Chefs Plate

What's in the box: Each box holds fresh, pre-portioned ingredients for the meals you picked, plus step-by-step recipe cards, all packed to stay cool until you get home.

Chefs Plate is a Canadian meal kit service that has been owned by HelloFresh since October 2018. It aims to be the simple, approachable option. Its recipes come together in six steps and, by the company's own account, take 30 minutes or less. The weekly menu is large, with the site advertising a personalized selection of 100 recipes. The current lineup leans on familiar comfort food: pastas, rice and noodle bowls, tacos, chicken dishes, and dishes inspired by Italian, Mexican, Indian and Chinese cooking. Ingredients arrive pre-portioned with recipe cards, and you choose the delivery day that suits you. A weekly add-on market offers extras beyond the main kit. The site is available in English and French. The company says its meals are made in Canada with both domestic and imported ingredients, which is a fair and useful disclosure. You can skip or cancel your subscription at any time, and an app lets you manage deliveries. The downsides are typical of meal kits: packaging waste, a recurring subscription to keep track of, and recipes built for speed rather than ambition. Experienced cooks may find the dishes predictable. For Canadians who want reliable weeknight dinners without much planning, it is a solid choice backed by a large parent company.