Recipe Inspiration:

  • Easy Oven Braised Chicken

    • Mesa de Vida starter sauce: Any flavor
    • Protein: Chicken breasts
    • Vegetables: Tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach
    • Addition: White wine or broth
  • easy chicken tagine recipe

    Chicken Tagine-Inspired Recipe

    • Mesa de Vida Starter Sauce: Moroccan (North African)
    • Protein: Chicken thighs
    • Vegetables: Olives, preserved lemon, bell peppers, diced dried apricot
  • easy and healthy homemade braised meatballs recipe

    Braised Meatballs

    • Mesa de Vida starter sauce: Mediterranean, Creole, Latin or Moroccan (North African)
    • Protein: Pre-made meatballs (frozen or fresh; regular or plant-based)
    • Vegetables: Canned diced tomatoes, red bell pepper
    • Addition: Wine or stock
  • easy vegetarian chickpea recipe

    Braised Chickpea Stew

    • Mesa de Vida Starter Sauce: Creole, Latin, Mediterranean or Moroccan
    • Protein: Chickpeas, sausage (optional)
    • Vegetables: Bell pepper, onion, carrots
  • oven braised port shortribs recipe

    Sunday Short Ribs

    • Mesa de Vida Starter Sauce: Creole, Latin, Mediterranean, Moroccan
    • Protein: Beef or pork short ribs
    • Vegetables: Carrots, onions, dried fruit (optional)
    • Additions: Red wine or broth
  • easy chicken cassoulet recipe

    Chicken & Chickpea Cassoulet

    • Mesa de Vida Starter Sauce: Any
    • Protein: Chicken portions (thighs, breasts, legs), canned cooked chickpeas/garbanzo beans
    • Vegetables: Onion, eggplant and/or zucchini

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  • PROTEIN

    • Beef, oxtail, chicken, lamb, chickpeas.

    VEGETABLES 

    • Bell peppers, sweet potatoes, onion, green beans, eggplant, zucchini, and habanero/scotch bonnet peppers if you like it spicy!

  • PROTEIN

    • Fish, shrimp, crab, chicken, sausage, beef stew meat, kidney beans, red beans.

    VEGETABLES 

    • Bell peppers, potatoes, carrots, celery, tomatoes, summer squash and okra. Add extra hot sauce or cayenne pepper if you like it spicy!
  • Buy Mesa de Vida Latin inspired Starter Sauce

    PROTEIN

    • Chicken, beef, shrimp, pork ribs, short ribs, fish, pinto beans, pigeon peas, black beans.

    VEGETABLES 

    • Bell peppers, onions, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, zucchini, chayote.
  • Buy Mesa de Vida Mediterranean Inspired Starter Sauce

    PROTEIN

    • Ground meat or plant-based alternative, chicken, short ribs, beef, lamb, sausage, lentils, Garbanzo beans.

    VEGETABLES 

    • Bell peppers, onions, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, zucchini, prunes, eggplant.
  • Buy Mesa de Vida Moroccan Inspired Starter Sauce

    PROTEIN

    • Ground meat or plant-based alternative, chicken, short ribs, beef, lamb, sausage, lentils, chickpeas.

    VEGETABLES 

    • Bell peppers, onions, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, zucchini, olives, apricots, prunes, eggplant.
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Saucy, slow, oven-braised recipes are found all over the globe - from tagines, goulash, braised Sunday short ribs & ragu, to cassoulets, and everything in between. 

 

Achieve easy meals with flavorful, fall-off-the-bone tender meat and vegetable dishes, or hearty vegetarian bean stews that become intensely infused with Mesa de Vida's chef-crafted starter sauces.

 

Once you toss everything into the Dutch Oven or heavy-bottom pot with a lid, the magic happens effortlessly in the oven. You'll be rewarded with incredible aromas and a meal that tastes like it was prepared by a gourmet chef - no special equipment, ingredients, or skills necessary!

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