Best Slimming World Friendly Slow Cooker Irish Stew Recipes

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Provided by Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Time 8h30m

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup beef broth
1 cup Irish stout (such as Guinness)
2 pounds boneless leg of lamb, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes
8 small red potatoes, scrubbed and cut in half
14 ounces canned diced tomatoes
1 cup chopped onion
3 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
2 parsnips, peeled and quartered lengthwise and cut into 1-inch slices
1 small turnip, peeled, halved and each half cut into 8 chunks
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups frozen peas
1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley (optional)

Steps:

Ideal Slow Cooker Size: 5-Quart
Combine the broth, stout, lamb, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, parsnips, carrots, turnips, bay leaf, salt and pepper in the crock pot.
Cover and cook on LOW until the lamb is fork-tender and vegetables soft, 6 to 8 hours.
To thicken the stew, stir together the flour and 1/2 cup water (or shake it together in a covered jar) until smooth. Stir into the stew.
Cover and cook on HIGH until thickened, about 20 minutes.
Remove the bay leaf and stir in the peas and parsley before serving.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 2 cups, Calories 419 kcal, Carbohydrate 52 g, Protein 31 g, Fat 10 g, Fiber 7 g

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Provided by cakeinmyface

Time 6h10m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

low-fat cooking spray
125 g pearl barley
500 g lean lamb (all visibile fat removed, cut into large chunks)
4 medium onions (peeled and cut into vertical cunks)
4 carrots (cut into 1 inch chunks)
1 large parsnip (cut into 1 inch cunks)
4 medium potatoes (peeled and cut into chunks)
2 bay leaves
2 beef bouillon cubes (or lamb stock cubes)
2 teaspoons dried rosemary
hot water

Steps:

in a non stick frying pan brown the meat on all sides in batches.
place all of the veg in bottom of slow cooker put meat on top, spinkle over barley add herbs and stock cubes. pour in enough hot water to come up just meet the veg and meat.
cook for 6 hours on high in slow cooker.
you can add other ingredients like garlic, reducrrent jelly, mint just remember to syn point it.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 533.9, Fat 8.8, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 80.2, Sodium 460.7, Carbohydrate 79.3, Fiber 13.1, Sugar 9.7, Protein 35.5