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Greek Lamb Stew with Orzo

Lamb shoulder braises with tomatoes, white wine, olives and thyme until tender, then orzo is stirred in to cook in the sauce. A mix of feta and fresh mint scattered over the top finishes it.

  • Yield4 servings
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total2 h 19 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Stew

  • 2 tbspolive oil
  • 700 gboneless lamb shoulder, trimmed and cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1red onion, finely chopped
  • 2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
  • 180 mldry white wine
  • 800 gcanned chopped tomatoes
  • 100 gKalamata olives, pitted
  • 3 sprigsthyme
  • 100 gorzo
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper

To serve

  • 100 gfeta cheese, crumbled
  • 10 gmint leaves, finely chopped

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Sulfites
  • Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Thyme
  • Mint
  • Black and white pepper
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Lamb and mutton
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Dutch oven

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weekend project

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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