It is absolutely delicious, but between the braising and cooking all the veggies, there is at least one hour of prepping for this meal before sticking in the oven. Also, why would you throw away all those veggies as the recipe calls for? I removed the bay leaves and the thyme sprigs and let my immersion blender take care of blending everything for an absolutely delicious gravy. You could add a bit of Gravy Master to darken, but I ran out. It was still delicious.