After tasting the way through hundreds of entries from across the country, Dream Dinners, Inc., the nations leading meal assembly chain, is pleased to announce the four grand-prize winners of its second annual recipe contest.

In addition to receiving a $500 Dream Dinners gift certificate, the four winning recipes now appear on the March 2010 menu selection in all 128 Dream Dinners locations across the United States.

Dream Dinners winning recipe Most people who use the Dream Dinners service are repeat customers who visit our stores routinely every month in order to cook several meals at once, and they have made Dreams Dinners a standing part of their lifestyle and cooking routine.

The winning Dream Dinners recipes are:
"Bacon and Bleu London Broil" by Rebecca Rode of Branford, Conn.
"Simmered Chinese Chicken with Jasmine Rice" by Kristi Van Ness of Yorba Linda, Calif.
"Sage Crusted Pork Chops" by Brenda Crawshaw of Framingham, Mass.
"Citrus Marinated Fish Tacos" by Megan Parcell of Vacaville, Calif.

The second annual Dream Dinners Recipe Contest solicited nationwide entries during the fall 2009 season, and called for recipes in four categories  steak, chicken, pork and seafood. Out of hundreds of entries, Dream Dinners reviews the top 10 recipes in each category and tests them for ease of preparation, taste and presentation to select the grand prize winners.

"The recipe contest is a fun way to involve our many loyal guests," said Stephanie Allen, Co-founder of Dream Dinners "Most people who use the Dream Dinners' service are repeat customers who visit our stores routinely every month in order to cook several meals at once, and they have made Dreams Dinners a standing part of their lifestyle and cooking routine.

Many of our visitors are themselves wonderful cooks, who simply enjoy the time-saving convenience that meal assembly offers, so this contest is a way to share the spotlight with them! Dream Dinners, which is credited for pioneering the meal assembly industry in 2002, prides itself on providing healthful, affordable meal options for busy families and individuals. The service works by providing a monthly selection of 15-18 recipes, which guests choose among according to their preferences, and then prepare all at once in about an hour.

All ingredients are gathered and pre-prepped by Dream Dinners, so guests simply assemble and take meals home to freeze. The benefits to the Dream Dinners guest include significant time savings because all of the menu planning, prep work and clean up is taken care of by Dream Dinners, as well as saving money  food is purchased in bulk by Dream Dinners to pass savings on to the customer, and there is no "unused" grocery waste for the home cook.

For a closer look at the winning recipes and March menu, visit the Dream Dinners menu page. For more information on the Dream Dinners service, visit www.dreamdinners.com.