Artichoke and Lamb Shanks Crock Pot Dinner

  • Prep Time: 45 mins
  • Total Time: 7 hrs 45 mins
  • Servings: 4
  • About This Recipe

    “This is a great dish to serve with rice, orzo pasta or polenta. It makes a good impression on guest and is easy to fix. To be really fancy sprinkle each serving with toasted pine nuts.”

    Ingredients

  • 3 -4lbslamb shanks, bone cracked( usually 4)
  • fresh ground pepper
  • 1mediumonion, chopped
  • 1red bell pepper
  • 1cupsliced celery
  • 1 (8ounce) boxesfrozen artichokes or 1 (12ounce) cans artichokes, drained
  • 1cupdrained sliced black olives
  • 1 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 tablespoonsred wine vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoonscornstarch
  • 2tablespoonschopped parsley
  • Directions

  • In a 4 1/2 quart, or larger, electric crock pot, combine onion, bell pepper, celery, artichoke hearts,and olives.
  • Rinse shanks and pat dry.
  • Sprinkle all over with pepper.
  • Place shanks in pot on top of vegetables.
  • Add tomatoes with juice, add vinegar.
  • Cover pot and cook until lamb is very tender.
  • About 6-7 hourson low, less time on high.
  • Remove shanks to a bowl and keep warm.
  • Skim and discard fat from cooking liquid Turn crock pot to high.
  • Mix cornstarch with 1 1/2 tablespoons water and pour into crock pot.
  • Stir often until sauce bubbles (about 10 minutes).
  • Spoon sauce and vegetables over lamb.
  • Garnish with parsley.
  • Reviews

  • “Love Lamb Love this recipe!I added 6 carrots for extra color, thanks for a really good recipe cheers Bergy”

  • “Amazingly good! I loved the flavor of the artichoke and olives together with the lamb. Only change I made was to use whole pitted olives and made with two shanks as a very generous meal in itself for two rather than serving over anything.”

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