ingredients are separated out in the box by recipe number, the vegetables are on one side and the fridge pack (packed with ice and cold fibres) is again separate so you can simply lift this out and pop it into the fridge.  The quality of the ingredients enclosed was obvious the moment you opened the box and started to cook, and it was really easy to know what you had to use due to all the little packets. Not having to measure things out made the process of cooking so much easier.

Riverford Organic Recipe Box

We decided between us that we would just cook two of the meals on the Friday night and we decided on the Sticky Chorizo Pasta with almonds and the Leek & Stilton tarts.  I took responsibility for the Sticky Chorizo Pasta, Julia for the Leek & Stilton Tarts and Sarah for photography and topping up drinks! (It’s an important job!)

Riverford Organic Recipe Box

Both meals were really quick to make and the handy recipe cards very easy to follow.  Our only challenge was finding all the pots and pans in the huge kitchen.

Riverford Organic Recipe Box

Whilst we all noted that the meals probably included slightly more butter, cheese, cream than we would have used normally, we genuinely all thought both meals tasted fantastic and we really really enjoyed them. So much so I will definitely be making the Sticky Chorizo Pasta again.

Riverford Organic Recipe Box Riverford Organic Recipe Box

We were only staying in the Barn for one night so I took the Lamb and Picallili Rosti ingredients home to make dinner for me and hubby the night after. I didn’t find the rostis as easy to cook (as they fell apart) but the tasted a lot better then they looked!

Prices for the Riverford recipe boxes vary according to the plan that you choose and on how many meals or people it serves. The box we received would cost £39.95 for three meals for two people and I genuinely think this represents real value for money.  I would definitely order a box like this again, particularly for a weekend away!

To Win a Riverford Recipe Box like ours why not enter here! Just make sure you live in a Riverford delivery area first!

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NB: This is a collaborative post and some items have been sent for the purpose of a review.

 

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  1. October 4, 2016 / 2:30 pm

    Well I have to say the food tasted amazing even though it took me a little bit longer than it should to make due to having a prosecco first! I love these recipe boxes, the ingredients are so fresh and yummy x