So excited to tell you about Mesa de Vida today!

Chef Kirsten Helle Sandoval has such an inspiring story which you should read in detail here. She creates delicious blender sauces that combine fruits, vegetables, whole spices and herbs to use as flavor bases that had no added sugar, and that are low in sodium. And for someone who eats a Whole30 diet 80% of the time..it is so nice to have something quick, healthy, and flavorful on hand to make dinner! I love Whole30 but I must admit I get so tired some days of all the food prepping. Mesa de Vida really saves me some time and energy and that is so important to me! I just love that Mesa de Vida is a woman + family owned small business that values equity and inclusion too!

She sent me the Mesa de Vida 5 pack recipe starter variety bundle of whole30 approved cooking sauces and I am so impressed!

Highly recommend you try one for yourself!!! Delivered direct to your door, you’ll be stocked up to cook incredible, healthy meals at home more often with the help of our Mediterranean, Smoky Latin, Creole, Caribbean, and North African Recipe Starters and Seasoning Sauces. Talk about a pantry makeover! And honestly who knows what is happening with this dang virus…so we really might want to get prepared this winter!

Mesa de Vida Whole30 sauces are great for cooks of all skill levels. Whether you're cooking a global gourmet meal for a dinner party, want to bring excitement to your weekly healthy meal prep, or find the perfect gourmet gift pack to give to your favorite foodie or new cook, Mesa de Vida healthy gourmet sauces and seasonings make it easy for you to make it amazing!

SAUTE, SIMMER, SLOW COOK, MARINATE, SEASON; SOUPS, STEWS, SKILLET MEALS + MORE! Click here to discover the endless ways to use their multi-tasking, concentrated flavor bases.

One jar helps you turn the simplest of ingredients into an incredible meal!

Made with just vegetables, fruit, spices and herbs, perfectly blended and waiting to bring life to your table!
As with all of their Whole30 Approved cooking sauces, they are low sodium sauces and seasonings, and have zero added sugar. Adjust salt to your own tastes.
Spice level: Caribbean and Creole are quite spicy, Mediterranean has a little kick, and North African and Smoky Latin are not spicy.
You can bring the glorious global flavors to just about anything you’d like to cook with Mesa de Vida!

My fave sauce is the MEDITERRANEAN RECIPE STARTER AND COOKING SAUCE! With inspiration from Sicily, Sardinia, Crete, Cypress, Santorini, and Corsica, “…those blessed lands of sun and sea and the olive trees”*, their Mediterranean cooking and seasoning sauce brings together the aromatic, flavorful and healthy ingredients that help make this one of the most loved cuisines in the world.

Here is a recipe I made that I wanted to share today! It is a super easy quick weeknight meal packed with so much flavor!

Sam’s Mediterranean Slow Cooker Chicken Recipe

Tips for Making Slow Cooker Mediterranean Chicken

While the slow cooker is the easiest option, in my opinion, this is definitely a recipe that can be made stove-top or even in the oven.

For a stove-top version, using a Dutch oven or heavy bottomed pan, add the chicken and let it brown on each side. Remove it and saute the onions and garlic. Then add the remaining ingredients and let everything cook for about 45 minutes on a simmer until the chicken is fork tender. For an oven option, add everything to a baking dish and cover with foil. Cook it at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes until the chicken is cooked through, , removing the foil during the last five minutes of cooking so the chicken can brown.

When it comes red peppers for this dish, you have two options. For a more savory option, use roasted red peppers. For a sweeter option, use the jarred peppadew or sweet cherry peppers.

Olives are an important part of this dish and add a lot of flavor, so make sure to choose an olive that you would happily eat on its own. Don’t forget the cranberries too!!

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil

2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 sweet onion, sliced thin

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 cup roasted red peppers, chopped (or peppadew peppers)

2 cup olives

1/2 cup chicken broth

1 tbsp. capers

1 tsp. oregano

1 tsp. dried thyme

1 tsp. rosemary

1 bay leaf

Salt and pepper

1 lemon (juice for serving) and 1 cup fresh cranberries for serving as well

1 jar Mesa de Vida Mediterranean cooking sauce

Instructions

Add the olive oil to a saute pan over medium high heat. Brown the chicken on both sides. Remove the chicken and set aside. Add the onions and garlic. Cook for 4-5 minutes until tender.

Add the chicken, onion, garlic, and remaining ingredients to the slow cooker. Cook on low for 4 hours or until chicken is fork tender. Season with salt and pepper as needed. Serve with fresh lemon juice and top with cranberries.

Serve with brown rice and red potatoes if not doing whole3o! For Whole30..we love this with spaghetti squash or zucchini noodles!

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