The Easiest Dinner Party You’ll Ever Throw

Dinner parties always seem like a great idea in theory…until you realize that you have to plan the menu. And grocery shop. And, you know, cook everything. Pretty soon, the whole thing’s turned into a giant headache.

That’s one of the reasons why we heart Chef’d, a company that sends pre-portioned amounts of the ingredients you need to make a delicious meal right to your door. All you need to have on-hand are kitchen staples like olive oil and sheet pans. Oh, and did we mention that all of the dishes come from chefs and brands you know and love (ahem, like us)?

Women’s Health has four great recipes available right now: chicken en papillote with spring vegetables, chicken lettuce wraps, chicken spinach salad with goat cheese, and halibut tacos with grapefruit salsa. Here’s how the chicken en papillote, pictured above, looked when it arrived at our office (minus the galvanized metal tray—that’s ours!):

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And here are what the other meals look like:

Chicken Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese:

Chicken Lettuce Wraps:

Halibut Tacos with Grapefruit Salsa:

Ingredients to serve four people range from $35-$57 (although if you want to make one of these meals on a random weeknight, you can also order dinner for two for $26-$35). You’ll also get super easy instructions for how to make the meal with your order (each of our dishes take 40 minutes max to make). Chef’d even gives you suggested wine and beer pairings, so there is literally zero guesswork. 

So…when’s the party?