It’s a fact that food is more expensive than ever these days. Yet, a Let’s Dish! meal comes in as low as $3.25 a serving when you dish yourself and make a bunch of healthy, delicious dinners to spare. And you make ‘em just the way you like ‘em. It’s a freezerful of convenience AND savings.
So, how much are you saving with Let’s Dish!? We took our April menu and did a survey of the prices for the equivalent meals at the region’s favorite casual restaurants. Take a look below to see how a night in with a Let’s Dish! meal can SAVE you anywhere from $7 to $15 dollars per person - and that’s not counting tax and tip!*
What Let’s Dish! meals cost elsewhere: (prices below are PER serving!)
Calypso Chicken: $11.75 - $15.25
Fiesta Chicken: $10.99 - $14.99
Lemon Herb Chicken: $10.99 - $15.50
Proscuitto-Wrapped Chicken: $12.50 - $15.99
Shrimp Fajitas: $14.99 - $18.50
Sicilian Tilapia: $10.95 -$14.25
Rosemary and Mustard Grilled Steaks: $10.99 - $15.99
St. Louis-Style Pork Chops: $11.99 - $17.95
Thai-Style Pork Wraps: $10.95 - $13.99
Manicotti with Homemade Sauce: $11.95 - $14.49
Ouch…you might as well eat your money! And, we’ll save the nutrition comparison for another day but it’s safe to say you definitely buy a whole lot more “unhealthy” for your money when you splurge and order these meals out.
So, why not keep the restaurant-quality, but skip the restaurant? Our chefs will whip you up a delicious menu each month; you can dish ‘em up, then serve and enjoy while you save pennies, pounds and parking!
MORE WAYS TO SAVE:
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*In most cases, meal comparisons above include the same or an equivalent side dish. If a side must be added, a Let’s Dish! side dish averages $0.50 - $1.00 per serving which still provides substantial savings over restaurant prices above. Prices are quoted from current menus (April ‘08) of restaurant chains located in the Baltimore-DC corridor. Restaurants include: Applebees, Austin Grill, Bahama Breeze, Carraba’s Italian Grill, Cheesecake Factory, Chevys Fresh Mex, Chili’s Grill & Bar, Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse, Panera Bread, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Red Hot & Blue, Texas Roadhouse.
