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Small bowl with mashed potatoes topped with a slow cooked lamb shank, carrots and onions.

Slow Cooker Lamb Shank Recipe

Here's a great dinner for two lamb shank recipe made easy in the slow cooker.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 15 minutes
Course Dinner Recipes, Entree
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 2
Calories 295 kcal

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lamb shanks approx. 2 pounds
  • 1 medium onion cut into slices
  • 2 large carrots cut on the diagonal
  • 2 cloves garlic grated
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup beef broth
  • fresh thyme a few sprigs
  • salt and black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Place the onions, garlic, and carrots in the bottom of the slow cooker.
  • Mix the tomato paste and the beef broth in a small bowl.
  • Add the tomato paste and broth mixture to the vegetables in the crockpot.
  • Season the lamb with salt and black pepper.
  • Set the lamb shanks on top of the vegetables.
  • Place a few sprigs of fresh thyme on top.
  • Cook on high for 4 hours. Or 6-7 hours on low.
  • Serve each lamb shank on a bed of mashed potatoes, rice, or polenta.
  • Add some of the carrots and onions around the side.
  • Top with some gravy from the liquid in the pot and a little extra fresh thyme.

Notes

You can use red wine, chicken broth, vegetable broth, even water instead of beef broth.
I served this with mashed potatoes but I think it would also be great served over rice, polenta, pasta, or cauliflower mash.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 295kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 42gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 127mgSodium: 548mgPotassium: 955mgFiber: 4gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 12274IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 68mgIron: 4mg

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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