Week 5 of HelloFresh: Pasta Week

It's the fifth week that we ordered from HelloFresh. We ordered five different dishes, and four of them were pasta.

Squash Ravioli and Roasted Red Peppers with Spinach Salad
HelloFresh Description: Creamy, dreamy and addictive red pepper flavours a luscious sauce squash ravioli! Wholesome spinach salad brings a bright balance to this rich pasta dish.

This ravioli dish is the most stressful HelloFresh cooking experience I've had. The roasted red pepper came in a small glass bottle that was way too tight. Hubby and I struggled to open it. Crazy! The best thing about the dish was when I finally opened our extra virgin olive oil and used that in our vinaigrette. It's so subtle. 

Carb Smart Chipotle Beef Chilli with Poblano Peppers and Cheddar Cheese
HelloFresh Description: This nourishing low-carb chilli replaces beans with lots of wholesome veggies! We added extra fun... spicy chipotle and melty cheddar cheese are mucho delicioso! Carb Smart is based on a per-serving calculation of the recipe's carbohydrate amount. 

This is almost the same chilli we had last week, but with beef instead of pork.

Rigatoni and Chorizo in Rose Sauce with Roasted Peppers and Spinach
HelloFresh Description: This creamy rose sauce is a game changer to your weeknight meals. Our easy cheat edition uses cream cheese to add richness without making the dish too heavy. The delicious chorizo flavour shines through.

I added about a pinch of chilli flakes for the option heat, and it made the dish better.

Creamy Chicken Tetrazzini with Mushrooms and Sugar Snap Peas Green Peas
HelloFresh Description: Velvety sauce coats tender chicken, savoury cremini mushrooms and sweet snap peas green peas. These comforting casserole flavours are perfect for a cold winter's night.

First, I placed a strikethrough on sugar snap peas because the dish came with green peas. 🤷 I kinda wish the sauce was thicker.

Shrimp Diavolo Linguine with DIY Chili Oil
HelloFresh Description: Chili oil brings restaurant-worthy flavour to this simple, but elevated seafood pasta. Steamy linguine noodles hold onto the golden seared shrimp and rich tomato sauce for a perfect bite every time.

I love the shrimp (and because of this recipe, I now know how long to cook shrimp), but the description is correct. It's pretty simple. I taste the tomato sauce, but that's about it. No other texture except the shrimps. Not my favourite HelloFresh dish. The DIY Chili Oil is not enough to save it.

Meal Planning with HelloFresh

Like I did last week, I will share in this section when we ate each meal. We enjoy eat dish twice because the calories are quite high for a single meal and I am doing my best to lose weight.

1. Sunday Lunch: Squash Ravioli and Roasted Red Peppers
2. Sunday Dinner: Carb Smart Chipotle Beef Chilli
3. Monday Lunch: Squash Ravioli and Roasted Red Peppers
4. Monday Dinner: Rigatoni and Chorizo in Rose Sauce
5. Tuesday Lunch: Carb Smart Chipotle Beef Chilli
6. Tuesday Dinner: Creamy Chicken Tetrazzini
7. Wednesday Lunch: Rigatoni and Chorizo in Rose Sauce
8. Wednesday Dinner: Shrimp Diavolo Linguine
9. Thursday Lunch: Creamy Chicken Tetrazzini
10. Friday Lunch: Shrimp Diavolo Linguine

HelloFresh's "tagline" is Dinner Solved!, but for me it's lunch solved. We are able to enjoy easy to heat lunch from Monday to Friday.

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