WhichMealKitSunbasket vs Home Chef
Three dinners for two: Sunbasket shows the box total in its cart; Home Chef states $7.99 a serving, about $47.94 before shipping. Sunbasket does not publish fixed box sizes.
Sunbasket’s order minimum is $65; Home Chef’s weekly minimum is $50.95 including shipping.
Sunbasket
Box sizes are shown on its site
Price shown in its cart Sunbasket shows the box total in its cart.
Home Chef
3 recipes for 2 · 6 portions
From $47.94 for the food $7.99 a serving, before shipping Home Chef’s stated $7.99 a serving × 6, before shipping and tax; $7.99 is its lowest advertised dinner price; its homepage gives $9.99 as the Standard average, its help page says Standard meals start at $9.99, and meal types vary in price; its $50.95 minimum order includes shipping, so you pay at least that · checked 8 Oct 2026
Choose by what you need
Choose Sunbasket if
You want to pause for up to 12 weeks, or mix kits and ready-made meals in one order.
Choose Home Chef if
You cook for 6 or 8 (the Family menu goes to eight), or you want oven-ready trays some nights.
Side by side
| Detail | Sunbasket | Home Chef |
|---|---|---|
| Price for three dinners for two | Price shown in its cart Sunbasket shows the box total in its cart. | From $47.94 $7.99 a serving, before shipping Home Chef’s stated $7.99 a serving × 6, before shipping and tax; $7.99 is its lowest advertised dinner price; its homepage gives $9.99 as the Standard average, its help page says Standard meals start at $9.99, and meal types vary in price; its $50.95 minimum order includes shipping, so you pay at least that · checked 8 Oct 2026 |
| Your box | Chosen on its site | 3 recipes for 2: 6 portions |
| Format | Meal kits and prepared meals | Meal kits and prepared meals |
| Cooking | Chop and cook | Chop and cook |
| Smallest box | Not published | 2 recipes for 2 (4 portions) |
| Order once | No, weekly plan | No, weekly plan |
| Breaks | Pause up to 12 weeks | Pause, which cancels, with an optional restart date |
| Cutoff | Wednesday at 12:00 PM Pacific (3:00 PM Eastern) in the week before delivery | 12:00 PM Central on Friday for the upcoming menu |
| After the cutoff | Selections and schedule must be changed before the Wednesday cutoff. | The upcoming order is fixed after the menu closes. |
| Menu labels | Vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, keto, low-carb, paleo, high-protein, low-calorie, diabetes-friendly, Mediterranean, organic, pescatarian | Vegetarian, pescatarian, gluten-free, keto, low-carb, high-protein, low-calorie, Mediterranean |
| Order minimum | $65.00 | $50.95 |
| Delivers to | Most of the lower 48; not Montana | 98% of the US, by its own count |
| Next step | Sunbasket details See Sunbasket’s menu | Home Chef details See Home Chef’s menu |
Neither fits? Also look at HelloFresh, Blue Apron, Marley Spoon or Dinnerly. See every box that fits your household.