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Prep Kitchen
At a glance
Prep Kitchen delivers chilled cooked meals, with Regular or Large portions and Balanced or Lower Carb variants. It suits a repeat meal routine where you want to choose the actual portion and recipe, with weekly and four-box payment plans carrying different commitments.
Practical details
- Choose it for
- Portion size and carbohydrate-format choices
- Format
- Chilled prepared meals
- Minimum
- 4 meals under the current FAQ
- Purchase options
- Weekly payment or 4 prepaid weekly deliveries
- Weekly cancellation
- Before Tuesday midday for the next payment
Select the portion, recipe and nutrition panel
Large meals are described as around 35% bigger, but each recipe/variant has its own panel. Regular Balanced Chicken Fajita Rice Bowl lists 520 kcal, 40g protein, 6.1g fibre, 3.7g saturates and 2.6g salt per meal. Its ingredients include chicken, rice, peppers, sour cream and buttermilk; milk and celery are declared.
Current Regular Balanced Roasted Butternut Squash and Chickpea Curry lists 515 kcal, 20g protein, 16g fibre, 2.8g saturates and 1.7g salt. It contains cream, butter and honey, with milk and mustard allergens. Plant ingredients or vegan-style components do not establish that a whole dish is vegan.
Sources: Prep Kitchen: portions, delivery, storage and subscription plans, Prep Kitchen: Chicken Fajita Rice Bowl nutrition, Prep Kitchen: current Regular Balanced menu and ten-meal plan
Separate ordinary cost from introductory and four-box offers
An anonymous ten-main Regular Balanced selection showed £69.50 food plus £5.99 delivery: £75.49 before the automatically applied first-box offer. No postcode-specific checkout was completed, so use this as a selected-plan example, not a guaranteed delivered quote for every address or recipe.
The weekly option pays one box at a time. The four-box plan prepays four weekly deliveries, with a published 5% discount and free delivery; it is a four-delivery commitment. Cancelling stops future payments but already-paid boxes still arrive. Confirm the next payment, remaining paid deliveries and any plan switch before acting.
Sources: Prep Kitchen: current Regular Balanced menu and ten-meal plan, Prep Kitchen: portions, delivery, storage and subscription plans, Prep Kitchen: ordering terms and contact
Delivery, food labels and changing a subscription
The current FAQ gives a four-meal minimum and almost all mainland-UK coverage excluding the Scottish Highlands. Meals are chilled; Sunday/Monday deliveries carry dish-specific dates, described as Wednesday–Saturday, rather than a guaranteed seven-day fridge life. Follow the actual pack’s storage, reheating and expiry instructions.
Pause or cancel before Tuesday midday to prevent the next scheduled payment under the published weekly policy. Individual meal-edit windows may differ. The kitchen handles all 14 major allergens, so selection filters are not a trace-free guarantee. Contact mealplans@prepkitchen.co.uk or 020 3916 0120 about a specific order or requirement.
Sources: Prep Kitchen: portions, delivery, storage and subscription plans, Prep Kitchen: ordering terms and contact
Planning questions
Is the four-box plan just one weekly payment?
No. It prepays four weekly deliveries. Cancelling future renewal does not remove the boxes already paid for.
Does a vegetable dish have to be vegan?
No. The current squash/chickpea curry contains milk and honey. Read the full recipe and allergen panel.
Does the £6.95 meal example include delivery?
No. The ten-main selected plan showed £69.50 food and £5.99 delivery before the introductory discount. Confirm the actual recipes, portion, plan and postcode total.
Contact and published information
Where this place fits
Sources and review dates
- Prep Kitchen: portions, delivery, storage and subscription plans — Operator website — checked 2026-10-23
- Prep Kitchen: current Regular Balanced menu and ten-meal plan — Operator website — checked 2026-10-23. Ten selected mains show £69.50 food and £5.99 delivery before the automatically displayed introductory discount. No postcode-specific checkout was completed.
- Prep Kitchen: Chicken Fajita Rice Bowl nutrition — Operator website — checked 2026-10-23. Regular Balanced panel; other portion and carbohydrate variants differ.
- Prep Kitchen: ordering terms and contact — Operator website — checked 2026-10-23
Author and corrections
Sarah Haddad is responsible for this profile. It is based on the published sources cited here; no firsthand visit or independent service test is claimed.