Dream Dinners

How Dream Dinners Stacks Up: August Price Comparisons

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Are you curious to see how Dream Dinners stacks up against grocery stores, restaurants, and meal kits?

Check out Chef Laura’s price comparison of a few of our August meals!

One of the great things about prepping meals at Dream Dinners is that you only pay for the ingredients that you use, so there’s less wasted food and you save money because you don’t have to buy more than you need for your recipe!

crispy_salmon_cakes_with_tangy_tartar_sauceCrispy Salmon Cakes with Tangy Tartar Sauce

Dream Dinners
– Average cost per plate: $8.17
– 450 calories per plate
– Goes from fridge to table in 35-40 minutes

Grocery Store (Albertsons – National Chain)
– Average cost per plate: $7.94
– Goes from fridge to table in 55 minutes (30 minutes prep time, 25 minutes cook time)

Restaurant (Joe’s Crab Shack – National Chain)
– Average cost per plate: $19.99
– 1560 calories per plate

Meal Kit (Home Chef)
– Average cost per plate: $9.95

 

bacon_jam_burgersBacon Jam Burgers

Dream Dinners
– Average cost per plate: $7.95
– 530 calories per plate
– Goes from fridge to table in 35-40 minutes

Grocery Store (Albertsons – National Chain)
– Average cost per plate: $9.06
– Goes from fridge to table in 65 minutes (30 minutes prep time, 35 minutes cook time)

Restaurant (Red Robins- National Chain)
– Average cost per plate: $11.99
– 1140 calories per plate

Meal Kit (Home Chef)
– Average cost per plate: $9.95

 

oven_baked_chicken_chimichangasOven Baked Chimichangas

Dream Dinners
– Average cost per plate: $6.58
– 400 calories per plate
– Goes from fridge to table in 45-50 minutes

Grocery Store (Albertsons – National Chain)
– Average cost per plate: $8.38
– Goes from fridge to table in 80 minutes (30 minutes prep time, 50 minutes cook time)

Restaurant (Hacienda Colorado – Regional Chain)
– Average cost per plate: $14.99
– 1,030 calories per plate

Meal Kit (Home Chef)
– Average cost per plate: $9.95

 

Note: Chef Laura really did go to the grocery store, purchase the necessary ingredients, and prepare these meals to compare to Dream Dinners. All prices, prep time, and nutritional information are accurate as of August 2020. Restaurant prices and nutritional information was sourced from their company websites in August 2020.