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Reviewing: Maple mustard chicken legs with mashed potatoes & nutty green beans 1 serving prepared  Here's what you get: Chicken leg  Fry seasoning  Yukon Gold potato (not pictured/not used) Sour cream (not used) Maple syrup  Dijon mustard  Green bean  Pecan The protein: The chicken was rubbed with olive oil and coated in the fry seasoning and a bit of salt and pepper. These went into the oven for about 30 minutes the oven was preheated to 450 degrees. The chicken will be coated in the sauce made from the Dijon mustard and maple syrup before serving. The greenbeans: These were tossed with a bit of olive oil and salt pepper. Once the chicken had cooked for about 20 minutes the pain with the beans was added to the oven. These were allowed to cook for 10 minutes before adding the pecans and allowing it to cook for an additional 2 minutes.  The sauce: Make the sauce the maple syrup and mustard word combined no additional salt or pepper w...

Reviewing: Crunchy Italian chicken sheet pan bake with potatoes & lemony green beans 1 serving prepared  Here's what you get: Chicken cutlet  Lemon  Green bean  Yukon Gold potato  Italian cheese blend  Sour cream  Fry seasoning  Italian seasoning  Not used: Panko bread crumb  Substitute: 1 tbsp Gluten-free breadcrumb The potatoes: First thing to do is preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Everything will end up being cooked on one sheet. Total cook time is around 30 minutes. The potatoes these were mixed with a drizzle of avocado oil, fry seasoning and a bit of salt and pepper. The potatoes were tossed thoroughly until well coated and then placed on the baking sheet. These go into the oven for 12 minutes. Before adding more to the sheet pan. The protein: To make the chicken topping, the GF breadcrumb, Italian seasoning and cheese were combined with a little bit of sour cream and pepper. The rest of the sourcream went on to ...

Reviewing: Gravy smothered meatballs with roasted green beans & red pepper  1 serving prepared  Here's what you get: Yellow onion  Chive  Ground beef  Fry seasoning  Green bean  Beef stock concentrate  Not used: Flour  Sour cream  Panko bread crumb  Yukon Gold potato (not pictured) Substitutes: Gluten-free breadcrumb  Cornstarch Red sweet pepper  The protein: I pre-formed the meatballs earlier in the day and let them chill out in the fridge. Once it was time to cook these went into oven with the vegetables and were cooked for 16 minutes. The veggies: I had to substitute for the potatoes so I added some Red a pepper with the green bean. These were tossed with a little bit of avocado oil, salt and pepper. Then roasted with the meatballs for 16 minutes. The sauce: For the sauce the sliced onions were cooked in the butter and then fry seasoning and corn starch were added.  I used one quarter cup of V...

Reviewing: Pork schnitzel with roasted veggies & a creamy mustard Dipper 1 serving prepared  Here's what you get: Carrots  Limoneira pink lemon  Honey  Fry seasoning  Garlic powder  Pork cutlets  Yukon Gold potato  Mayonnaise  Dijon mustard  Panko bread crumbs (not pictured, not used) Sour cream  Parmesan (substitution) The protein: To omit gluten I mixed the garlic powder with parmesan for the coating. Instead of pan frying I added the pork to the veggie pan during the last 13 mins of cooking. Everything was broiled for 3 mins to brown up the parm coating. The veggies: I tossed all the veggies in oil and coated with the fry seasoning. These were roasted at 425 for 25 mins total.  The sauce: This was easy as usual.  Mix the mayo, honey and mustard then set to the side.  Extras: The lemon, why? I don't know.  It's a good lemon though, I used it to make a glass of lemonade saving one wedge for...

Reviewing: Spicy Maple chicken with mashed sweet potatoes & roasted green beans 1 serving prepared   Here's what you get: Sweet potato  Panko brand crumb (not used) Sour cream  Maple syrup  Chicken breast  Fry easoning  Green bean  Chili flake Substitution: Parmesan  The sweet potatoes: I steamed mine over high heat for 10 minutes before mashing. This eliminates the need for additional salt and the potatoes don't lose thier flavor. The protein: The panko wasn't used so this went fairly quick. The parmesan mixes well with the fry seasoning. I  didn't add any additional salt like the instructions call for because cheese was used. The cut of chicken cooks quickly as well since it is a smaller portion than store packaged meats. The green beans: I should have steamed these as well, in my smaller oven they tend to go extra wrinkly even with the short cooking time. The sauce: This didn't take much effort you just put some of the ...

Reviewing: BBQ pork & apple meatloaf with garlic mashed potatoes & roasted green beans Here's what you get: Classic BBQ sauce  Fry seasoning  Apple  Yukon Gold potato  Ground pork  Ancho chili powder  Green beans  Sour cream  Garlic  Not pictured: Panko bread crumbs (not used) Parsley Parmesan  The potatoes: This was easy, just boil and complete as the recipe directs. I added some chopped curled parsley to mine. The protein: 5 oz of the ground pork and half of the apple was used. There's a tip on the back of the card about using cheesecloth to get the extra moisture out of the Apple. I used a small sugar duster and pressed with a spoon, pictured below. Other than this change the meatloaf prep went smoothly. To eliminate gluten product I omitted the Panko crumbs and substituted 1 tbsp parmesan. Total cook time was 25 mins. The entire meal was complete by this time as well.  The Greenbeans: These w...

Reviewing:   Crispy Buffalo spice chicken with blue cheese sauce, sour cream 'n' chive mashed potatoes and roasted carrots. 1 serving prepared One modification was made to eliminate gluten. This recipe is largely oven based making it perfect if you have other tasks to complete. The recipe can be found on the Hellofresh website.  Here's what you get: Yukon Gold potatoes  Carrots  Chives  Fry seasoning  Sour cream  Chicken cutlet  Panko bread crumbs (not used) **1/4 cup parmesan substituted  Frank's RedHot original seasoning blend Blue cheese dressing  Cholula hot sauce The potatoes: These were super easy to put together, I made them smoother than the picture suggested I ended up boiling and waiting until everything else was nearly done to finish them. Out of all the prep this took the most time to complete. The protein: Since I can't have panko, parmesan became the breading substitute. I didn't need to use butter for the...