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There’s 50% off our favourite recipe box with this Gousto discount code

Prepare to whip up some restaurant-quality meals thanks to 50% off Gousto recipe boxes

Ella Duggan
Tuesday 21 January 2025 10:24 EST
Each week you can choose from over 75 different recipes to find the one that makes your stomach sing.
Each week you can choose from over 75 different recipes to find the one that makes your stomach sing. (Gousto/The Independent)

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Let’s face it, midweek meals can leave something to be desired. We don’t often have the time or energy to flick through a recipe book, and the fridge isn’t always brimming with possibilities, but, if you’d rather not order in a takeaway or pick up a ready meal, there is a solution.

Enter, recipe box subscriptions. These are a really easy way to try new dishes as a lot of the hard work (planning and shopping) has been done for you. Is the fridge looking a little bare? No problem. Only have 10 minutes to get something on the table? Don’t panic. The best recipe boxes provide the recipe and the ingredients you need to get dinner sorted in minutes – all you need to do is throw it all together.

If you’re looking for one to try, naturally, we’ve tried and tested all the best recipe boxes and Gousto came out on top. Our tester (or in this case taster) said they were “impressed by the vast range of recipes on offer before we’d even received our box”.

Gousto delivers boxes full of the best quality ingredients and mouth-watering recipes straight to your door seven days a week. They eliminate food-shop-related stress and do all the heavy lifting, so all you have to do is follow the instructions and enjoy. 

And you can enjoy it for less, as Gousto is slicing money off the price of its subscription for the first couple of months. Though we think you’ll be really pleased with what’s on offer, this is still great if you want to see if it’s the recipe box service for you, without having to fork out the full price. Here’s everything you need to know.

Gousto discount code

If you’re keen to give Gousto a try, you can get a whopping 50 per cent off your first box, 40 per cent off your second box, and 20 per cent off all subsequent boxes for two months with The Independent‘s discount code “SUTD504020”. It’s worth noting that, while Gousto will sometimes promote this offer on its website, The Independent code is specific to us, and as long as the code is valid, will always allow you to claim the offer.

Gousto also offers great student discounts, with 60 per cent off their first box, 30 per cent off their next three boxes and then an ongoing 10 per cent discount.

Gousto recipe box: Was £43.99, now £22.00 (five recipes for two people), Gousto.co.uk

(The Independent)

Taking the top spot in our review of the best recipe boxes, Gousto was awarded five stars. If you don’t fancy yourself a regular Gordon Ramsey don’t worry, the recipes are practically foolproof thanks to easy-to-follow recipe cards, some of which take as little as 10 minutes to make. All the ingredients also come pre-measured, so you don’t need to have any fancy scales or cooking equipment. Plus this helps ensure there is no food wastage, a real win for the sustainable chefs out there. Everyone can be a culinary whizz with Gousto.

Each week you can choose from more than 75 different recipes, with options for a range of dietary requirements, including vegan, dairy- and gluten-free, as well as healthy options or recipes that only take 10 minutes. All of which promise no fuss, just flavour.

Our tester said: “Our Mexican-style feast with pulled pork birria tacos was a real treat while our lamb keema saag with nigella rice and naan was better than any takeaway. It’s nothing short of a dinnertime dream.” They added that the portions are incredibly generous, often having the next day’s lunch covered with the leftovers. And with our code, you can score yourself an additional 50 per cent off your first box.

How does value for money compare to other recipe boxes?

This will depend on whether there are any offers currently available, as well as exactly what you value in a recipe box. For instance, are organic or seasonal ingredients important to you? Prices per potion may also vary slightly depending on how many portions and recipes you’re adding, so keep this in mind when comparing prices.

You'll want to factor in whether you’ll be needing to buy any extra ingredients for your meals, too. Take, for example, SimpleCook. While it may be less expensive, for your first box, containing four recipes for two people, priced at just £3 (and £9.99 thereafter), you will need to buy some of the ingredients yourself. That said, our reviewer found they had most of what they needed to make the meals anyway.

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