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Happy Easter everyone! Have you decided what to cook on Monday?
This tender and juicy lamb leg cooked in a slow cooker with herbs and spices is super easy and simple — you'll only need a few common ingredients. Apart from being delicious, lamb is perfect for the keto diet.
This recipe requires a slow cooker or crock pot but you can even use a Dutch oven or you could bake it in the oven on low, covered with a foil, for 3 to 4 hours.
If you have a busy lifestyle, you should consider getting the Instant Pot which does both slow cooking and pressure cooking. It's such a time saver and it's perfect for batch cooking. I use it on a regular basis to cook meat I get from my local farm: lamb, mutton, beef and pork.
A slow cooker is not just convenient but you'll also save money, as it's great for cooking inexpensive yet delicious cuts of meat such as brisket, pork shoulder or oxtail.
Hands-on Overall
Serving size about 170 g/ 6 oz + green beans
Nutritional values (per serving, about 170 g/ 6 oz + green beans)
Net carbs7.6 grams
Protein39.6 grams
Fat38.3 grams
Calories552 kcal
Calories from carbs 6%, protein 30%, fat 64%
Total carbs12 gramsFiber4.4 gramsSugars4.9 gramsSaturated fat19.2 gramsSodium731 mg(32% RDA)Magnesium84 mg(21% RDA)Potassium993 mg(50% EMR)
Ingredients (makes 4 servings)
- 1 lamb leg, bone in (about 1.6 kg/ 3.5 lb) - will yield about 50% meat
- 2 tbsp ghee, tallow or lard (30 ml)
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup freshly chopped mint or 1-2 tbsp dried mint
- 6 cups green beans, trimmed (600 g/ 1.3 lb / 21.2 oz)
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
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