Blue Apron meals take 1 hour 45 minutes on average and this can be longer or shorter depending on how big the recipe is. The first 3 hours of cooking is the soaking time in which you have to leave your cooker on for 2-3 hours to prepare the nutrients and ingredients for your meal. There are many factors that contribute to cooking time such as cooker size, temperature, rice varieties, amount of water inside or not etc..