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Dutch Oven Lamb Shanks - Ready to Eat Dinner

4 Servings Recipe By

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 2 pounds Lamb Shanks
  • 1/8 teaspoons Salt
  • 1/8 teaspoons Black Pepper
  • 2 tablespoons Flour, All-Purpose
  • 2/3 cups Chicken Broth/Stock, Low Sodium
  • 8 tablespoons chop Dill, Fresh
  • 1 1/8 cups slice Onion
  • 1 cup slice Lemon
  • 5 ounces Feta Cheese Crumbles
  • 4 cups cook Orzo

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Nutritional Information

  • 1 serving = about 8 oz lamb & 1 cup orzo
  • 940 Calories
  • 43g Total Fat
  • 19g Sat Fat
  • 0g Trans Fat
  • 195mg Cholesterol
  • 558mg Sodium
  • 73g Total Carb
  • 1g Fiber
  • 6g Total Sugars (Includes 0g Added Sugars)
  • 60g Protein
  • 28 WW Freestyle

Make It Now Cooking Directions

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

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Freeze For Later Cooking Directions

These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).

Why would I want to freeze this?

  1. Heat olive oil on medium-high heat in a dutch oven.
  2. Sprinkle lamb with salt, pepper and flour.
  3. Sear the lamb on all sides.
  4. Add all remaining ingredients (except the orzo) and cover with lid.
  5. Bake at 200 degrees for 4-5 hours or until the lamb is 165 degrees.
  6. Let cool.
  7. Divide the lamb among half the indicated number of bags. Divide the orzo among the remaining freezer bags.
  8. Label all bags and freeze together.

Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.

  1. Thaw: In fridge
  2. Reheat the lamb and orzo in microwave until heated through.
  3. Serve the lamb over the orzo.

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