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Zo Delicious: Zoes Kitchen Helps Families Serve Healthy Meals on the Go

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February 17, 2015 By Autumn Rose Reo 20 Comments

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Is your family as tired of rotisserie chicken as my family is?

While we still love a roasted bird, serving it three times a week as my quick solution to healthy takeout is starting to get old. And it sure isn’t make the little bit of time we have together very interesting hovering the same ole meal.


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One of my favorite places for lunch also just makes great sense for time-pressed families is Zoës Kitchen. Zoës Kitchen Mediterranean Family Meals are a complete dinner solution designed to serve families of all sizes. You can choose chicken, steak or shrimp kabobs, grilled chicken entrees or Zoës’ famous Roll-Up combos, along with two fresh sides of their choosing, Greek salad, and pita bread. All meals are made from scratch, and prepared by hand using fresh produce and lean proteins that are predominately preservative and additive free. You won’t find any fryers or microwaves at Zoës Kitchen. Mediterranean Family Meals can be enjoyed at the Zoës Kitchen table or at your own kitchen table, making it a simple way to bring the family together for dinner.

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In one quick phone call, online click or even their new app, I was able to bring home a hot and delicious meal that we all enjoyed and can look forward to eating again and again. While everything in our Mediterranean Family Meal was fresh and delicious, there were a few standouts that make me want to find another reason to make another order right now:

Braised White Beans
Don’t tell me you don’t like beans because this will be the exception! With an aroma of rosemary, garlic and olive oil, you could devour these beans and their sauce as a mean meal within itself. It’s perfect for those days when you are looking for something to warm you up on a cold day or for me, any day that ends in the letter y.

Orzo Tabouli Salad
Like the White Beans, this Pasta Salad isn’t like anything you’ve ever had, so get the idea of a traditional noodle salad out of your head. Made with orzo pasta (that looks like a fat piece of rice), mint, tomatoes and their zesty dressing, the orzo tabouli salad for a side that can’t be beat. I mean I tried to after I found this orzo tabouli salad recipe from Zoës in a TV segment, but my version didn’t come out quite like Zoë’s . It was an ok second when in a pinch, but it’s just not worth it when you can have the real thing that’s healthy to eat and so easy to get your hands on!

Hummus
If you’re a hummus eater, you know the difference between good hummus and “it gets the job done” hummus. Zoës hummus is full of flavor with only fresh ingredients, including chickpeas, tahini, virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice and spices – which is why it tastes so good. While nibbling on the sliced cucumbers is a great starter (and magic for getting kids to eat their veggies) when it’s paired with the toasted pita bread, it’s so addictive. Then they went and made it triple amazing with the launch of the Hummus Trio.

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Expanding off their traditional recipe, Zoës added a basil pesto hummus and a red pepper version. The Basil Pesto Hummus is infused and topped with a made-from-scratch basil pesto prepared with fresh basil, spinach, chopped garlic and parmesan cheese. The Red Pepper Hummus is a delicious, zesty version of the classic hummus with a variety of additional spices, including paprika, cayenne pepper and crushed red pepper, mixed with roasted red peppers, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper.

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While it’s obvious I love my Zoës, what did the rest of the family think? The kids loved eating “off a stick” with their hands and we all came back for seconds on the sides. And the leftovers? Mom and dad both took them the next day for lunch at work AND we even had salad left for dinner the next night.

That’s a home run for us!

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Comments

  1. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    February 18, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    That sounds awesome, especially for those busy nights after school when I don’t have much time to cook.

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  2. Daisy says

    February 18, 2015 at 1:23 pm

    This is one of my favorite restaurants. We go to the one in Flower Mound a couple of times each month. They make it easy to eat healthy.

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  3. Dawn says

    February 18, 2015 at 2:56 pm

    That food looks amazing! It’s hard to believe that anything that looks that good could be healthy. Yum!

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  4. Courtney says

    February 18, 2015 at 3:08 pm

    That looks so good. I always love being able to find healthy food that is ALSO delicious. Thanks so much for sharing this.

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  5. Michelle says

    February 18, 2015 at 4:52 pm

    I have been dying to try this place!!

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  6. Chelley @ AisForAdelaide says

    February 18, 2015 at 5:25 pm

    This looks SO good! I have a hard time with dinner some nights… I just need 2 more hours in every day!

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  7. Nancy @ Whispered Inspirations says

    February 18, 2015 at 6:22 pm

    Wow, looks delicious! So wholesome, I want it all!

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  8. Jenna Wood says

    February 18, 2015 at 7:11 pm

    I don’t think I will ever get too old to enjoy eating off a stick! All of the food looks very wholesome yet flavorful!

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  9. Mary says

    February 18, 2015 at 7:17 pm

    This looks amazing and delicious. I wish one was near me. I

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  10. lisa says

    February 18, 2015 at 8:03 pm

    Yum! It all looks so good. We love hummus!

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  11. Liz Mays says

    February 18, 2015 at 9:34 pm

    Everything looks so amazing! I really need to check out Zoes Kitchen!

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  12. Jenny Temcio says

    February 18, 2015 at 10:03 pm

    Their food looks so good. I could especially go for that salad right now.

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  13. Felissa @ Two Little Cavaliers says

    February 18, 2015 at 10:05 pm

    They look like they have a great variety of food. I will have to keep an eye out for Zoe’s.

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  14. Debra @A Frugal Friend says

    February 18, 2015 at 10:59 pm

    You know, we haven’t eaten at Zoes yet! I definitely need to change that – mouth-watering!

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  15. Jennifer Sikora says

    February 19, 2015 at 9:12 am

    This looks so delicious. I am going to have to check this out. I am a huge lover of hummus, so I would definitely be eating that up.

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  16. Tammi @ My Organized Chaos says

    February 19, 2015 at 1:59 pm

    I’m all over this, looks delicious! Those kabobs are making me drool a lot!

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  17. Ann Bacciaglia says

    February 19, 2015 at 2:13 pm

    This food looks so delicious. I struggle to find different things i can make for dinner that is fast. I will have to see if there is a Zoes Kitchen near me.

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  18. Aimee Smith says

    February 19, 2015 at 4:03 pm

    Yummy! I am such a sucker for good hummus.

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  19. Ginger Mommy says

    February 19, 2015 at 6:21 pm

    This looks like great food. I want to try everything that you showed in the post.

    Reply

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