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Middle Eastern Lamb Slow Cooker Soup

3
Points® value
Total Time
8 hr 20 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
8 hr
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
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Ingredients

Uncooked lean and trimmed lamb leg

1 pound(s), stew meat, cut in 1-inch chunks

Canned fat-free beef broth

½ cup(s)

Onion

1 large, chopped

Garlic

1 clove(s), large, minced

Canned diced tomatoes

14½ oz, undrained

Chickpeas

15 oz, drained and rinsed

Ginger root

2 tsp(s), freshly grated

Ground cinnamon

½ tsp(s)

Table salt

1 tsp(s)

Black pepper

¼ pinch(es)

Fresh lemon juice

1 tbsp(s)

Instructions

  1. Place lamb in a 5-quart slow cooker. Add remaining ingredients, except lemon juice; stir well. Cover and cook on LOW setting for 7 to 8 hours.
  2. Stir in lemon juice and let stand for 5 minutes for flavours to blend. Yields about 1 1/2 cups per serving. (Note: Serve this stew in bowls.)