Gusto boxes

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Just started the gusto boxes. Would anyone like to swap recipe choices? / hints?

I’m cooking the prawn farfalle today - about to serve it for lunch but baffled the online recipe and physical recipe card don’t match. One says rocket one says pea shoots - I assume that’s a sub but weird that it’s the physical version that’s correct!

Has anyone else made this one? Or have any tips on choosing gusto meals?

Mindful Chef is quite a lot more expensive too isn’t it? That’s what has pulled me away from trying it, along with the lack of carbs!
My sister was pretty impressed by her box but she tends to order Gousto more often due to the price difference.

We have a Gousto box coming on Tuesday after having a week off. Have ordered the moussaka (hoping that’s not too much of a faff to make), the Indian spiced wraps, pulled hoisin chicken and the keema naans.

@pinkchampagne1 yes it’s pricier. Moussaka looks tasty - quite fancied that!

I am making the moussaka tonight so will report back.
I am not overly excited by the new menu for the week after next. The clotted cream burger sounds especially unappealing!

Ooh I look forward to hearing how this goes! Yes, I've put my box on hold as the recipes didn't look all that good for next time...

I am thinking about making the spicy prawns with coconut rice tonight as I bunged the ingredients in the freezer the other day. Hmmm...

Thank you for the Mindful Chef review. Interesting. I find some of the meat in Gousto less appealing. The texture of the mince is a bit weird, and the lamb is particularly lamby!

I cooked my lamb mince first and drained most of the fat off it as it was very fatty.
It’s all ready to go in the oven now so will report back.

Spicy prawns with coconut rice sound lovely!

I had the tomato, basil and asparagus pasta salad today. Super easy and tasty, perfect for a light summers day like today.

Ohh that sounds nice. I love asparagus!

Moussaka was lovely - we both really enjoyed it. Was a bit more effort to make than some, and like with the lasagna, you have to make sure you have flour, butter and enough milk in for the cheese sauce.

Salad sounds lovely! We are having another MindfulChef box apparently because I left it a day too late to skip it, so will report back on that! One dish is “seared pork with nectarines and Asian style rice” so looking forward to that! I bet dp will say there isn’t enough rice…!

@pinkchampagne1 moussaka sounds like it was really good even if it was a bit of a fiddly one. Love it so may try and make that off box

It was lovely and the 2 person portion was plenty for DH & myself to have for dinner plus there was enough left for DH to take some for his work snack tonight! Would recommend.

Hoisin pulled chicken and noodles tonight...very tasty although DS1 turned his nose up!

@pinkchampagne1 that sounds lush! Oh dear with ds - kids so unpredictable aren’t they

Mindful chef (accidental) box 2 arrived today! Nothing missing but one piece of fruit was part bruised/spoiled, similar to what I find in the Gousto boxes.

Cooked dish 1 tonight - seared pork with a warm rice, nectarine and sugar snap pea salad, with a nice Thai style dressing. Was really good and kids loved it

Oh that sounds lovely!

Did you report the bruised fruit?

Yes and they gave me £5 credit by immediate email which seems pretty generous for one piece of fruit. Although the boxes are more expensive to start with to be fair!

That’s good compensation for a piece of fruit but like you say, the boxes are more expensive so you expect top notch quality.

Had the spiced chicken wraps this evening. They were lovely.

Has anyone braved the peanut butter burger?

That sounds lovely @pinkchampagne1 - my kids would probably eat chicken wraps if I toned down the spice.

Tonight I’m having 2nd MindfulChef meal from this box - chicken with pesto pea Mash and asparagus

Ohh the Mindful Chef recipes do sound good!

The chicken wraps were really nice and full of flavour. I would definitely do them again.

Tonight we are having a go at creating the Gousto donor kebabs after reading on here how nice they were. Will report back!

Has anyone tried any of the "Wild Bun" burgers yet? They all look a bit minging to me.

Had the sticky chilli chicken with salt and pepper chips last night. The chips weren't quite as nice as the ones I make anyway, but the chicken was lovely, will definitely be making that again!

Tonight we're having the pulled hoisin chicken and tomorrow is the kebabs with the sumac salad. Looking forward to the recipes I've got coming in this weeks box as well!

Haven't tried any of the burgers. Would give the marmite one a go, not sure why I'm supposed to be excited about the Mayo burger, and the others sound disgusting 🤷‍♀️

Let me know what you make of the pulled hoisin chicken. We weren’t blown away by it tbh. We really enjoyed the sticky chilli chicken though and plan to make it again.

I haven’t been tempted by any of the burgers so far. The cream tea one sounds especially unappealing!

Had the Thai Green vegetable curry today, so nice, resisting the urge to eat both portions ha!